On my visit to my fieldsite on 2-5-13 I was able to observe the Director of the site, observe and talk with a classroom teacher and speak with a foster parent.  The first part of my day was observing the Director of the program.  I observed as she went to the different classrooms and spoke with teachers.  The talk that I observed as she visited the different classrooms was about breakfast, and also about the weather.  They talked about it being cold outside.  The classrooms go to a large gym on the campus to do the gross motor so to get there they need to go outside and walk.  On this day because it was to cold she was sharing with the teachers that it was to cold to take the children out and to hold the gross motor room time in there room.
I also observed as she did a tour of the center with a family that was looking for service.  They talked about the handbook and all that was in it.  They looked at the rooms and was told the beliefs of the center.  There were policys and procedures that were followed.  The family seemed to like the center but I do not know if they went ahead and placed the children there.  A lot of the conversation she had with the family was in the classrooms and she talked quietly to the family so some of it I did not catch.  I did learn through questions and talking that sometimes families will bring children to the center and they will be there until they go to Kindergarden, others will be there for a while and will leave and go somewhere else. This could be for many different reasons.  Moving, change in income, family problems or sometimes they may leave because they do not like something at the center or do not like what they may be told after and assessment and feel that it will be different somewhere else.
The foster parent that I talked to that day had two children in the program.  This parent was sharing with me that she had, had many different foster children.  As we talked she shared with me that it takes her a long time each day to get the children ready to leave the house and come to the center. 
I talked with a classroom teacher we discussed assessment tools, referrals and results of screenings.  This teacher had done screenings before working in this center.  One interesting concept that I learned was that many times when a child is screened instead of placing the child with some delay in services, they look at the learning development center they are in.  It that center is a good quality program they will not place the child for services because they feel that they are already in a good learning environment that will strengthen the child's area of weakness through the learning environment.
I also spoke with a Speach theropist we talked about the need that many children have with minor delays yet they do not recieve services.  I felt that this theropist was sincere in how she felt about children getting the help they need.  I learned that many times the Dr. will tell the parent to just watch their child for awhile if they have a concern.  The theropist feels that anytime a parent has a concern they need to contact Early Intervention.  The sooner a child begins to get help the better it is for the child.  I felt that she has some valid points.
Now back to my outline!