10th Annual Policy Update

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
8:30am - 12:30pm | Virtual Event
 
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Federal and State Policies regarding Early Start, Early Education and Intervention, review of Governor’s Budget 2025, and more!
 
Topics to be addressed:

• Congress: Federal Update and What We Can Expect for Young Children and their Families
• CA Early Start - Part C - What's ahead for 2025?
• Implementation of CA Master Plan on Early Learning and Care
• CA Budget - Department of Developmental Services, California Department of Education, California Department of Social Services, and relevant legislation
• ECE California Legislative Landscape
• Update on the Rate Implementation for Early Intervention and the Quality Indicator Program

Presenters

Jim Knight
Jim Knight serves as the Deputy Director of the Administrative Services Division at the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS). Jim will be joining us to provide an update on the rate model.

Karina Hendren
Title: “CA Budget/ Department of Developmental Services and Other Issues”
Click here for more info on Karina

Sara Cortez
Sara Cortez is a Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst at the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) covering special education, preschool and nutrition issues. Click here for more info on Sara

Sharon Walsh
Sharon Walsh serves as the Government Relations Consultant for the Division of Early Childhood. Click here for more info on Sharon.

Daniel Hains
Daniel Hains holds the position of Managing Director of Policy and Professional Advancement at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Click here for more info on Daniel.

Maricris Acon
“Early Start Program Updates”
Maricris Acon serves as the Department of Developmental Services’s Deputy Director and IDEA Part C Coordinator. Click here for more info on Maricris.

Erin Paulsen Brady
Erin Paulsen Brady serves as the Assistant Deputy Director of the Children, Adolescence and Young Adult Division and CA Department of Developmental Services. Click here for more info on Erin.

Stephen Propheter
Stephen Propheter serves as the Director of the Early Education Division (EED) at the California Department of Education. Click here for more info on Stephen.

Dr. Rachel Heenan
Dr. Rachel Heenan serves as Director of the Special Education Division at the California Department of Education. Click here for more info on Rachel.

Additional speakers from the Department of Developmental Services,  Department of Education, Early Start and more will be added soon!
Non-Member: $80
IDA Agency/Individual Member: $55
IDA Parent/Student/New Clinician Member: $45
 
ADA Requests: As a part of the Infant Development Association’s ongoing commitment to inclusion, we offer accommodations when possible. Please email IDA at [email protected] 10 business days prior to the event to request accommodations (ASL interpretation, large print, etc.).
 
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