Upcoming Community Event: City of Groton Farmers Market Family Day
Groton Farmers Market hostsFamily Day at Washington Park Date: Tuesday, August 12th Time: 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.Location: Washington Park, 155 Meridian Street, Groton, CT 06340
Jayne Smalls
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PiXi – Interested in Learning about Children with Neurogenetic Conditions?
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Office of Early Childhood’s Behavioral Health Initiative – Lunch and Learn (August 14th 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.)
Please join the Office of Early Childhood’s Behavioral Health Initiative, in collaboration with The Parent Infant Early Childhood (PIEC) Team at UConn School of Social Work’s Innovations Institute, for a Lunch & Learn regarding Pyramid for All. The social and emotional needs of very young children can often be experienced as overwhelming and disruptive – for…
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Head Start/DCF Together for CT Families Statewide Quarterly meeting
Hi all, Please find below the link to register for our upcoming Head Start/DCF Together for CT Families Statewide Quarterly meeting, scheduled for Friday, July 25th from 9:30am – 11:30am. The meeting will take place via Zoom. Please register using the link below. The agenda and related materials will be sent closer to the meeting date. Thanks! Register here:…
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“STEM Meets EI” Webinar Series!
STEM Meets EI webinar series is designed specifically for Early Intervention (EI) providers and home visitors working with families of young children (0–3 years). Each 1-hour session explores how Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) naturally fits into early intervention practices, supporting child development across all domains and aligning with family-centered, culturally responsive approaches. Each session will offer practical strategies, real-life…
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Webinar: Powering EI so Families Can Thrive
Hello, Hands & Voices will be hosting our next ASTra webinar titled – Powering EI so Families Can Thrive. Registration is now open. See detailed information below. We hope you can join us! July 15th 9:00 am PT, 10:00 am MT, 11:00 am CT, 12:00 pm EST Abstract: Early Intervention (EI) for families with children who are…
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“Creating fun summer memories through play, while keeping debt away!” OEC Behavioral Health Initiatives webinar on Monday, June 16th
Hello All, Please join the Office of Early Childhood, Behavioral Health Initiatives’ upcoming webinar: Creating fun summer memories through play, while keeping debt away! Warmer weather in June and school vacations…the summer season has arrived! For some adults, thoughts about summer are met with enthusiasm for taking on new activities and adventures! For others, summer…
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2025 Pediatric Feeding Symposium, SLC Utah – Registration Now Open
We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 Pediatric Feeding Symposium, happening September 11–12, 2025 at the SLCC Miller Conference Center in Sandy, Utah! This two-day event will feature dynamic speakers from across the U.S., covering critical topics in pediatric feeding and swallowing. Whether you’re an SLP, OT, BCBA, RD, nurse, or another healthcare professional, this symposium…
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Office of Early Childhood, Behavioral Health Initiatives’ upcoming webinar
Hello All, Please join the Office of Early Childhood, Behavioral Health Initiatives’ upcoming webinar: Little Eyes are Watching…and Learning: The importance of practicing what is preached when talking about mental health and wellness. It has been said many times before: “Children listen to what we do, more than hear what we say”. Children depend on…
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2025 CT Fatherhood Initiative (CFI) Dear Dad Tour (DDT)
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2025 CFI DDT STOPS!!! Good afternoon, The four stops for the 2025 CT Fatherhood Initiative (CFI) Dear Dad Tour (DDT), which runs after Mother’s Day through the day before Father’s Day, have been confirmed! The CFI DDT is the CFI’s annual public awareness campaign, in the form of a…
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Early Feeding and Swallowing PD Training
Your registration in this workshop was made possible by funding through the Lab School Initiative Investment (LSII). LSII is a CT Office of Early Childhood (CT OEC) and Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) partnership that uses ARPA funds to sustain and support Connecticut’s lab schools, the ECE workforce pipeline, and high-quality early childhood programming statewide.…
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Please join the Office of Early Childhood, Behavioral Health Initiatives’ upcoming webinar: “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts”: The impactful presence of fathers/father figures in a child’s development.
The session will include: Spanish interpretation is available When: Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 1:00-2:30 PM Where: Register via Zoom with the link below: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_juPvBxZFTBaDyROxp-svGA
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PiXi – ARE YOU AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDER WITH EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH NEUROGENETIC CONDITIONS?
Interested in learning more? Contact Sam Scott at [email protected], call us at 919-248-8533, or complete the information form at the QR code.
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The Office of Early Childhood, Behavioral Health Initiatives webinar on Tuesday, February 25th
This webinar will focus on the importance of personal development for parents, recognizing raising children can be both rewarding and demanding all at the same time.
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UCONN – HELLO Lab Research
Our participant pool is also open for any families that are interested in research but maybe are not a fit for any ongoing project. Signing up with the pool allows families to have their name in a contact database for personalized invitations to research studies they may be eligible for in the future.
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UCONN – Swaddling (virtual)
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.
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UCONN – ABLE
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…
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UCONN – Hello Lab Research
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…
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Help Us Share: Free Music Workshop for Early Childhood Educators
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:…
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The Center for Children’s Advocacy
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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The OEC Submitted the APR
Download this link: Thank you to those who submitted comments and read through the report.
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Central Billing Office (CBO)
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…
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Upcoming Free Professional Development Opportunities
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…
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CT Two Generational Initiative – Virtual PLTI Information Session
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…