DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

February 2021 Federal COVID Relief – What it Means for Children House & Senate to Take Action on “Once In A Lifetime” Legislation in Coming…

  Sea Change for Children     By Larry Marx, CEO, The Children’s Agenda Looking up from last year’s nadir of crises (the pandemic, economic…

During the week of February 22nd, the Kids Can’t Wait Campaign will be holding Virtual Advocacy Days. We invite you to raise your voice, from…

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Hundreds of New York toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities may lose access to in-home speech, behavioral, occupational and other therapies next week – because the coronavirus…

An unspecified number of New York 3-year-olds with developmental delays and disabilities may lose their state-provided services next week if the state does not extend…

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The Children’s Agenda is pleased to help lead Raising NY, a diverse statewide coalition of parent, early childhood, education, civil rights, business, and health organizations.…

Distancing measures in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have pushed early intervention services like Kaia’s physical therapy — required by both state and…

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Over 60% of New Yorkers live in a child care desert, meaning more than 50 children under age five with no child care providers or…

The Children’s Agenda is organizing an Early Childhood Advocacy Day trip to Albany for parents and providers to urge legislators for more support of affordable…

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There are key moments in a child’s development that act as the foundation for all future learning, behavior and health. Stress during this short window…

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More than three-quarters of the brain develops in early childhood, before kids even get to preschool or kindergarten. That means that giving children every opportunity…

The Greater Rochester Community of Churches Faith in Action Network is celebrating 100 years of bringing together Rochesterians from different faith traditions. 

The Greater Rochester Community of Churches is marking its 100th anniversary with an event that showcases faith and arts this weekend. The County Executive and County Legislator…

Election Day is just over three weeks away. Voters have a wide range of issues that they prioritize. Guest talk about children in need in…

A new statewide coalition that launched Thursday, Raising New York, seeks to tackle the social, emotional, economic and educational inequities among the state's youngest residents.

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After 2 years, how is the “First 1000 Days on Medicaid Initiative” shaping up?

Even as preschool special education providers began inking contracts with Monroe County this week, the county has continued to clarify what those contracts mean.

Advocates are demanding Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo to keep her promise to thousands of children in the county in need of Pre-school Special Education…

Advocates for children with disabilities packed the Monroe County Legislature tonight over the funding crisis in preschool special education. 

Families and advocates confronted leaders Tuesday night over preschool special education service rates in Monroe County.

We call on County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo to instruct the Monroe County Department of Health to publish a new Preschool Special Education rate structure that…

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Providers of preschool special education say Monroe County went back on its promise to raise the reimbursement rate for services across the board by 15…

When Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo announced she was proposing a 15% "across-the-board" increase in reimbursement rates for preschool special education, providers and advocates hailed…

The Children’s Agenda is seeking stories to help to address provider shortages within the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education systems across New York State.

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Parents and advocates for special education students in Monroe County celebrated Tuesday. That's because Monroe County lawmakers voted to increase reimbursement rates for preschool special…

Monroe County's Early Intervention services are in crisis, just as they are in counties across the state.

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The budget proposal approved Wednesday by the New York state Assembly includes a pay increase for therapists who work with the state’s youngest residents.

Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo on Tuesday proposed a 15 percent rate hike for preschool special education providers, a welcome boost that could have significant…

Legislation submitted by Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo would see a 15 percent increase - across the board - for County-set reimbursements for Preschool Special…

Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo proposed an increase in pay Tuesday for special education providers who haven’t seen one in almost a decade.

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