OCDEL, Penn State Project ECHO to Host Series for Spanish-Speaking Families

The Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) and Penn State Project ECHO will release a new series this fall that features the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and focuses on the needs of Spanish-speaking families.

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The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO), which launches in the fall, will feature the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early program, which is aimed at serving Spanish speakers.

The CDC’s tools and resources allow families and early care providers to jointly engage in the early identification of developmental delays and disabilities among children from birth through age 5.

Participants in the series will learn how to help support families with developmental milestone monitoring. It will highlight the utilization and promotion of the CDC’s Milestones Tracker App, which is a free developmental tracker resource offered in English and Spanish.

The series is for early care providers only and registration is not limited to those who work only with Spanish-speaking families.

The series will run from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the following Wednesdays:

  • Sept. 25

  • Oct. 9

  • Oct. 23

  • Nov. 6

  • Nov. 20

  • Dec. 4

More details and registration information will be announced in the September Early Ed News. Any questions should be sent to Ilecia Voughs at ivoughs@pattan.net.

Families, News, ProvidersNathan DukePenn State Project ECHO, CDC, OCDEL, Office of Child Development and Early Learning