Common use of Philosophy Statement Clause in Contracts

Philosophy Statement. The philosophy under California’s Early Intervention Services Act for the Early Start Interagency Council: o Children are our communities’ most valuable resource and have the right to appropriate and necessary services. o Eligible infants and toddlers* should be served within the context of their families and community in natural environments. o Families play a unique and critical role in the development of their eligible infants and toddlers.* o Families’ independence should be supported so that the family’s capacity to care for their eligible infant or toddler* will be enhanced. THEREFORE THE COUNCL BELIEVES THAT: o A comprehensive, coordinated, multi-disciplinary, interagency, family centered system of early intervention services is necessary. *Eligible infants and toddlers are those infants and toddlers with disabilities or infants and toddlers who are at-risk for disabilities. Approved by the Early Start Interagency Council on January 25, 1999 §303.13 Early intervention services.