Committee MeetingsCommittee on Special Needs
Introduction: The Committee on Special Needs of the Alameda County Child Care Planning Council works collaboratively to develop an infrastructure for inclusive child care in Alameda County. For more information, please contact Angie Garling at 510-208-9675 or at Angie Garling.
Each Child Care Resource and Referral agency has an Inclusion Services Coordinator who can offer assistance and support to both parents seeking inclusive child care and child care providers caring for children with disabilities.
- North County BANANAS, Inc.: Heather Lang (510) 658-7353
- Tri-Valley Area: Child Care Links: Kim Marshall (925) 249-2940
- South County: 4C’s of Alameda County: Sharyn McDavid (510) 584-3118
Committee Members:
- Barbara Kraybill, Livermore Area Parks and Recreation Department, Planning Council Steering Committee
- Arlyce Currie, BANANAS, Inc.
- Barbara Terrell, Family Child Care, Planning Council St. Com.
- Aida White, CAPE- Head Start- Livermore
- Andrea Galitz, LIFEsteps Foundation
- Barbara Garcia, Developmental Disabilities Coordinator/ Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
- Beverly Reliford, SACCA
- Dawn Paxson, Parent/Planning Council, Co-Chair
- Donnamarie Fuller, Parent
- Edna Rodriggs, Chabot College
- Heather Lang, BANANAS, Coordinator of Inclusion Services
- Jeanne Virgilio, Las Positas College
- Joy Sarraga, Easter Seals of the Bay Area
- Karen Baas, Kidango, Inc.
- Kate Warren, Family Resource Network, Co-Chair
- Kim Marshall, Child Care Links
- LaTonya Harris, Oakland Head Start
- Lisa Halperin, California Childrens' Services/Glankler
- Maggie Raintree, RCEB
- Sue Greenwald, Every Child Counts
- Raelene Billie Okoh Oakland LDCOA
- Rory Darrah, Every Child Counts
- Rosemary Obeid, 4C's of Alameda County
- Ruth Major, WestEd
- Sandra Zehaye, Merritt College
- Sharyn McDavid, 4C's- Inclusion Coordinator
- Cherae Cockerham, Oakland ECE Head Start
- Wendi Bennett
- Tiburcio Vasquez
Projects:
- Inclusion Statement * (PDF - 98 kB)
- Inclusion Presentation * (PDF - 2.6 MB)
- Top 8 Questions Providers Ask About Inclusive Child Care * (PDF - 82 kB) This document answers 8 common questions regarding inclusive child care for all child care providers in Alameda County. This document also includes a very useful list of resources for support or technical assistance regarding caring for children with special needs.
- Develop a "how-to" flowchart
- Develop a cross-disciplinary training plan
- Review and assess data needed on children with special needs and build on other data collection efforts
- Develop public awareness activities for parents and providers
Planning Council Steering Committee Member Adrienne Hodson's Photo Album Of Her Daughter Nicole, Who Was Born With Developmental Delays and Low Muscle Tone, From Toddler to High School Graduate