Units and/or hours earned and rates may vary by course; refer to the details below. Granting of CEUs requires payment of CEU fees and completion of evaluations or forms as determined by the specific granting agencies.
Continuing Education Units through CSUS
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are offered through California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) for $90 for 6 hours. Each Early Start Online course completed earns 6 CEU hours. To obtain CSUS CEUs, participants must:
- Complete an eligible Early Start Online course.
- Enroll in the corresponding CSUS CEU course, which is visible following completion.
- Pay the $90 CSUS registration fee.
Following enrollment and payment, Early Start Online will forward the request to CSUS. CSUS will send the verification of CE hours earned.
Note: CSUS CEUs are not available for conference-style events, including the Early Start Partners Symposium (ESPS).
Continuing Education Units through SLPAB
WestEd Comprehensive Early Intervention Technical Assistance Network (CEITAN) is approved by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board (SLPAB) as a continuing professional development provider (PDP #476). WestEd CEITAN may issue up to 10 contact hours per training day at $15 per hour.
- Each online course completed earns 6 contact hours from the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. The total fee is $90 per course. To obrain SLPA CEUs, participants must:
- Complete an eligible Early Start online course.
- Enroll in the corresponding SLPA CEU course, which is visible following completion.
- Pay the $90 application fee.
- Download the certificate verifying contact hours from the course.
- Each Early Start Partners Symposium (ESPS) training day earns 8 contact hours from the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. The total fee for ESPS 2026 is $120 (one 8-hour training day).
For more information about CEUs for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech-Language Pathologists, see this document.