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Center for Prevention & Early Intervention (CPEI)
Training, technical assistance, and resource development for young children and youth with disabilities and other special needs and their families.

The Center for Prevention & Early Intervention (CPEI) works to strengthen service and support systems for young children and youth with or at risk for disabilities and other special needs and their families. In response to national, state, and local priorities and needs, CPEI staff partner with health, education, human service, mental health, and family support agencies and organizations to provide comprehensive, individualized, and coordinated services to young children and youth and their families. CPEI staff specifically offer foundational and advanced training at both the preservice and inservice levels, technical assistance to parents and professionals, resource development and dissemination, facilitation services, and interagency support.

CPEI has collaborated with many state agencies, including the California Departments of Education, Developmental Services, Health Services, Social Services, and Mental Health, and First 5 California Children and Families Commission. CPEI’s portfolio also includes strong relationships with county-level and community-based agencies and organizations, and colleges, universities, and the Community College Chancellor’s Office for preservice trainings for professionals and paraprofessionals as well as distance learning opportunities.




Director: Virginia Reynolds
Contact: Debi Cherko
Tel: 916.492.4011
Email: dcherko@wested.org
Link to our Web site: http://www.WestEd.org/cpei
Topics we address:
Assessment

  • Community Development
  • Early Childhood & Early Intervention
  • Family Involvement & Strengthening
  • Language & Culture
  • Leadership Development
  • Partnerships
  • Policy Studies & Analysis
  • Special Needs & Full Inclusion
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Technology

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    The following resources are available directly from the Center for Prevention and Early Intervention:
    A Compilation of Early Start Statutes and Regulations Governing Early Start (2004)
    A Family Introduction to California Early Start for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families (English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Native American)
    Starting Out Together: An Early Intervention Guide for Families (English, Spanish, and Vietnamese)
    Parents’ Rights: An Early Start Guide for Families (English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese)
    California Early Start Central Directory of Early Intervention Resources, 2003
    Family Resource Centers and Networks
    (English, Spanish, and Vietnamese)
    California’s Early Start Program: The Role of the Health Care Provider
    Family Support Guidelines

    Early Start poster
    Early Start Annual Report, 2000-01
    Early Start Library Catalog, 2003
    Equals in Decision Making: Families and Professionals Plan Together in Facilitating IFSP Meetings
    (video)
    Team Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education
    Joining Forces: Early Childhood Team Assessment
    How Young Children Learn
    (video)
    Project Relationship: Creating and Sustaining a Nurturing Community (video plus training manual)
    The Paraprofessional’s Role in Inclusive Classrooms (video plus support manual)
    Inclusive Education Starter Kit
    Whole School Collaboration to Support All Students
    (video)
    Relationship-Based Approaches for Babies with Special Needs and Their Families (English and Spanish)