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 If
there is no Lekotek or Compuplay in your area and you would like to speak
with someone about starting a program in your community contact Maureen
Fox Skork at lekotek@lekotek.org or call 1-800-366-PLAY.
Click here if you'd like detailed
information on starting a Lekotek or Compuplay program in your community.
The detailed information can be ordered
in hard copy from the National Lekotek Center for $17 including postage
and handling. Click here Start-up Packet.
Starting a Lekotek
Program
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Membership benefits
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Steps toward establishing a Lekotek
in your community
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Outline for building an organization
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Sample budget
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Certification program for Lekotek Leaders
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Certificate requirements for Lekotek
sites
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Job description of Lekotek Leader
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Lekotek Leader Training (link to professional
training)
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Qualities and competancies of a Lekotek
Leader
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Application to establish a Lekotek Center
Program Information
and Membership Benefits
Working Together
Working for You
About Lekotek Programs:
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Lekoteks are often housed in United
Cerebral Palsy Centers, Easter Seal Society Centers, libraries, hospitals,
schools, and community centers.
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Lekoteks reach families with children
who have Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, developmental
delay and other disabilities or developmental vulnerabilities.
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Lekoteks throughout the network house
over 50,000 toys, adaptive equipment and electronic play materials, and
5,000 software programs.
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Lekoteks are independently funded and
operated.
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Lekoteks are staffed by certified Lekotek
Leaders who have backgrounds in child development, special education, or
therapeutic disciplines, and have completed an intensive Lekotek Leader
Training Seminar.
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Lekoteks are supported by the National
Lekotek Center through:
National Leadership
Program Support
Networking Exchange
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