(1) Services for young children and their families should be located as close to the child and the family’s community as possible, encouraging community support and ownership of such services;
(2) Services for young children and their families should reflect the importance of integration and diversity to the maximum extent possible in regard to characteristics such as race, economics, gender, creed, capability and cultural differences;
(3) Services should be designed to support and strengthen the welfare of the child and the family and be planned in consideration of the individual family’s values;
(4) Services should be designed to ensure continuity of care among caregivers in a given day and among service plans from year to year;
(5) Service systems should address the most urgent needs in a timely manner including health, intervention and support services; and
(6) Service providers and sources of support should be coordinated and collaborative, to reflect the knowledge that no single system can serve all of the needs of the child and family. [Formerly 326.790; 1995 c.660 §15; 2001 c.759 §3; 2012 c.37 §84; 2019 c.395 §3]
Note: 329.150 is repealed January 1, 2023. See sections 63 and 64, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2021.