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Direct linkMiriam Kuhn; Johanna Higgins – Journal of Early Intervention, 2025
Service coordinators (SCs) in Part C early intervention (EI) programs fulfill critical supportive roles assisting families in accessing and successfully navigating services needed for their infants/toddlers identified with delays or disabilities. However, evidence of effective training for SCs is limited. One state scaled up training in the…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Early Intervention, Coordinators, Infants
Catherine A. Bent; Alexandra Aulich; Christos Constantine; Esther Fidock; Patrick Dwyer; Cherie Green; Jodie Smith; Ava N. Gurba; Lucas T. Harrington; Katherine E. Gore; Aspasia Stacey Rabba; Lauren N. Ayton; Kathryn Fordyce; Jonathan Green; Rachel Jellett; Lyndel J. Kennedy; Katherine E. MacDuffie; Shoba S. Meera; Linda R. Watson; Andrew J. O. Whitehouse; Kristelle Hudry – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
Emerging evidence suggests parenting supports implemented in the first 2 years of life may influence developmental outcomes for infants more likely to be Autistic. Yet questions remain about acceptability of these supports to the Autistic and autism communities. Through mixed-methods participatory research -- co-designed and produced by Autistic…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Community Attitudes, Infants, Community Surveys
Tiffany Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Outdoor play is a crucial in supporting child development, resiliency, social skills, creative thinking, adaptability, family growth, and family engagement. Unfortunately, children are spending less time outside because of technology, parent fears, and other factors. Parents who have a child with a disability have even more challenges when it…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Infants, Toddlers, Developmental Delays
Danika L. Pfeiffer; Christine Reiner Hess; Rebecca J. Landa – Infants and Young Children, 2024
Infancy, a formative period for development, has been identified as an advantageous time to provide family-centered support for children with delays. Families should be included as stakeholders during development of such interventions to ensure social value. We describe a preliminary randomized controlled trial evaluating Infant Achievements (IA),…
Descriptors: Infants, Infant Care, Family Role, Child Development
Willis, David W.; Paradis, Nichole; Johnson, Kay – ZERO TO THREE, 2022
Early relational health (ERH) is not a new field, but an enhanced focus on knowledge from infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH), neurodevelopment, and related fields. ERH brings attention to the centrality of safe, stable, and nurturing relationships and resilient communities as drivers for current and future health and well-being of…
Descriptors: Child Health, Infants, Toddlers, Young Children
Download full textOffice of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2024
This National Early Head Start Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women served by Early Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include: (1) Funded Enrollment;…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services, Early Intervention
Araujo, Luize Bueno de; Mélo, Tainá Ribas; Israel, Vera Lúcia – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
The objective of this study was to verify the effects on 4- to 18-month-old babies' NPMD after the family-centered Kids Intervention Therapy -- Aquatic Environment (KITE) programme. This quasi-experimental study involved 61 families. The NPMD was assessed with Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), Denver II Developmental Screening Test, context…
Descriptors: Infants, Program Effectiveness, Motor Development, Child Development
McCarthy, Melissa; Leigh, Greg; Arthur-Kelly, Michael – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2021
For infants and young children who are identified as deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), best practice principles indicate the provision of family-centered early intervention (FCEI). However, factors such as geographical inaccessibility and workforce shortages can limit families' access to FCEI in their local area. One strategy for overcoming these…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Infants, Toddlers
Brito, Natalie H.; Werchan, Denise; Brandes-Aitken, Annie; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Greaves, Ashley; Zhang, Maggie – Child Development, 2022
The first months of life are critical for establishing neural connections relevant for social and cognitive development. Yet, the United States lacks a national policy of paid family leave during this important period of brain development. This study examined associations between paid leave and infant electroencephalography (EEG) at 3 months in a…
Descriptors: Infants, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Leaves of Absence, Mothers
Coleman, Heather; Hume, Kara; Fanning, Leslie; Scott, Samantha – Journal of Early Intervention, 2022
Many autism-focused early intervention (EI) models have not yet been adopted by community-based providers in rural settings due to fit and feasibility when working within the Part C model. Family Implemented TEACCH for Toddlers (FITT, based on the University of North Carolina TEACCH Autism Program) is a research-based, Part-C compatible, EI model…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Infants, Toddlers
Buchholz, Melissa; Serrano, Verenea; Hills, Sara; Wolcott, Catherine – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
Consultation in infant mental health is a relationship-based approach to building reflective capacity in professionals who work with young children. Consultants support various professionals such as child care and medical providers with meeting the social, emotional, and developmental needs of infants and children. This article describes a…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Health, Mental Health, Consultants
Ferguson, Daniel; Smith, Sheila; Granja, Maribel; Lasala, Olivia; Cooper, Hope – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2022
Based on case studies in three states (CO, RI, and TX), this brief examines promising strategies to address the developmental and mental health needs of infants and toddlers involved in Child Welfare (CW). Due to family adversities, trauma, maltreatment, and separation from primary caregivers, these infants and toddlers are at substantial risk of…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Welfare, Mental Health
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2023
This National Early Head Start Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women served by Early Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include: (1) Funded Enrollment;…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Pregnancy, Enrollment
Abigail Delehanty; Lori Marra; Michelle Catao; Kelsey O'Connor; Marisa Ricciardi – Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2024
The purpose of this pilot study was to develop and evaluate the feasibility of an experiential teaching and learning initiative that trained undergraduate students studying speech-language pathology to serve as family navigators promoting social communication and language development in infants and toddlers from lower-income backgrounds. Three…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Low Income Groups, Undergraduate Students
Harman, Jennifer L.; Willard, Victoria W.; Jurbergs, Niki – ZERO TO THREE, 2020
Infants and toddlers account for a disproportionate percentage of children diagnosed with cancer. These young children and their families benefit when infant and early childhood mental health is recognized as vital and integrated with medical treatment. Such interventions are beneficial for supporting families in coping when cancer is the only…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Young Children, Cancer
