Children With Special Needs
Children with Special Needs:Special Needs Inclusion Team (SNIT) Program (559) 256-0950
Help is here for providers who care for children with special needs. The SNIT staff has specialists who work directly with a provider and children in the center or home to identify and assess the needs of the child, and then link the provider (and the family) to resources that are required to meet the child's needs.
The Special Needs Inclusion Team provides onsite Technical Assistance for providers who request assistance so they can include children with special needs in their program.
The SNIT Program also facilitates workshops to increase the awareness of children with special needs. There are a series of workshops that will improve the skill level of the caregiver and enhance the quality of the care.
Contact Special Needs Inclusion Team Program Manager, Lynette Ratzlaff, (559) 256-0949 for more information or assistance.
Workshop topics have included: Activities for Brain Development; Working Sensitively with Parents of Children with Special Needs; Ages and Stages: Normal and Atypical Development; and many more.
