The Early Start videos in this collection may be used to promote Early Start through public service channels or to educate parents and other community members about Early Start services.
Language Acquisition
The Language Acquisition video provides a brief overview of how language develops in young children and offers strategies for creating a “language-rich environment” to support language development during everyday routines. The video is available in English with ASL inset and Spanish with LSM inset. Transcripts are available in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Services for DHH Children video describes early intervention services available to Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, birth to age three, and their families through Early Start. This video is available in English with ASL inset and Spanish with LSM inset. Transcripts are available in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Story of Max and Max Turns Three
The Story of Max is a guide to the California Early Start system through the lens of a family. It follows the family from referral to IFSP and the start of services. Max’s story is available in English and Spanish.
Max Turns Three is a guide to transition from California Early Start to preschool-age services through the lens of a family. Max Turns Three is available in English and Spanish.
Family Stories
The Family Stories videos provide personal stories from families whose children have received Early Start services. Season One offers stories from four families: Samantha, Quimby, Oliver, and Hadley; Kaitlynn Troung, Leo, and Family; Amanda Smith, Haven, and Family; and Diamond, Greg, Justus, Jordan, Journey, and Jadyn Alexander