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Learn About Ages and Stages Developmental Screening (ASQ-3)
Thurs., Feb. 17, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE)
Thurs., Feb., 17, 2011
2 - 4:30 p.m.
Nonverbal Communication: Are You Sending Mixed Signals?
Thurs., Feb. 17, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Latino Voters: Early Learning is a Winning Issue
Fri., Feb. 18, 2011
Noon - 2 p.m.
ECERS-R (Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale - Revised) Part 2
Friday, Feb. 18, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Tuning in to Music: For the Child with Special Needs
Sat., Feb. 19, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Pre-Conference Institute: Measuring the Fidelity to Ayres Sensory Integration Intervention
Wed., Feb. 23 -
Thurs., Feb. 24, 2011
Active Listening: We Hear But Are We Really Listening?
Thurs., Feb. 24, 2011
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Sensory Integration and Praxis
Fri., Feb. 25 -
Sat., Feb. 26, 2011
Nominations are now open for LAUP's 4th Annual Preschool Teacher of the Year Awards!
Deadline:
Fri., Feb. 25, 2011
Children with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Assessment and Early interventions
Fri., Feb. 25, 2011
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Navigating Perinatal Care: When the Everyday Becomes Complex
Mon., March 7 -
Tues., March 8, 2011
ADHD & SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER IN CHILDREN 0-5
Mon., March 7, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Pediatric Nutrition 101: What You Didn't Learn in School but Need to Know for Therapy
Sat., March 12, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Assembly Committee Hears From First 5 Supporters
More than 30 supporters testified about the importance of First 5 funding to services that serve the state's youngest and most vulnerable citizens. More »
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Los Angeles Hospitals Rate Poorly on Breastfeeding Report
Los Angeles Hospitals that serve low income and minority women don't do enough to encourage new moms to exclusively breastfeed, according to a new report. More »
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Deadline Looming for Insurance Policies
New health insurance laws change how individual policies are purchased for children with pre-existing conditions, including an enrollment period that ends March 1. More »
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Helping Parents Helps Children
At the ABC Project's Strive to Thrive conference for infant and early childhood mental health professionals, keynote speaker Dr. Gregory Duncan discusses how poverty impacts a young child's entire life. More »
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Give Kids a Smile
First 5 LA grantee, The Children's Dental Health Center of Greater Los Angeles, participates in National Children's Oral Health Month with free event, but its care for kids' dental health lasts all year long. More »
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Family Literacy Initiative Making an Impact
Children and parents participating in First 5 LA's Family Literacy Initiative show marked improvements in literacy, according to a recent evaluation. More »
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First 5 LA by the Numbers
When talks turn to budgets, a lot of numbers get thrown around. Billions of dollars, millions of jobs, thousands upon thousands of vital services people rely on. It can be overwhelming and confusing. With Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget calling for $1 billion from First 5 commissions statewide next year, and an additional 50 percent of our revenue in coming years, it's important that everyone understands what that means to us and, more importantly, Los Angeles County's young children and their families. First 5 LA stands to lose more than $500 million, which would make it impossible for us to keep up these kinds of numbers: - Every year, First 5 LA provides direct services to about 160,000 children and pregnant women in the county.
- First 5 LA funds 10,700 preschool slots and provides additional school readiness and health and social services to 58,000 at-risk children and their parents and caregivers.
- Nearly 3,000 children from poor working families receive Healthy Kids insurance, partially funded by First 5 LA.
- In October, First 5 LA approved up to $15 million in transitional funding for CalWORKs Stage 3 child care after the program was cut by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
- First 5 LA funds 25 Family Literacy grantees that have served more than 1,400 children and 1,360 families.
- During the economic downturn, First 5 investments drew down about $50 million in federal funding to L.A. County through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act federal stimulus package, creating, among other things, more than 1,000 Head Start and Early Head Start slots. These investments are continuing.
- First 5 LA provided funding to more than 70 organizations and school districts in the County who serve children with special needs and their families. About 20,000 special needs children in L.A. County are currently receiving those services.
Evelyn V. Martinez Chief Executive Officer
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