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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC04-295 The Family Learning CenterGoy-145- 22 Memorandum of Understanding Between Eagle County Health & Human Services and The Family Learning Center This Memorandum of Understanding between, Eagle County Health & Human Services, and The Family Learning Center for purposes of providing early childhood coaching and consultation services to The Family Learning Center. The parties agree to work cooperatively in the implementation of services to provide on-site coaching and consultation in early childhood development, socio-emotional learning, child health, learning environments, and access to individualized family mental health. Eagle County Health & Human Services Eagle County Health & Human Services, through its Early Childhood Partners -Coaching and Consultation Program, agrees to conduct the following services without cost to The Family Learning Center and enrolled children and families: i. Conduct an assessment of needs and strengths with staff and parents to identify classroom, staff, family and child behavioral needs ii. Develop and assist in implementing program intervention strategies in conjunction with childcare program staff and parents that will create positive, age- appropriate learning and mental health environments for preschool age children. iii. Provide referral and service coordination services for families requesting counseling and treatment services for preschool age children. Payment for individual counseling and treatment services will be funded through private insurance, Medicaid or other fee for service arrangements and will not be funded through this agreement. iv. Health & Human Services and the Early Childhood Partners -Coaching and Consultation Program will maintain client confidentiality regarding all children identified and served under this agreement. All child and family services provided under this agreement will be with the express permission the child's parents} or legal guardian. vi. In accordance with mandatory reporting requirements, consultants with Early Childhood Partners -Coaching and Consultation will report any suspected child abuse or neglect to Health & Human Services. vii. Licensing concerns will be discussed with the program prior to reporting it to the appropriate licensing authority. The Family Learning Center agrees to participate in development of a plan for coaching and consultation services that meets the needs of children, parents and program staff. The program will advise Early Childhood Partners -Coaching and Consultation of any and all other coaching, consultation, and program improvement activities occurring with and in the program. The Family Learning Center shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, its Board of Commissioners, and the individual members thereof, its agencies, departments, officers, agents, employees, servants and its successors from any and all demands, losses, liabilities, claims or judgments, together with all costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorney fees, incident thereto which may accrue against, be charged to or be recoverable from the County, its Board of Commissioners, and the individual members thereof, its agencies, departments, officers, agents, employees, servants and its successors, as a result of the acts or omissions of Contractor, its employees or agents, in or in part pursuant to this Agreement or arising directly or indirectly out of Contractor's exercise of its privileges or performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Eagle County Health & Human Services agrees to: i. Monitor the provision of the Early Childhood Partners -Coaching and Consultation Program under the provisions of its agreements with the consultants. ii. Coordinate access to treatment service funding through Medicaid, CORE Services, TANF/Child welfare services and other HHS treatment programs Termination: The County may terminate this Agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to the early child care program if it is deemed by the County in its sole discretion, that the early childhood program is not participating in the program as specified in this Agreement, or for any other reason. The early childhood program may also terminate this agreement upon ten (10) days written notification for any reason. ~, i~~ ~ ~,~ Date ~' lr{sO~ Date ~~ ~ F ily Learning Center IMZGltA~L L ~ ~q u.~C~~-i ~e. A~ ~.N~t~~N ~Ro T~ Eagle County Board of Cc