Resources for Everyone

The Department of Developmental Services has recently approved the digital publication of Darby’s Legacy: Best Practices When Serving Families with Infants and Toddlers Who Are Medically Fragile. This document, endorsed by the California Interagency

This article highlights the Inclusive Early Education (IEE) web page on the website of the Early Education Division at the California Department of Education (CDE). It can be found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/iee.asp.

Early Start service coord

Head Start’s Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center recently updated their brief on “Infant and Toddler Behaviors that Can Challenge Adults.” The article includes information about what the research says, what challenging behaviors look like, an

This week we’re highlighting a set of “Parent’s Guide to Choosing Childcare” tip sheets from our friends at the Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. They’re designed to assist parents in finding a “just right” fit for the

As part of their Parenting for Social Justice series, Zero to Three has published Celebrating Differences: Antiracist Parenting Right From the Start. The article includes “five facts about how children come to understand differences.” These include:

In a “From Principles to Practice” Learning Brief, entitled “Building a Family Engagement Culture,” the authors addressed two questions:

• What does authentic family engagement look like? and
• How can we “engage diverse families in responsive and cultu

Hands & Voices and the Family Leadership in Language & Learning Center (FL3) offer “Eight Reasons to Say Yes to Early Intervention” in this week’s resource. Hands & Voices and FL3 focus on families of children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, but man

The Family Focus Resource & Empowerment Center in L.A. produced this terrific video to share “Five Things You Can Do to Make Your Family Strong.” The content is based on the Five Protective Factors you may have heard about. Watch the video to learn m

The California Department of Education (CDE) recently distributed a handout entitled “Early Intervention Special Education Resources.” It gives a brief overview of three important programs:

• Desired Results (DR) Access Project
• Seeds of Partnership Pr

The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University offers the field a timely infographic entitled “What We Can Do About Toxic Stress.” It explains the concept using a clever analogy of an overburdened truck hauling too much cargo and offers som

In a “From Principles to Practice” Learning Brief, entitled “Building a Family Engagement Culture,” the authors address two questions:

• What does authentic family engagement look like? and
• How can we “engage diverse families in responsive and cultura

Published in 2016, by the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children, this week’s featured resource offers “guidance to practitioners and families about the most effective ways to improve the learning outcomes and prom

In a position statement from September 2012, the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) outlined six recommendations “for the promotion of health, safety, and well-being of all young children including those

Hosted by: Early Childhood Hearing Outreach (ECHO) Initiative

Date: Monday, June 18, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT

Click here to view a recording of the webinar: http://www.infanthearing.org/flashplayer/echo-video-player-hd.htm?file=http://www.inf

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers Tips for Talking with and Helping Children and Youth Cope after a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers. This excellent resource provid

Home visiting is one of many ways that families of children with disabilities can receive the help they need to encourage their child’s healthy development. The California Home Visiting Program (CHVP) provides in-home services to support families in

WarmLine Family Resource Center has developed a "Welcome to Early Start" brochure for families of children birth to three with developmental delays or disabilities. This handy guide helps orient parents to the basics of the Early Start early interven

First 5 Association has identified Help Me Grow (HMG) as the transformative solution to improve California’s early identification and intervention system. California is one of 22 states with a Help Me Grow initiative affiliated with the HMG National

Interaction Practice 3: Practitioners promote the child’s communication development by observing, interpreting, responding contingently, and providing natural consequences for the child's verbal and non-verbal communication and by using language to l

Healthy Families America (HFA) is a program that supports families in need through intensive home visiting, screening and assessment, and other services in order to reduce child abuse and promote positive relationships and behaviors within families