On January 21, Vera Blaz, Guam CEDDERS and Project Tinituhon Training Associate, facilitated training for 18 caregivers at Infant of Prague Nursery and Kindergarten School on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3), a developmental screening tool used to celebrate milestones and identify delays. Also attending the training session was Joe Mantague, Program Coordinator for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Program at the Department of Public Health and Social Services.Vera Blaz, Guam CEDDERS and Project Tinituhon Training Associate, is pictured with Virginia Quioc a staff from Dominican Catholic School. Ms. Blaz provided follow up technical assistance on January 27th on implementing the use of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3), a developmental screening tool, as a standard procedure at the school.
Guam CEDDERS is facilitating the translation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) into the Chuukese language with support from Project Tinituhon, Guam’s Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Services Resource Administration. The focus of Project Tinituhon is the promotion of developmental screening at child care centers and medical clinics. Jenika Ballesta, Guam CEDDERS Research Associate (left) is pictured with R-Leen Mario, Guam Early Intervention System (GEIS) Child Find/Public Awareness Manager (right), who verified the current draft Chuukese translation of the ASQ, a developmental screening tool.
On December 3, Vera Blaz, Guam CEDDERS and Project Tinituhon Training Associate, facilitated training for Childcare Centers on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3), a developmental screening tool used to celebrate milestones and identify delays.
Eight early childhood providers from five child care centers participated in the Project Tinituhon Ages and Stages (ASQ) Learning Activities Training facilitated by Elaine Eclavea, Guam CEDDERS Early Childhood Consultant, and Vera Blaz, Project Tinituhon Project Coordinator. Participants received a refresher on screening and scoring the ASQ-3 as well as orientation to the revised Guam Early Learning Guidelines Birth to 36 Months and Three to Five Years. These five child care centers are part of the islandwide Developmental and Behavioral Screening System (iDBSS) pilot program under Project TInituhon. Each center received a copy of the ASQ Learning Activities and the Guam Early Learning Guam Early Learning Guidelines. Pictured L-R: Maria Zenaida Unsay, ABC 123 Learning and Development Center; Elaine Eclavea, Guam CEDDERS Early Childhood Consultant; Alma Vitug, ABC 123 Learning and Development Center; CarmenBelle Gumataotao and Dora Camacho, Lots of Learning Child Care Center; Gloria Datuin, Giggles & Scribbles Child Care Center; Marinta Neth, Dededo Child Care and Learning Center; Tina de Leon Guerrero, Tina’s Learning Center; Teresa Halladay, Dededo Child Care and Learning Center; and Vera Blaz, Project Tinituhon Project Coordinator.
