Early Childhood (0-5)

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Cradle to Career

Understand the complex process of transitioning from cradle to career for individuals with disabilities in this PHP E-Learning video.

Toys and Play Items to Make at Home

Learn how to use household items to make play fun for your toddler with special needs.

Understanding Early Intervention Services

Learn about Early Intervention Services for children with special needs appropriate from birth to age 3 in California.

Understanding Reflective Practice

Learn about Reflective Practice and how it can help you in your journey of supporting and educating young children with special needs.

Introduction to Visual Impairments in Young Children

Learn more about vision assessments, educational services, and strategies for young children if you are a parent or professional.

Transition From Early Start: Get an Early Start Video Series

Learn about the transition process to school district support when a child who is receiving services through Early Start in California turns three and those ser...

Early Intervention Services Available in California: Get an Early Start Video Series

In this video and the accompanying resource guide will help you learn what services are available in California and how to access them.

Struggles at Storytime: Get an Early Start Video Series

Learn some simple tips and tools to help your 0-3 year old who struggles with traditional storytime activities.

What To Do if Your Child has a Language Delay: Get an Early Start Video Series

Learn some simple, easy-to-use tools and strategies that can help your late-talking toddler communicate.

Typical Language and Literacy Development: Get an Early Start Video Series

Learn about typical language and literacy development, and how to use some easy strategies to encourage your child's language and literacy.

Sensitively Sharing Concerns about a Child with their Family

Learn about the issues that influence the reactions providers and families may when well-intentioned professional or observer concerns are shared with a family.

5 Things You Can Do To Make Your Family Strong

Tips for how to improve your connections, manage your stress, understand child development, know where to get help, and make your family stronger!

How to Connect with PHP Online: Get an Early Start

This video will show you how to connect with the Get an Early Start Program at Parents Helping Parents on our website. It's a quick review of all the features a...

Early Start Program – The Basics

By Santa Clara County Office of Education
Learn the basics about the Early Start Program for children with qualifying needs.

Universal Developmental Screening: Connecting to Early Intervention Services

By First 5 California
The aim of the Universal Developmental Screening Project is to ensure that developmental screening with a standardized tool for children birth through age five ...

Power of Play: Building Skills and Having Fun

By ZEROTOTHREE
Learn how to nurture your baby's development through the power of play.

Nurturing Resilience in Children with Special Needs and Their Parents

By A World of Difference | Beacon College
An interview with professionals about nurturing resilience in our own lives and in the lives of children with special needs.

Inclusive Early Learning Tools

Find out about Universal Design for Learning, and see some simple, inexpensive tools that can help create a more universally designed setting for 0-5-yr-old

Five Protective Factors to Strengthen Families: Part 1

This is part 1 of a webinar presented by Mary Ellen Peterson in October 2020, about the 5 Protective Factors to Strengthen Families, for Parents Helping Parents...

Five Protective Factors to Strengthen Families: Part 2

This is part 2 of a webinar presented by Mary Ellen Peterson in October 2020, about the 5 Protective Factors to Strengthen Families,  offered for FIRST 5 partn...

Positive Behavior Supports (For Professionals) – Pt1

In this training we discuss how to build strong relationships with children through intentional positive descriptive acknowledgements, clear expectations, and v...

All About Individual Family Service Plans: What is an IFSP?

Learn about the Early Start services and the process that takes place for a family to enroll and get ready for the first IFSP meeting.

The IFSP Meeting: What can I expect? How can I best participate?

In this video, we explaining what an IFSP meeting is, who might be there, and most importantly, what you, as a parent, can ask and do at that meeting.

How do I get Help at Home?: Get an Early Start

Early Start services can, and do, happen in your home- and can be done remotely! Find out how to sign up for services in this short video.

Healthy Eating with Picky Eaters – Part 1

Part One explains the 5 Keys to Raising Healthy Eaters, and the division of responsibilities for the parents and the child.

Healthy Eating with Picky Eaters – Part 2

Part 2 expands on specific issues, such as sensory issues, and raising children with special needs to be competent eaters.

Tips for Virtual Sessions at Home: Get an Early Start

It can be a little scary when you have a little one at home that needs therapy or evaluations done, and they are being offered over the computer or your phone. ...

The Story of Max: Early Start in California

By California Department of Developmental Services
This short animated video, produced by California Early Start/DDS, shows a family going through the process of applying for and receiving Early Start services.

Transition at age 3: From Early Start to Preschool in Santa Clara County

Learn both required elements for transition and recommended practices to support families and their children as they successfully navigate the transition from E...

