Show State Office of Child Development Created Responding to a request by Utah Governor Calvin L. L Rampton Rampton Rampton Ramp- Ramp ton the Utah State Board of ot Education has created an Office of Child Development The new office will work closely with other concerned agencies such as the Department of Social Services and will function directly under the State Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- of Public Instruction Dr Walter WaIter D D. D Talbot The purpose of the newly created office will be to develop methods of ot reaching families of young children in order to involve parents in the developmental developmental developmental develop develop- mental processes of their children children children chil chil- dren and to provide for the emotional and training needs of children Recently appointed Director for the Office of Child ChUd Development Development Development Develop Develop- ment is Mrs Nancy Abraham a Utah County resident and mother of three She holds an MS degree from the University University University sity of Utah in Elementary Education Education Education Ed Ed- and Educational Psychology Psychology Psychology along with a special fellowship completed at the John F. F Kennedy Child ChUd Development Center In Denver Her experience Includes a three year of the Salt Lake Head Start and Model Cities Early Education programs programs programs pro pro- grams where she directed the education of some youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- enrolled in the project She also taught for four and one-half one years In elementary schools in Murray and Granite School Districts Mrs Abrahams Abraham's own philosophy philosophy phy of education suggests that parents should be involved to toa toa toa a greater extent In the educational educational educational process especially at atthe atthe atthe the preschool level She would also like to see a preschool program made available for all four year olds One of her goals is to help establish Early Childhood Child Child- Childhood hood Development offices at the district level In her new assignment she expects to upgrade upgrade upgrade up grade the quality of Childhood Developmental P Pro Programs r o g grams ram s throughout the state by means of training sessions for educators educators educators tors parents and other agency personnel through local workshops workshops workshops work work- shops on early childhood education education education edu edu- cation techniques A special interagency Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram Committee Is being appointed ap appointed appointed ap- ap pointed to help coordinate efforts efforts ef efforts ef- ef forts by the office The 13 member member member mem mem- ber committee will Include representatives from education education tion Uon social services the state planning office and three at- at large representatives The new office ottice has received financial aid from the Region VIII office of the Department of Health Education and Welfare Welfare Welfare Wel Wel- fare In In- Inthe the form of a grant The Office of Child De Development Development Development De- De will begin operation on October 9 |