PDG Newsletter February 1, 2023 Opportunity for Input – For Families and Professionals Working with Children with Special Needs The Department of Health Services (DHS) wants to hear from both families and professionals! The No Wrong Door – Supporting Kids Together (NWD-SKT) project is a cross-agency team led by DHS that includes staff from the Preschool Development Grant at DCF. Currently, the team is conducting Parent/Caregiver and Professional Surveys. The surveys have questions related to professionals working with children, or parents of a child, with a delay, disability, or other special health care need. Please distribute the following surveys to your networks, or feel free to take the survey yourself if you are a parent/caregiver or professional working with children with special needs. The surveys will help inform the project’s branding and marketing efforts. Links are below. Survey for Parents/Caregivers of a Child with a Delay, Disability, or Special Health Care Need (alchemer.com) Survey is in English, Spanish, and Hmong Survey for Professionals Working with Families of Children with Special Needs (alchemer.com) These surveys will help inform efforts to increase awareness and access to programs and services and create more ways for families to find the information and resources they need to help their child. The surveys are voluntary and will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. The deadline to complete the surveys is February 6, 2023. Promoting Early Childhood (PEC) 2023 Conference Registration Now Open Registration is now open for the virtual PEC 2023 Conference March 8-9, 2023. This year’s theme is: Cultivate Thriving Communities. The keynote presenters will be Juliana Urtubey and Judy Jablon. Registration will remain open until March 3, 2023. Register now! Visit the PEC 2023 webpage for updates and information, including the Draft Conference Schedule.
