The Centre for Early Care EDUCO Zlín z.s. cooperates with partners from the departments of health, education and other social services. This primarily means neurologists, pediatricians, physiotherapists, psychologists, speech therapists, special educators and teachers & assistants at nurseries, kindergartens and elementary schools. EDUCO always adapts to the situations and the needs of the families. We will be pleased if you also start cooperation with us.
Director of the school M.A. Pavlína Frdlíková
Special Educational Centre in Zlín
“Early Intervention brings hope to parents, and leaves a positive mark in their children’s lives. Children supported by Early Intervention are better prepared to enter the school environment. The implemented early care activities and applied approaches such as TOD (Team Around the Child) prepare comprehensive information about the child for the educational organization. The transition to school attendance turns out more natural, fluent and non-violent for the child.”
Clinical psychologist, Psychotherapist M.A. Terezie Štokrová
Special Educational Centre in Zlín
“The Early Intervention contributes to the development of skills, social skills and self-service in children with disabilities. It represents a valuable source of information and help for parents. When a child with a disability is born, I consider it important that its parents receive information about Early Intervention. This information should come to them through the PED. Parents who cooperate with Early Intervention are better aware of the child’s developmental possibilities, know how to work with children and are informed about the possibilities of social support for families. In my practice, I see a big difference between children supported by an Early Interventionist and those who are not. It is noticeable in children’s behavior and skills.”
Special education teacher Petra Slováková
Special Educational Centre in Zlín
„I consider the Team Around the Child a unique and spectacular project, a possible tool for supporting families with children with disabilities in their often difficult situation. Applying this method gives us the opportunity to express support, offer different support measures and help promote a better life for the family and their children.“
Program Portage
What is a Program Portage?
The Portage Method offers easy and professional help for children with special needs in their development which respects each child´s individuality. Each early care consultant in EDUCO is also a Portage consultant. If you work as an early care consultant you could use this Portage Method too. All Portage consultations are undertaken at home environment like ordinary consultations and all family members can join offered activities. It is importat to mention that you can not deliver this service without two important areas. The first one is establishing cooperation with the parents – which is nessasary for all-round stimulation of the child. The other area is supporting the whole family – which targets optimal environment condition for child´s development.
Who can use the benefits of the Portage Method?
The Portage Method can bring benefits to families with children with special needs from their birth to their age of six. It also can be delivered to children with severe disability to year twelve or longer.The Portage Method brings system and order to your cooperation with families. Children´s development is supported in five basic areas which are – motor skills, selfcare, speech, knowledge and socialization. If you need more information, please feel free to contact our specialist Mrs. Jana Čelůstková.
Team Around the Child Method (TAC)
The Centre of Early Care EDUCO Zlín started using a new method of an interdisciplinary collaboration called Team Around the Child in 2017. EDUCO adopted this method from Peter Limbrick from the UK and continue developing and adapting it to meet the needs of Czechs. EDUCO offers the Team Around the Child approach to families with children with disabilities. The method has received excellent feedback from families and professionals. It is a successful and enriching experience and all of EDUCO’s consultants would like to spread it and make it accessible to as many families as possible. The Team Around the Child makes a special connection between the professionals from health, education and social services. The consultant brings together professionals from all three sectors, along with the parents, to a round-table meeting. The magic of this method is to organize a meeting of parents and professionals who jointly draw up the support plan for the child. If you need more information, please feel free to contact our specialist Mrs. Dagmar Melková.
What did Honzik’s mother say after TAC meeting?
“I returned home after the Team Around the Child first meeting, taking with me a more complete picture of what I could do with my son. It was a deeply reassuring experience. It was great to sit at a table with all the professionals we visit and hear the information in its complexity.”