ACRONYM MYNORCA

Why all the acronyms in ECE? They are A Contrived Reduction Of Nomenclature Yielding Mnemonics. Annoying Cryptic References Or Names You Make… Each state has their own list of acronyms and each division of childcare services has their own as well. There’s ACF, CAPTA, CPS, DHS, and WIC. There’s the ASQ, DAP, and for teachers there’s the CCPC. You have your FEIN, the PDAS, and CC’s or CDC’s with HQT’s are recommended by the NAEYC.  There’s the ADA with the IDEA for the ECSE. They’ve got their EIP’s, IEP’s, IFSP’s, and the LRE’s. We’ve got OT and PT, AT and SLP’s for kids with ADHD, ASD, and CP. There’s much more but I won’t go on it’s become a bore. We all know that A Completely Random Order Never Yields Meaning, and A Clever Re-Organization Nudges Your Memory. So that’s why all the acronyms, folks, that’s why. 

And thanks for reading PAINT! 

(PEECE, Action, Involvement, Nurturing, Togetherness)

by Ash Robinson

For the definitions of education and Oregon Child Care acronyms go to: http://www.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/CCD/docs/forms/TA-853.pdf?ga=t and http://www.nectac.org/portal/acronyms.asp