1. Early Start Plus
R. Hawley 2017

2. Who We Are….. Funded by the Department of Developmental Services
Three Year Funding Source Contracts with FRC’s through their 47 Early Start Family Resource Centers
Provides support to families with children that may be eligible for Early Start Services
Support includes information, education, and resources offered through individual and group services, phone lines, in person

3. Number of Children Reached as of Quarter 2
8345 Unduplicated

4. Target Populations Served
Non-English Speaking
Low-Income
Wards of the Court
Homeless
Rural

5. 34 Total Regional Center Collaborations Quarter 2

6. Examples of RC Collaborative Efforts
Lunch Presentations with RC staff
Joint Child Find Activities
Early Start Interagency Meetings
Joint Outreach to Homeless Population
Promatora Project
Participation at Early Start Directors Meetings
Participation at Early Start Management Meetings
Participation and Early Start New Family Orientation

7. New Face to Face Contacts
1471

8. Face to Face Contacts Duplicated as Of April 2017
10063

9. Referrals Received Unduplicated
New from the Regional Centers- 5616
New from Community Services-1683

10. Referrals to Regional Center First Time
1267

11. Re-Referrals to the Regional Center52

12. Referrals to Community Services
7022

13. Transitional Age Children Serviced Part C to B Services
2289

14. Outreach Activities Unduplicated
769

15. Locations of Outreach Activities
CASA/Children’s Advocacy Groups
Child Care and Preschools
ECC/Child Development Programs
Family Service Agencies
LEA’s (Local Education Agencies)
Regional Centers
Festivals
Health Fairs
Hospitals

16. Types of Parent Work Shops/Events Offered

17. Some Highlights Developmental Playgroups Sibling Workshop
Social /Emotional Development and Milestones
Early Start and the IFSP Process
Transitions from part C to Part B Services
Accessing Regional Center Services
Navigating Health Insurance
Positive Parenting (Linda Brault Materials English & Spanish
Language Specific Support Groups

18. Professional Development

19. Highlights Trauma Informed Practice and Care
Developmental Milestones (Webinar)
Navigating the Insurance Process
Learn the Signs Act Early (Webinar)
Salesforce and ESP Data Alignment

20. Networking-Sharing Ideas (2x month Calls)

21. ESP Members Only Website

22. Things to Note…..
Research articles (focus on social and emotional development/working with higher needs/complex families)
Archived Webinars
Archived Face to Face Training Materials
Parent information in English and Spanish
Calendar of upcoming trainings
Finance documents revised/updated
Data reporting tips sheets
DDS-Take a Minute Campaign Links and Info

23. Take a Minute Campaign DDS

24. Monthly Newsletters Implementation Newsletter- for FRC staff
Family Newsletter- for distribution and sharing with families

25. Program Oversight Steering Committee Monthly Phone
Quarter Based In Person Meetings

26. Onwards and Upwards

27. Professional Development Series 2017-2018
Some Ideas……….

28. Face to Face and Webinars
Child Abuse and Reporting
Self Care for Providers
IFSP/IEP Transition Process
Mental Health in the IFSP/IEP Process- Getting needs met
Inclusion in infant/toddler programming
Effective Outreach –hard to reach populations
Face to Face
Motivational Interviewing
Trauma informed practice and direct application
All State Training with Peer-Peer sharing opportunities/presentations

29. Questions/Discussion