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RESUME OF DALE BORMAN FINK
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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Independent
scholar and consultant. 1998 to present
Research
faculty, A. J. Pappanikou Center (one of our nation's network of
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities),
Farmington, Connecticut. 2002 to present
Co-director and consultant, Map to Inclusive Child Care Project. An initiative of the Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which delivered technical assistance to 31 States and territories from 1997 to 2000
Coordinator, FACTS/LRE Project, Champaign, Illinois. A federal grant from Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, to University of Illinois. 1993 to 1996
Consultant and trainer, Leadership Training to Support Child Care for All Children, Champaign, Illinois. A state-funded initiative of the Illinois Child Care Resource & Referral Network. 1994-1996
Research Associate, Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Research, writing, and training on policy and practice in school-age child care, and on the inclusion of children with disabilities in child care. 1984 to 1991
Director, Driscoll Extended Day Program, Brookline, Massachusetts. Parent-run, public school-based after-school child care program. 1980 to 1984
Education coordinator, N.I.C.E. Day Care Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Bilingual Spanish/English preschool child care center which served 65 children ages two years, nine months to six years. 1978 to 1980
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997.
M.ED. Antioch University Institute of Open Education, Cambridge, MA, 1979. Master's Thesis: "Changing images of family life in American picture books, 1949-1979."
A.B. Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, 1972. Concentration in history and literature.
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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
A Sampling of Keynotes
Inclusion and quality: Can’t have one without the
other. Annual conference, PlusTime New Hampshire. (2002,
October). Bedford, N.H.
When kids don't fit the mold--it's time for a new mold! Annual conference, Florida School Age Child Care Coalition. (2000, December). Orlando, Florida.
Discipline in school age care: Control the climate, not the child. Annual conference, Network of Extended Day Directors. (1999, November). Wayland, MA.
Where the wild things aren’t: Is children’s play out of step in the global marketplace? Annual conference, Network of Community Activities. (1999, May). Manley, New South Wales, Australia.
Getting ready for Pinocchio: promoting quality and inclusion in school age care. Wisconsin School-Age Care Alliance Conference. (1999, March). Madison, WI.
Seven ways to capture the heart of a school-ager. Colorado Seventh Annual School Age Care Conference. (1997, November). Denver, CO.
The Story of Jumping Mouse, Retold for Child Care Providers. Child care conference sponsored by Step Ahead Council of Allen County. (1997, September). Fort Wayne, IN.
When Ashley can't talk, Akeesha can't run, and Alex won't listen: strategies for successful inclusion in early childhood settings. Making Room for Everyone, sponsored by Preschool Enrichment Team, Inc. (1992, October). Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Gate keepers, soul searchers, and activity freaks. Annual school-age child care conference, sponsored by North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Child Day Care Section. (1990, April). Raleigh, NC.
Leadership Seminars
Training of trainers for inclusive child care. An
initiative of Connecticut Charts-A-Course statewide child care
credentialing system. (1999, 2004, 2005). Farmington and
Hartford, CT.
Designed and piloted week-long "Leadership Institutes on School-Age Child Care" at Wheelock College, Boston; Berea College, Kentucky; and Breckinridge, Colorado; 1987-1989.
A Sampling of Workshop Presentations
Including Girl Scouts with disabilities. Training for
volunteer leaders and professional staff of Girl Scout Council of
Southwest Connecticut. (November 4, 2004.) Wilton,
Connecticut.
Rough-and-tumble play: Why children need it and how
grown-ups can safely encourage it. Training sponsored by
FamilyNet. (Oct. 19, 2004). North Adams, MA.
Including children and youth with special needs in out-of-school programs. A series of three meetings sponsored by the OSCAR (Out of School Care and Recreation) Network. (1999, May). Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, New Zealand.
Beyond the ADA: How can we assure meaningful participation for youth with disabilities? Annual conference of National School-Age Care Alliance. (1998, April). Seattle, WA.
With Mazzarella, C., & Quiros, L. Community-based Child Care Settings: Untapped opportunities for developmental progress? Connecticut Birth to Three System Early Intervention Conference. (1997, November). Farmington, CT.
Responding to youngsters with ADD: is the "deficit" in the children or in the environment? Colorado Seventh Annual School Age Care Conference. (1997, November). Denver, CO.
Interagency agreements: improving the transition process for young children with special needs and their families. Conference of National Head Start Association. (1997, August). Washington, DC.
Specialized consultant vs. child care staff: Who calls the shots for the child with special needs? Annual conference of National Association for the Education of Young Children. (1995, December). Washington, DC.
Selected Public Policy Presentations
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2000, February |
Speaker at Pennsylvania Legislative Briefing, "From infancy to adolescence: Financing and quality of child care," organized by National Conference of State Legislatures. Harrisburg, PA. |
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1999, March |
I organized a session for the annual meeting of the Region VIII state child care administrators, "Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act." Child Care Bureau, Administration on Children and Families. Denver, CO. |
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1998, July |
Inclusion of children with special health needs in child care/Linkages with health and social service systems. Community Integrated Services System, Health Systems Development in Child Care. Nashville, TN. |
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MEMBERSHIPS
National Board of Directors, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, 1993-1996.
Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children
National Association for the Education of Young Children
DEC Task Force on Links with NAEYC, 1992-1995.
National School-Age Care Alliance
TASH
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