Infant & Toddler

Connection of Virginia

September 2026 Part C Updates

SFY26 Family Survey Results are Posted!

What do they mean for you?

Full results, including data for your local systems, can be found on the ITCVA Public Reporting Page. Now, let’s look at the statewide cumulative results to see how you, as a provider, can help strengthen your local outcomes.

The SFY 2026 Family Survey: Explanation of Results provides a statewide overview of Virginia families’ experiences with the Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia’s early intervention services. The report summarizes responses from a representative sample of 1,670 families and examines how well early intervention services helped families understand their rights, communicate their children’s needs, and support their children’s development and learning.

The findings provide valuable insight into how early intervention services affect the families who receive them. Overall, Virginia surpassed its 2025 targets for all three federally required family‑outcome measures, and the survey highlights opportunities to further strengthen family support and service delivery.



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After reviewing the results of the Family Survey data, the key question we should ask ourselves is: "Families have generously shared their experiences with us—how can we improve EI to make it an even more meaningful and impactful experience for them?"

POLL ANSWER AND EXPLANATION

There is no wrong answer!

Check out these strategies to get you started.

Practical Ways to Use Family Survey Data

SUPPORTING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

For the LSM+1 Meeting last April, VEIPD created a handout that compiled professional development resources focused on social-emotional development. This handout also includes a padlet with direct links to each type of PD resource and we suggest that you bookmark the handout and the padlet.

Find the Social Emotional Statewide PD Resources handout here.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

A GEM YOU MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN?

Elevator Speeches are EI "gems"!

These short videos convey a wealth of information told by someone with lived experience in EI - as a professional or family member, or sometimes both. When you find yourself sharing information about anything related to EI (e.g., Virginia's EI process, strategies, resources, family perspectives, roles, and more) consider using an Elevator Speech to do so. Check out our wide variety of Elevator Speeches. 

WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED?

You may have missed the live event or an initial launch of a PD product, but never fear -- you have access to all of our offerings on our website.

Here are links to PD held or announced in August:

Heartwired Video: Hope, Connection, Growth: Hayden's Story

SC Chats from August 20th:  Meeting Families Where They Are: What Trauma-Informed Care Looks Like Right now

WHAT'S COMING

UP NEXT?

Our fall webinar lineup has something for everyone in EI.

We hope to see you at the live events but also do not forget that you can watch or even listen to the recordings on the go (and still receive PD credit hours!).

Talks on Tuesdays

September 1st at 12pm: Keeping it FUNctional, Part I: Neuroplasticity and Play in EI

October 6th at 12pm: Navigating Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Together

November 10th at 12pm: Keeping it FUNctional, Part II: Neuroplasticity in Action During the EI Home Visit

SC Chats

September 20th at 3pm: Meeting Families Where They Are: What Trauma-Informed Care Looks Like Right now

RESOURCES

Act Early ECHO (Extension of Community Health Outcomes) Series – “Every Milestone Matters! Practical Strategies for Early Childhood Professionals” - FREE!

Deana Buck, Virginia’s Act Early Ambassador, is collaborating with Ambassadors in Ohio and Wyoming to offer an Act Early ECHO series this fall. This series will provide information and resources about current and emerging knowledge and evidence-based practices about the early identification of developmental concerns, developmental promotion, family-engaged developmental monitoring, developmental screening, making referrals to needed resources, and receipt of needed services and supports.

We will focus on using the CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early” materials and resources, and will focus on social emotional development, partnerships with families, autism spectrum disorder, and more.

To register, visit https://cchmc.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=66368

Mondays 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | September 21st– November 9th) | 8-week course.

All sessions are FREE, will be recorded, and can be accessed on the iECHO website.

Dates: September 2026: 21st, 28th , October 2026: 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th and November 2026: 2nd, 9th

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH FAMILIES, PROVIDERS, AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS!



“ALL TEACH, ALL LEARN”

Great New Resource!

Free Training: Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns

has been updated! 

This short training is designed for early educators to learn more about child development and their role in family-engaged developmental monitoring and early identification. The course has 4 (15-minute) segments and participants can earn CEUs. It’s FREE!  

If you have any questions about the CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early” resources,

please contact Deana Buck, Virginia’s Act Early Ambassador

dmbuck@vcu.edu -  (804) 405-9064

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

JOIN US IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Virginia’s Part C early intervention system is built on the dedication and talent of professionals who believe in the potential of every child. If you’re passionate about supporting infants, toddlers, and their families, we invite you to bring your skills, your curiosity, and your commitment to a team that truly values your contribution. Together, we can help Virginia’s youngest learners thrive!

Join thousands of others and visit the ITCVA Employment Opportunities page today!

Click here to view current job vacancies. Let us help find you that perfect position!

Click here to request an online posting. Let us help connect you to qualified applicants!



ITCVA DIRECT ACCESS

EARLY INTERVENTION CERTIFICATION



For questions about certification of practitioners, contact Anne Brager- 804-664-2462.

For questions related to completing the online application, contact VATRACITsupport@ssg-llc.com or from 8AM-5PM ET by calling 804-508-7229.

Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia is part of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

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