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Survey of Importance to the Early Start Workforce:

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has been contracted by the Early Childhood Personnel Center at the University of Connecticut to conduct a national survey of the early childhood special education workforce. Your responses will provide data to researchers, educators, and policy makers to better support special educators and early interventionists in the future.  

Learn more about the goals of this work by opening the survey. Take Survey

We estimate the survey will take less than 10 minutes of your time. We encourage you to take the survey all in one sitting but you can use the link to come back to your survey at a later date.  If you chose, you can be entered into a lottery for a chance to win one of 100 $50 gift cards.

If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Jost at [email protected]. The researchers can also be reached at 848-932-4350.

Update CA Budget - Governor Newsom signs CA Budget

June 30, Governor Newsom signed a $308 billion plan into law. Some of the highlights include cost of living relief, fuel refunds, investment in K-12 education, pay down state debt and plastic recycling, etc.

Other Trailer Bills SB188 click here Developmental Services

May Revise-CA Budget Released: New Direction for Early Start Eligibility

Friday saw Governor Newsom release his May revision of the CA Budget. CLICK HERE
The $300.6B budget contains lots of proposals. One for the Department of Developmental Services is EARLY START: ($6.5 million state general fund) to expand eligibility for early intervention services including: lowering the eligibility threshold for developmental delay from 33 percent to 25 percent; separating communication delays into two distinct categories (expressive and/or receptive language); and identifying Fetal Alcohol Syndrome as a risk factor for developmental delays.

DDS Shares Updates on Provider Rates!

Follow the timeline process on Rate Model:
The rate models with the updated cost components as of February 2022 will be used to calculate the rate adjustment effective April 1, 2022. The Excel files listed by Regional Center and Programs are a comparison of the updated February 2022 rates, to the previous rates published in January 2020. More info click here

Have you, Early Intervention Providers submitted your data information to your local Regional Center to be part of this process? Instructions for Completing Service Detail Collection Forms (ca.gov)

EARLY INTERVENTION Providers/Vendors have you been contacted by your Regional Center to complete program data forms Instructions for Completing Service Detail Collection Forms (ca.gov)? If not, contact your local Regional Center ASAP. The timeline for release is quickly approaching.

They are needed for submission to the Department of Developmental Services as part of the implementation of the Rate Model?

Information about the Rate Model Implementation - Rate Adjustment/Rate Study Implementation Briefing - Zoom Questions can be sent to: [email protected]