A Family's Journey from Early Start to School
A Family’s Journey from Early Start to School is a six part video series created by CalECSE and the California Department of Education, and produced by VMA Communications, to help families prepare for the transition from Early Start services to preschool special education.
Each video in the series introduces us to the story of a family who uses a different native language to tell their story of moving from early intervention into the school system. The series emphasizes partnership—showing how educators, service providers, and families work together to support a child’s growth.
Accessible, heart-felt, and family-centered, A Family’s Journey from Early Start to School serves as a valuable way to begin conversations with families who are navigating this important shift, as well as providing insight for educators and professionals who support early childhood transitions.
This video focuses on four-year-old Myles, his family, and his school-based service providers who describe their experience moving from home-based services to programs and services at California Elementary in La Puente, California. (Video is in English with English subtitles)
In this video, meet nine-year-old Juan, his family, who are originally from Mexico, and his school-based service providers as they describe their experience moving from home-based services to programs and services at Shirpser Elementary in El Monte, California. (Video is in English and Spanish with English subtitles.)
Este vídeo se centra en Juan, de nueve años, su familia, originaria de México, y los proveedores de servicios escolares que describen su experiencia al pasar de los servicios a domicilio a los programas y servicios de la escuela primaria Shirpser en El Monte, California. (El vídeo está en inglés y español con subtítulos en español.)
This video focuses on five-year-old Isaac, his family, who are originally from China, and his school-based service providers who describe their experience moving from home-based services to programs and services at Francis Scott Key Elementary in San Francisco, California. (Video is in English and Mandarin with English subtitles.)
当残疾儿童将满三岁生日时，他们的家庭会面临看似重大（有时甚至令人不知所措）的变化，也就是从早期干预 (Early Start) 服务，过渡到以学校为主的服务。在这一系列视频中，我们将认识来自不同文化背景和语言群体的六个家庭，他们分享自己的经历和见解，帮助其他家庭为孩子入学做好准备，并在新的阶段茁壮成长。 本视频主要讲述五岁的艾萨克、他的家庭（他们来自中国），以及他的学校服务提供者。他们分享从以家庭为主的服务，过渡到由加州旧金山的弗朗西斯·斯科特·基小学 (Francis Scott Key Elementary) 提供的课程和服务的经历。（视频中使用英语和普通话，配中文字幕。另可提供带英文字幕的版
This video focuses on four-year-old Taylor, her family, who are originally from Vietnam, and her school-based service providers who describe their experience moving from home-based services to programs and services at Chandler Tripp Elementary in San Jose, California. (Video is in English and Vietnamese with English subtitles.)
Video này xoay quanh bé Taytor bốn tuổi cùng gia đình gốc Việt của em và nhà cung cấp dịch vụ học đường của em, những người chia sẻ về hành trình chuyển tiếp từ các dịch vụ hỗ trợ tại gia sang các chương trình và dịch vụ tại trường Tiểu Học Chandler Tripp Elementary tại San Jose, California. (Video này có sẵn bằng tiếng Anh và tiếng Việt, kèm phụ đề tiếng Việt. Ngoài ra, còn có phiên bản phụ đề tiếng Anh
This video focuses on nine-year-old Rafael, his family, who are originally from Korea, and his school-based service providers who describe their experience moving from home-based services to programs and services at Fammatre Elementary in San Jose, California. (Video is in English and Korean with English subtitles.)
이 영상은 올해 아홉 살인 라파엘과 그의 가족, 그리고 캘리포니아 새너제이에 있는 팜마트 초등학교의 학교 기반 서비스 제공자들의 이야기를 담고 있습니다. 라파엘 가족은 한국 출신으로, 가정 중심 지원에서 학교 프로그램과 서비스로 옮겨간 경험을 들려줍니다. 영어와 한국어로 제작된 영상입니다. 한국어 자막이 포함되어 있으며, 영어 자막 버전도 제공됩니다
This video focuses on four-year-old Ella, her family, and her school-based service providers who describe their experience moving from home-based services to programs and services at California School for the Deaf in Riverside, California. (Video is in English and ASL with English subtitles and voiceover.)
Regional Centers
Regional Centers are nonprofit private corporations that contract with the Department of Developmental Services to provide or coordinate services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. They have offices throughout California to provide a local resource to help find and access the many services available to individuals and their families.
Family Empowerment Centers
Family Empowerment Centers (FECs) provide training and information to families of children and young adults with disabilities, between the ages of 3 and 22 in California. These nonprofit organizations offer specialized training, peer-to-peer support, information, and referral services. They aim to assist parents to better understand their child’s educational and developmental needs, effectively communicate with service providers, serve as a resource for the IEP process, participate in school reform and improvement activities, promote alternative dispute resolution, and support positive relationships between parents and professionals.
