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Child Conversations presents Together We Will @ Hartford – Windsor Marriott March 29th & 30th
February 14, 2019
Office of Early Childhood is sponsoring the Event. You may register for Single Day or Two Days. Learn to Support and Develop Children’s Social Emotional Skills to Reduce Challenging Behaviors, Strengthen Families and Communities. The 2019 conference registration deadline March 22, 2019. You may register here http://childhoodconversations.com/attend/. For more information visit the Child Conversation’s website http://childhoodconvo.wpengine.com/.
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FFY20/SFY21 APR and SSIP Draft Available
January 9, 2019
Every year the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood submits a report to the US Department of Education about how we are doing on compliance and results for Part C of the IDEA. The draft report is available here https://www.birth23.org/aboutb23/gensup/apr/. If you have any suggestions or questions just email Nicole.Cossette@ct.gov before 1/29/22.
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Part C Dispute Resolution Guides
September 17, 2018
Here is a new resource from CADRE for Part C! https://www.cadreworks.org/events/introducing-part-c-dispute-resolution-family-guides From here you can watch the webinar that was held September 10th or download the slide deck or visit this page to download the guides: https://www.cadreworks.org/resources/idea-early-intervention-family-guides/
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Words Count-Free Literacy program for families in Greater Hartford
July 10, 2018
Words Count is a short-term, parent-directed, play based program that builds creativity and caregiver-child bonds. The program is based on research showing that the number of words a child hears by age 3 can have a significant impact on his or her future academic success. Research that tells us that by age three, children growing up in poor neighborhoods or from lower-income families may hear up to 30 million fewer words than their more privileged counterparts. During in-home and community-based coaching sessions with a literacy specialist, parents and caregivers are helped to increase their children’s vocabulary and enhance their conversational abilities. … Continue reading
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Procedures and Forms now Easily Searchable
July 5, 2018
Now that all the forms and procedures have be “finalized” as of July 1, 2018, we combined them into small PDFs. These PDFs can be stored on your phone so you can search all of them at once without access to the internet and without having to remember in which procedure to look. Here is the link to All Current Procedures (1.6 Mb, 222 pages) Here is the link to All Current Forms in English (<1 Mb, 62 pages) Here is the link to All Current Translated Forms ( 3.5 Mb, 223 pages) We will continue our efforts to streamline … Continue reading
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Messages from Millennials
June 12, 2018
This is wonderful. From Virginia. Enjoy!! 11 Things a Millennial Parent Wished a Generation-X EI Provider Knew
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Birth to Three on Connecticut Public Radio!
May 8, 2018
This is one segment from a four part series that you might enjoy. http://wnpr.org/post/seeing-things-differently-where-turn-help-and-after-autism-diagnosis Dr. Thyde Dumont-Mathieu has been working with us for a while and really gets what Birth to Three looks like. Also Maris and Maris and Kate from Creative Intervention are featured! It’s only 5 minutes long but is wonderful. http://wnpr.org/term/seeing-things-differently
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READY TO ROLL — THINK BABIES
May 7, 2018
It’s time to Think Babies and make the potential of every baby a national priority! Early experiences shape how a baby’s brain develops, laying the foundation for future learning, behavior, health and success throughout life. On May 8, children and families from all 50 states and D.C. will descend on the nation’s capital for the second annual Strolling Thunder. They will meet their Members of Congress to share what babies and families need to thrive: Three Ways to Join Us: Meet us at the Capitol for Strolling Thunder on Tuesday, May 8th. Join the rally on Facebook Live. Tell Congress to #ThinkBabiesAndAct For … Continue reading
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UTILITIES SHUT OFF NOTICE?
April 19, 2018
FREE CLINIC To Learn How To Keep Your Power On (Gas or Lights) Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) 282 Washington Street, Hartford, Conference Rooms C&D Date: Friday, April 27, 2018 Time: 1:30 – 4:00 p.m Walk-Ins are Welcome Please bring proof of income if possible. ¿Aviso de descontinuación? ¿Su cuenta de gas o electricidad es muy alta? Venga a Nuestra Clínica Gratis El 27 de Abril, 2018 – 1:30 a 4:00 pm Connecticut Children’s Medical Center 282 Washington Street, Hartford, Conference Rooms C&D Son bienvenidas las personas sin reserva. Si puede, traiga prueba de ingresos. Para pregustas o reservar espacio: … Continue reading
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Webinar about OEC Priority Activities April 23
April 13, 2018
The Office of Early Childhood invites you to learn about the priorities for actions to improve the Early Care and Education system: Licensing Requirements and Supports Access and Rates Workforce, Technical Assistance and Training Communication, Information and Collaboration This webinar, facilitated by Commissioner David Wilkinson and Christine Johnson-Staub (Center for Law and Social Policy), will take place on April 23 at 2:00PM-4:00PM and is a follow up to the community action sessions that took place on February 5 & 6. Since then, OEC has incorporated feedback and revised planned actions. OEC has benefitted from listening to the concerns and ideas … Continue reading
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Autism Symposium for Patients and Families
April 10, 2018
Save the Date April 28, 2018 Join Connecticut Children’s for a half-day symposium focusing on autism. Hear from autism and developmental experts on how children and families can navigate an autism diagnosis, develop communication strategies and deal with social challenges. Gilman Auditorium (Hartford Hospital) 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06106 For more detailed information and Autism Symposium RSVP
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Building a Great Life Conference – update
April 10, 2018
The planning team for this great conference (on April 19th) believes that some people may have had difficulty registering online, either because they don’t have a credit card or for other challenges. If you or one of your families would like help or would prefer to pay at the door, please call: 800.842.7303 (toll-free, in CT) Here is the flyer again.
