Three-year-old Jonathan Cazeau lives with his mother and father, three brothers, two sisters, and his grandmother. He will be attending your program in two weeks. Jonathan's mother takes classes at the local community college. She also works part-time. Jonathan's father works for the local food bank, and his grandmother cares for the children during the day. The Cazeaus live in a two-bedroom apartment. They would like to move to a larger one soon.

Jonathan's mother worries about him attending Head Start. When he was eighteen months old, Jonathan was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. He began attending an early intervention program at age two. According to his Individual Family Service Plan, Jonathan receives physical, speech, and occupational therapy. The family is very involved in all of Jonathan's therapies.

You want to do your best to ensure that the Cazeau family feels welcome in Head Start. Given your position in Head Start, what can you do to help them?

1. What should you do first? Next? After that?








2. Who should you involve throughout the process?








3. What information, documentation, and records do you need to obtain from each service area? From other individuals? From other agencies?