Connecticut Birth to Three
Swaddling (virtual) is our smallest study that looks at barriers to intervention access and decision making supports. We call it swaddling because we are “wrapping” the participants in information and support in their journey. This study will be open to any parent of a child with hearing outside of the typical range.
ABLE (come to Storrs CT or we come to the family) stands for Adjustment Behavior Language and Executive functioning. UConn is a collaborator on this project with Dr. Irina Castellanos at Indiana University. In this study, we are looking to follow children for a few years and check in on their development in psychosocial/executive functioning elements and…
Parents Infant Eyetracking—PIE (come to Storrs CT or we come to the family) stands for Parent Infant Eyetracking. In this study, we are looking at parent-child interactions and how elements of that interaction can support children who have cochlear implants in learning words. We are looking for children under 3 years of age who have…
Hosted by the University of Hartford Hartt School Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025Time: 6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Locations: Berkman Recital Hall, The Hartt School, University of HartfordWhile attendance is free, registration is required for organizational purposes by February 20, 2025. We have provided easy registration, sign up using this link: Registration Link Sing, Play, Learn:…
Patient Assistance with Light And Heat Programs And Protections Please view the attached flyer. The Center for Children’s Advocacy is now providing direct legal assistance to families struggling to pay their utility bills or have had their service terminated. They do not provide money, but they do provide legal assistance to help families enter into affordable…
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Good Morning, The Birth to Three system is procuring its Central Billing Office (CBO). Please find additional information here: Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Applications (RFAs), and Requests for Information (RFIs) – Connecticut Office of Early Childhood The RFP Can be found specifically here: https://www.ctoec.org/birth-to-three-central-billing-office-rfp/ OEC is investing up to $1,850,000 in funding over…
Good afternoon! I am writing to inform you of an upcoming unique, free, web-based professional development opportunity for professionals working with children ages birth through 22 years of age. Who Are We? What Do We Offer For Free? How Is the Content Vetted? My Ask of You Please see the attached fliers regarding our series…
On behalf of our 2 Gen partners at the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity and as a 2011 Alumni, check out and please share the upcoming virtual PLTI information session with families across our state. I highly recommend this program. It was a way maker especially early in my career and truly…
Hello All, Please join the Office of Early Childhood, Behavioral Health Initiatives’ upcoming webinar: Showing up or showing out? How professional learning promotes self-awareness and improves how one gives to others. Whether one supports the growth and development of children from a home, center, school, or in the community, educators are constantly giving to others in…
The Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) has worked on developing the Trauma ScreenTIME Early Childhood Course. I am pleased to let you all know that this course has just launched! This is a free online training course on how to screen young children ages 0-6 for trauma. The course is intended for anybody who…
We are excited to announce the opening of applications for Cohort 4 of the Connecticut Leadership Academy for birth to three and preschool special education aspiring leaders. The academy will run from October 2024 to June 2025, featuring monthly in-person sessions led by national and state experts. All participants are required to attend all meetings.…
Hands & Voices‘ new website, Off to a Great Start, offers providers and families resources and activities to support the early intervention (EI) journey for families of children who are deaf/hard of hearing. Key resources include: Source: https://www.handsandvoices.org/great-start
Understanding the perspectives of parents is a needed skill when working with infants and toddlers. The ED-funded National Center on Deafblindeness added new content to the “Early Intervention for Children Who Are Deafblind” module of their “Teaching Children Who Are Deafblind: Professional Development for Educators” series. The added information expands on the experiences of parents…
Please join the Office of Early Childhood, Behavioral Health Initiatives’ upcoming webinar: A Place to Call Home: Addressing Housing Instability- Supporting Young Children and Families in Connecticut. The webinar will focus on addressing housing instability to support families in Connecticut and will offer perspectives from the State Department of Education, Department of Housing, and the OEC. …
Please encourage all families to join us for weekly folktale told by a storyteller from the culture where the story originated including learning activities! We hope parents/caregivers with young children can have some fun while learning over the summer (see the Camp 2023 Schedule down below). Please click the links below to access the first…
“The New England Regional Genetics Network (NERGN) advances the health and well-being of individuals with genetic conditions by connecting them with genetic services, educating professionals to improve systems of genetic care, and supporting families in New England. NERGN is offering FREE training for early intervention specialists to help them address questions of genetics in their profession. See…
If you are a provider in the early intervention system, please consider filling out this survey developed by one of our Leadership Academy Participants: https://forms.gle/jadw4mNyBTSKcAsD8 This survey is being used to collect information related to the prevalence of sleep concerns with the families we serve and how we, as Birth to Three Providers, are able to…