SCC-CAAEYC Celebrates Week of the Young Child with you! Below are some important resources to keep on file to strengthen families and help all children in their pathway forward to a quality future.
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Weekly Themes
from NAEYC
Join us by celebrating Saturday through Friday.
Saturday Kick-off, April 10
Check out our tips for planning your week and get an early start on the celebration.
Music Monday, April 12
Through music, children develop math, language, and literacy skills—All while having fun and being active!
Tasty Tuesday, April 13
Cooking together connects math with literacy skills, science, and more while encouraging healthy nutrition and fitness habits at home and in the classroom.
Work Together Wednesday, April 14
When children build together they explore math and science concepts and develop their social and early literacy skills.
Artsy Thursday, April 15
Children develop creativity, social skills and fine motor skills with open-ended art projects where they can make choices, use their imaginations, and create with their hands.
Family Friday, April 16
Engaging and celebrating families is at the heart of supporting our youngest learners. NAEYC applauds family members’ role as young children’s first and most important teachers.
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California's Safely Surrendered Baby Law provides a safe alternative for parents who are faced with the challenge of a new baby that they are unable to care for or keep safe. As an alternative to infant abandonment, California now allows parents to children under three days old to anonymously surrender their child at a Hospital Emergency Room or Fire Station without fear of legal repercussions. Parents are asked to complete a background medical questionnaire and given a bracelet to identify them as the legal parent of the child, should they change their mind within the next fourteen days. Infants are then given a medical exam and quickly placed in a prospective adoptive home where they will be welcomed and raised by loving parents.
Not only does this allow Safely Surrendered Babies the opportunity to be adopted and raised in a loving family, it allows parents who are seeking to adopt the chance to care for their new baby from the near start of their life. This is a thrilling and wonderful opportunity for these families, but also poses new challenges with regard to caring for a child about whom almost nothing is known. The Safe Surrender Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles provides guidance and ongoing support for these families in order to ensure that Safely Surrendered infants receive all necessary supports as they grow.
For additional information about California's Safe Surrender Program, please visit:
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First-Of-Its-Kind Website
Centralizes Services for Over 3 Million Immigrants in LA County
LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs Launches New Mapping Tool to Connect Immigrants to Resources
The LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA), in the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA), has launched a newly redesigned website to serve as an open door for the County’s 3.6 million immigrants to access information about critical wraparound services available for them and their families.
The website, immigrants.lacounty.gov, has a new, interactive, map-based immigrant services directory – the first tool of its kind for an immigrant affairs office. This tool allows visitors to search by topic and location for critical services like COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, health care, food assistance, housing support, legal representation, and small business services provided by over 200 County agencies and community-based organizations. The new website also has information about some of the most pressing immigration questions, including public charge, DACA, and evolving immigration policies.
Office of Immigrant Affairs | 4801 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90022
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LA County Department of Mental Health
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) supports the wellbeing of our County residents and communities. LACDMH’s Help Line is available 24/7 to provide mental health support, resources and referrals at (800) 854-7771. LACDMH web resources are “always on,” from resources and guides related to COVID-19and racial equity to support for veterans, plus an ever-growing collection of resources organized by topic. And our partnership with leading meditation app Headspace makes subscriptions free to all LA County residents. Free for families and individuals Everyone can receive services legal status does not impede services.
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Colgate Bright Smiles
Great oral health habits are an important part of your young child's development and wellbeing. Empower your kids to be a "Smile Hero and a Champion for their health and wellness" Access tools, tips, and resources by visiting the website www.colgatebsbf.com - #colgatebrightsmiles @colgatebsbf
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CDC Early Signs
Every family looks forward to seeing their child’s first smile, first step, and first words. And every family worries, at least a little, about all these things happening as they should, when they should. The past year of extraordinary uncertainty has increased these worries and many caregivers are wondering how all these changes have affected their little ones.
April 10-17 is the National Week of the Young Child. All caregivers are encouraged to set aside some time this week to carefully observe their child, to notice the ways they play, learn, speak, and move – are they reaching their milestones?
Not sure about what those milestones are or what is supposed to happen when?
Check out the CDC’s free online screening checklist and Milestone Tracker App called Learn the Signs, Act Early.
The App can be downloaded and customized specifically for your baby or toddler. The App helps you track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with easy-to-use illustrated checklists; you get tips for encouraging your child’s development; and help finding out what to do if you are ever concerned about how your child is developing. Photos and videos in this app illustrate each milestone and make tracking them for your child easy and fun!
As a caregiver, you know your child best, which is why it is so important for you to monitor their development. If you have concerns or questions – don’t wait. Acting early can make a real difference! You do not need to wait for a doctor’s referral or a medical diagnosis – just call your local Early Start Agency to talk to a Specialist. Services are free, and confidential. To find your local Early Start program in California, call 1-800-515-BABY.
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California Early Start
Concerns About a Child’s Development - To access the Early Start program in California, call 1-800-515-BABY.
If you have concerns about your child’s development, discuss them with your child’s doctor. The doctor may recommend calling the local regional center or special education program at either the school district or the county office of education. The family may also contact these agencies directly. If you have concerns about a child in your care, discuss your concerns with the family. Next Steps :Once contact is made with a regional center (Regional Centers - CA Department of Developmental Services) or school district, a representative of the agency will provide additional information about services and, if appropriate, make arrangements to have the child assessed. The child may qualify for special services. Parents must give written permission for the child to be assessed and receive special education or early intervention services, which are confidential and provided at no cost to the family. The family may also receive information about local Early Start Family Resource Centers and Family Empowerment Centers on Disability, which provide parent-to-parent support, resource materials, and other information.
Infants and toddlers from birth to age 36 months may be eligible for early intervention services through Early Start if, through documented evaluation and assessment, they meet one of the criteria listed below:
- have a developmental delay of at least 33% in one or more areas of cognitive, communication, social or emotional, adaptive, or physical and motor development including vision and hearing; or
- have an established risk condition of known etiology, with a high probability of resulting in delayed development; or
- be considered at high risk of having a substantial developmental disability due to a combination of biomedical risk factors of which are diagnosed by qualified personnel
Please feel free to share the attached resources with families, colleagues, and partner agencies via email listservs, newsletters, social media, and other platforms. To assist with this, please use the scripts provided in the attachment.
If an infant or toddler has, or is suspected of having, a delay or disability, please contact the local regional center about possible Early Start services or call 1-800 515-BABY. Anyone can make a referral.
Early Start also has a variety of additional multilingual brochures, booklets, publications, and other free resources that are available for parents, professionals, and others.
A variety of materials, and other free resources, are available for parents, professionals, and others at the following link:
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Be inspired by Real People, Real Time, and Real Conversations
featuring some of our finest mentors!
Mark your calendar!
April 13, 2021
6-7 p.m.
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SAVE THE DATE:
May 1, 2021
10:00-11:30 a.m.
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Be inspired by
Real People,
Real Time,
and
Real Conversations
as we meet over Zoom
to develop new perspectives on science and young children!
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