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Last Call for EC Conference about Resilience and Trauma
March 28, 2018
Below is a link about the conference for anyone who works with, cares for, or is passionate about helping children and families. Friday, April 6th & Saturday, April 7th, 2018 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Hartford-Windsor Marriott 28 Day Hill Rd, Windsor, CT 06095 Four reasons to attend this 2-day conference… Take advantage of a discounted hotel rate and plan two days of learning! Grab some popcorn for our Friday Movie Matinee showing of “Resilience” (free with conference registration) Network with others and see over 30 vendors Share in the celebration as we honor champions with our annual Community Vision … Continue reading
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3rd Annual Care Coordination Forum
March 26, 2018
EVENT DATE: May 3rd, 2018 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Sheraton Hartford South Hotel 100 Capital Boulevard Rocky Hill, CT It Starts With You Redefining Your Role in Change through Story, Substance and Strategy! Forum Goal: The Forum, hosted by Connecticut Children’s Center for Care Coordination, convenes professionals from all sectors who work with children and families to learn from experts and exchange ideas. Our goal is to organize coordinators from all areas; healthcare, community-based, education, behavioral health, and more- in an effort to provide an effective and comprehensive care coordination system. To learn more about this year’s theme, registration … Continue reading
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Back and Forth Exchanges Boost Children’s Brain Response to Language
March 19, 2018
Anne Trafton MIT News — A landmark 1995 study found that children from higher-income families hear about 30 million more words during their first 3 years of life than children from lower-income families. This “30-million-word gap” correlates with significant differences in tests of vocabulary, language development, and reading comprehension. Massachusetts Institute of Technology cognitive scientists have now found that conversation between an adult and a child appears to change the child’s brain, and that this back-and-forth conversation is actually more critical to language development than the word gap. Click link for information: http://news.mit.edu/2018/conversation-boost-childrens-brain-response-language-0214
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Treating Childhood Trauma
March 14, 2018
Oprah Winfrey’s report last night for 60 Minutes shined a spotlight on Treating Childhood Trauma, a subject close to our hearts and core to our mission. We know far too many children face adversity and trauma in the earliest years of their lives. ZERO TO THREE exists to ensure that, with caring adults and loving relationships, trauma is not their destiny. Our Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones-Taylor watched the story and responded. Of course, we then had to take it a “two-step” further… Oprah said she wishes she could dance on a table to help raise awareness for this topic, … Continue reading
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CDC Launches Milestone Tracker App
January 10, 2018
To Learn More About This Free App Click the Link Below: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleased to announce the launch of CDC’s Milestone Tracker—a free app for tracking every child’s development in a fun and easy way. This app adds to the popular suite of free, family-friendly materials available through CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. program.
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Draft 16-17 SPP/APR available for review
December 27, 2017
This is a link to the final draft of the combined State Performance Plan / Annual Performance Report. It is a very long document, best viewed online. As usual, Connecticut continues to do very well on both the compliance and results indicators. The APR is due to the US Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs by February 1, 2018. For more information about the SPP, click here. Indicator (11), also known as the SSIP will be completed for an April 1, 2018 submission. If you have any questions or comments please email Alice.Ridgway@ct.gov no later than January 20, 2018.
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CT Early Childhood Alliance Data Tool
December 12, 2017
If you don’t receive the EC Alliance emails, this tool was just posted and is a great way to look up data about infants and toddlers by town as compared to the state as a whole. Where are your babies? http://www.earlychildhoodalliance.com/infants_and_toddlers
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A New Resource in New Mexico’s Video Library
December 11, 2017
To My Early Intervention/Early Childhood Colleagues, I’m pleased to let you know about a video just added to New Mexico’s FIT FOCUS Video Library titled A Home Visit with Hailey’s Family: Learning to Coach with FGRBI (10:55). In this video, Jessi, an early intervention home visitor from New Mexico’s FIT program describes her work with Hailey and her parents, who are both military personnel. Jessi describes how she has made the transition to using a coaching approach and the benefits of coaching and Family Guided Routines Based Intervention. The video can be found at the top of the page at: … Continue reading
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