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Memorandum of Understanding
Between
Eagle County Health & Human Services
and
Mountain Valley Lutheran Preschool
This Memorandum of Understanding between, Eagle County Health & Human Services, and
Mountain Valley Lutheran Preschool for purposes of providing early childhood coaching and
consultation services to Mountain Valley Lutheran Preschool.
The parties agree to work cooperatively in the implementation of coaching and consultation
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 the Early Childhood Partners Program,
agrees to conduct the following services without cost to Mountain Valley Lutheran Preschool and
enrolled children and families:
1. Conduct an assessment of needs and strengths with staff and parents to identify
classroom, staff, family and child behavioral needs
11. 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.
Hi. 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 Program win
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 parent(s) or legal guardian.
VI. In accordance with mandatory reporting requirements, consultants with the Early
Childhood Partners Program 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 Mountain Valley Lutheran Preschool 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 the Early Childhood Partners Program of any and all other coaching,
consultation, and program improvement activities occurring with and in the program.
The Mountain Valley Lutheran Preschool 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:
1. Monitor the provision of Early Childhood Partners Services under the provisions
of its agreements with the consultants.
11. Coordinate access to treatment service funding through Medicaid, CORE
Services, T ANF /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 or Colorado West Mental Health is not fulfilling 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.
Date
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Date Am: nconi, Chairman
Eagle County Board of County Commissioners
