Central Florida Early Steps

11/03/2025

Congratulations to Jill Mall, Central Florida Early Steps Provider of the Month. Jill is a provider at Kids Connection Therapy. Jill brings a wealth of wisdom and compassion to all the families she works with. We are so grateful to have her working with families!

10/31/2025

Central Florida Early Steps is having fun at the Sunshine Health Fall Festival!

10/29/2025

Procedural safeguards are rights and processes that protect families in Early Steps. This video explains more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACiKB7On-fI
Learn more about your rights at: https://floridaearlysteps.com/your-rights/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNvaGhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSck5TTDlwWktKZEVHZjQ2AR5-HKrrQJ7zYicpjk0fNrZrbMHtixW_eKbWzsiqvuztp9ETSxmNbWov9PpeFw_aem_QzIIrjecmg715lmVFGjZBg

Las garantías procesales son derechos y procesos que protegen a las familias en Early Steps. Este video explica más: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCZHlkRzSko
Obtenga más información sobre sus derechos en: https://floridaearlysteps.com/es/planes-de-servicio-familiar-individualizado/sus-derechos/

Sus Derechos El programa Early Steps se toma en serio sus inquietudes y reconoce su derecho de tomar decisiones sobre su hijo Si usted y el equipo de Early Steps no se ponen de acuerdo sobre los planes o servicios para su hijo, o si cree que se han violado sus derechos, existen procedimientos para r...

10/29/2025

Terrific opportunity for families who have a child under the age of 6 who is deaf or hard of hearing to connect with each other.

✨Join Florida's Parent Empowerment Program on Sunday, November 9th from 7:30–9 PM (EST) for a relaxed evening of connection on Zoom with other parents, Parent Leaders, and SnapShots mentors.

💛Families new to the Parent Empowerment Program are invited to join at 7 PM for a warm orientation.
🎁 RSVP before November 1st to receive a FREE Fostering Joy Journal in the mail!

👉 Register here: https://fsdbk12.zoom.us/meeting/register/sAWI-aJBTkGyoD8xpGau1Q?os=iphone #/registration

10/28/2025

Congratulations to the incredible Helem Martin, the Central Florida Early Steps Employee of the Month!! Helem is a wonderful resource and support for families and our staff. We are proud to have her on our team!

10/28/2025

Webinar for all Early Steps Families in Orange County
"Transition from Early Steps to the Public Schools"
(It will not be recorded)
Presented by Educators from the Orange County Public Schools Preschool Diagnostic Intervention Team
Tuesday, October 28th
12noon-1PM
RSVP Here: https://forms.office.com/r/KW6xVHvKGC

The Information Will Help You Understand ...
Meetings and evaluations in the months leading up to your child's 3rd birthday
Eligibility for OCPS preschools and services
Transportation information
How a child is assigned to an OCPS preschool
Length and structure of the preschool day
Benefits of OCPS preschools
There will be a time for questions at the end of the webinar, if time permits.

10/27/2025

Great, free event for young children living with complex communication and motor needs. An Adaptive Storytime will be held at the UCF Innovation Center: 3280 Progress Dr. Suite 700, Orlando, on Wed, October 29th at 10:30am. Families are encouraged to wear festive attire or a costume. Register here: https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da6LMpdGrhDKoPs

10/25/2025

Great presentation to help anyone who has a child with unique needs plan for the future!

Join us for Low Down on Law on Saturday, November 8th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm to learn about essential topics for planning the future of your loved one!

Topics to include: guardianship and the alternatives, basics of Social Security, updates on ABLE accounts, and updates on APD. The cost to attend is $10 per attendee. Presented in partnership with Davey Law Group, P.A.

Register to reserve your seat today!

https://dsacf.typeform.com/to/R9Y4687I

10/25/2025

Understand the assessment tools to diagnose ASD with Anna Gregory, Codye Manning and Yazmin Castellano at the 33rd annual CARD Conference!

For more info and registration, go to www.cardconference.info

10/24/2025

10/22/2025

Webinar for All Orange County Early Steps Families presented by Orange County Public Schools on Transition at age 3!

10/20/2025

This week is Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week!

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a neurological motor speech disorder that makes it hard for children to speak. Children with the diagnosis of apraxia of speech generally have a good understanding of language and know what they want to say. However, they have difficulty learning or carrying out the complex movements that underlie speech. There are often co-occurring challenges that can last into adulthood in the areas of residual speech errors, language, reading/literacy, academics, and social skills. There is no cure, but with intensive and appropriate speech therapy, most children learn to produce intelligible speech and can overcome many of their challenges.

Learn more about by visiting: https://www.apraxia-kids.org/new-to-apraxia/