- Early Start Standardized Information Packet
- The Early Start Information Packet provides an overview of the regional center system for individuals seeking services offered under the California Early Intervention Services Act (California Government code section 95000-95004). Additionally, the information packet provides a resource guide for individual and their families on person-served rights, contact information for their local regional center, the Department Office of Clients’ Rights Advocate and the protection and advocacy agency (W&I Code sections 4900-4906). For additional information, visit the DDS website.
- Care Notebook – these pages were designed to be placed in a 3-ring binder with tabbed dividers to separate sections. These materials will help parents organize contacts and reports for their child. It is beneficial for parents to become the record keepers for their own children and not to rely upon institutional records and consents to share information.
- **Early Start Acronyms can help to understand the alphabet soup of services; provided in English, Spanish & Vietnamese.
- Family Guide to Resolve Early Intervention Disputes Four family guides explain the dispute resolution options: mediation, written state complaints and the due process complaint and hearing procedures. These guides have been translated into Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Vietnamese.
- Family Stories videos provide personal stories from families whose children have received Early Start Services.
- “**Harper Hope: A Parent’s View of the Power of Early Intervention” is an important video for families who receive Early Start services, as well as for current and future early intervention practitioners.
- **State of California’s Early Start program (birth through 36 months)
- **Take a Minute…Relationships Matter! stresses the importance of a parent’s role in their child’s social emotional development.
- Take a Minute Video: