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Blaine County District staff describe early‑childhood program serving children with unique needs
Summary
Staff described a play‑based early‑childhood program in the Blaine County District that supports multiple developmental domains and includes occupational and speech‑language services alongside paraprofessionals; no formal action was taken.
Speaker 1, a staff member, told the Blaine County District meeting, "We have a great program here that is high quality. We're looking at the whole child," saying the program addresses social‑emotional development, cognitive literacy, math, language and physical development and "lays that foundation for future school success."
The program is play‑based: "their play time. And so they're learning through play," Speaker 1 said, adding that classroom days balance quiet time and teacher‑directed activities. Speaker 2, a staff member, described daily routines for children entering school: "A big part of coming to school is learning the routine of going to your cubby, taking off your backpack, putting it into the cubby," and said many children initially "struggle with those like motor routines."
Speaker 2 also described the program team and supports: "It's really wonderful that these families who have children with unique needs have a place to bring them with such an amazing team. Like I said, it's myself, our occupational therapist, and our speech and language pathologist, along with 2 awesome paraprofessionals." The presenters emphasized hands‑on learning that lets children "be their own teacher in a way."
This was presented as information to the Blaine County District; no motions, votes or formal directives were recorded during the remarks. The discussion focused on program structure, daily routines and the multidisciplinary staff who support the children and their families.