Transitioning out of Early Start : From the IFSP to IEP/IPP

Learn about the process of “transition” from an IFSP to an IPP, and from an IFSP to an IEP. Find out what you can expect as you plan for services.

Bridging the Communication Gap: AAC for “Late Talkers”

Short video about Augmentative or Alternative Communication tools (AAC) for young children 0-5. It explains how these simple, easy to use tools can help bridge ...

All About Child Disability Diagnosis

By Raising Children Network
In this short video, child disability experts talk about what to do if you’re concerned about your child’s development.

Introducing: Family Care Notebooks Video

This webinar introduces the Family Care Notebook, a digital system for managing the paperwork for caregivers of children and adults with disabilities.

Early Learning Tool Kit: Tools for Fine Motor

This video provides information about the tools that may help the children in your preschool class who have fine motor concerns, that are included in the Early ...

Early Learning Tool Kit: Tools for Physical Access

This video provides information about the tools that may help the children in your preschool class who have physical access needs, that are included in the Earl...

Early Learning Tool Kit: Communication Tools

This video provides information about the tools that may help the children in your preschool class who have communication concerns, that are included in the Ear...

The Power of Relationships in Early Childhood Development

By First 5 California - Santa Clara County
RELATIONSHIPS MATTER: In this First 5 series, Kadija speaks to parents and providers an understanding of how relationships with young children develop, and why ...

Helpful iPad Settings for Young Children

This short video shows some very helpful built-in iPad settings and features in iOS 13 that parents of all young children should be aware of.

What is AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)?

This short video explains for families what AAC is, and how to find out more information about it.

Choosing the Right AAC

By Louisiana Assistive Technology Initiative
This 26 minute video provides information on how to choose the right AAC device for a child's needs.

Google Accessibility Tools for all Learners

Learn about Google's built-in Accessibility Tools for students who learn and think differently.

Early Start Referrals and Assessments in the Time of COVID

Representatives from SARC and the Santa Clara County Office of Education provide information on Early Start referrals, assessments, and services in Santa Clara ...

Play Tips for Children who are Late Talkers

Is your child not using words to communicate and starting to use an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system? Learn tips to help them in playgrou...

Take A Minute: Relationships Matter!

By WestEd CPEI
This video gives parents of infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities information on social and emotional development, as well as tips on how they ca...

Early Learning Tool Kit: Sensory Tools

This video provides information about the tools that may help a child in your preschool class with sensory concerns that are included in PHP's Early Learning To...

Early Learning Tool Kit: Visual Tools and Binder Materials

This video provides information about the tools that may help the children in your preschool class who are visual learners, as well as the materials that are in...

Early Signs of Autism Video

By Center for Autism and Related Disorders at Kennedy Krieger Institute
To improve recognition of the early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Dr. Rebecca Landa of Kennedy Krieger Institute has developed this 9-minute video tu...

Tips from an SLP (Speech Therapist) – How STRAWS help toddlers TALK

By Learn with Adrienne
Worried that your child is falling behind on speech milestones? This video may help you add some fun to learning...

FIRST 5 Perinatal Substance Exposure

By First 5 California - Santa Clara County
This video explores the impact and prevalence of prenatal substance exposure, including brain development, behavior and developmental outcomes, and misdiagnosis...

Positive Behavior Supports (For Professionals) – Pt2

In this training, we discuss how to build strong relationships with children through intentional positive descriptive acknowledgements, clear expectations, and ...

Social Inclusion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

By RTC Media
In this video, you will learn more about social inclusion of people with disabilities in the communities.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Assessment and Funding Process

This video explains briefly what an AAC assessment, and what elements it should contain, so that families can know if they have a quality assessment for their l...

Augmentative Alternative Communication Bill of Rights

By Communication Technology Education Center
In this 4 minute video, one can learn the Bill of Rights for AAC. This video was created by the Communication Technology Education Center (CTEC). CTEC strives t...

Multi-Message Communication Switches

This video is about Multi-Message Communication Switches, and different ways they can be used.

From Cries to Conversation

By ZerotoThree
This 5 minute video reviews typical development of language skills from 0-3 years.

Teach Me To Talk: YouTube channel

By teachmetotalk.com
Welcome to teachmetotalk.com's youtube channel. Here you'll find our FREE Therapy Tip of the Week video series with ideas for parents and professionals who work...

A Good Fit (Learning to Solve Problems)

By ZEROTOTHREE
Watch how infants and toddlers learn through trying out their ideas, using their thinking and physical abilities to solve difficult problems.

All About Switches

A brief introduction to switches.

Introduction to Assistive Technology for Young Learners (ages 0-5)

By Pacer Center
Introduction to technology for early childhood professionals and how it can be used to help with young children with disabilities.