Mother helping her child during an art activity.
Sherry Joy loves working with young children and their families! She has been a Service Coordinator for the Up to 3 Early Intervention program at the CPD for over 15 years, and in that time has served hundreds of children with developmental delays/disabilities and their families.
This past year, as Sherry’s case load grew, she knew that it would be harder to visit each of the families as much as she would like to and give them the help that she knew they needed. So, in order to provide more opportunities to work with the children and their families, Sherry decided to offer small weekly classes at the CPD for the parents to attend with their children.
Each month, “Miss Sherry”classes are planned around a different theme and learning experiences are provided in all the developmental areas. These activities are planned to meet the needs and goals outlined in each child’s Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP). She uses books and learning activities to work on such things as increasing attention span, learning to take turns, and socializing with peers.
During the class time, parents can observe Miss Sherry using techniques and activities that they can use at home to help improve their child’s developmental skills. Each week, every child makes a book about their classroom experiences to take home with them, and parents can choose an additional activity to do with their child at home.
Not only do Miss Sherry’s children and families get the benefit of her expertise at home, in an intimate setting, but they have the opportunity to socialize with other children and families in a fun, interactive atmosphere in the classroom.
Between home visits and Miss Sherry’s classes, these children get the best of both worlds!