Transition to Preschool

Welcome to the Early Childhood Corner!

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Return to School | Child Find and Early Intervention Services

This webinar for Parent Centers focuses on important guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. Presenters from OSEP review the new Part C guidance documents: (1) Return to School Roadmap: Child Find, Referral, and Eligibility; and Return to School Roadmap: Provision of Early Intervention Services. The Department issued the guidance interpreting the requirements of IDEA in response to requests from a diverse group of stakeholders, including Parent Centers. Both roadmaps are also available in Spanish, as is this webinar.

Transition to Preschool

Be sure to see what’s available at ECTA.
Come to ECTA’s landing page where you’ll find a wealth of information about the transition from Part C to preschool, including federal requirements, national centers, state examples, eligibility differences to note, and more.

Module 9: Development of the Transition Plan in Part C

Module 9 focuses on the development of a transition plan for the exiting toddler with disabilities.

Revised Head Start Program Performance Standards

Useful to Parent Centers and early childhood programs in understanding the latest research on early childhood development, brain science, and best practices.

Developmental Foundations of School Readiness for Infants and Toddlers

Can be used by Parent Centers for their own professional learning and to inform decision-making discussions about early childhood development.

This Research to Practice report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

ED-HHS Policy Statement on Family Engagement

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Federal Policy Statement on Including Children with Disabilities in High-Quality Early Childhood Programs

Useful to Parent Centers in advocating for inclusion of children with disabilities in high-quality early childhood programs.

The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services issued a joint policy statement urging early learning programs to include children with disabilities.

Supporting Parent Engagement in Linguistically Diverse Families to Promote Young Children’s Learning: Implications for Early Care and Education Policy

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Assessment of Preschool Early Literacy Skills: Linking Children’s Educational Needs with Empirically Supported Instructional Activities

This resource explores how early childhood assessment informs instruction and intervention, highlighting screening, diagnostic, and progress monitoring assessments.