CIS Booklet

This booklet explains the Children's Integrated Services Program, which is Vermont's resource for pregnant or postpartum women and families with children from birth to age six.

Path to Parenthood

The Path to Parenthood can help you at each stage of your pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.

Growing Up Healthy

The Growing Up Healthy Workbook has information about your child's growth from birth to five years of age including information about developmental milestones; caring for your sick child; keeping your child safe; healthy eating; and healthy environments.

Growing Up Healthy Newsletters

• Prenatal
• Birth to 4 Months Old
• 4 Months to 8 Months
• 8 Months to 12 Months
• 12 Months to 18 Months
• 18 Months to 2 Years
• 2 Years Old
• 3 Years Old
• 4 Years Old
• 5 Years Old

Resources for Child Early Intervention (special needs) Transitions:

Child and Family Transition Plan
All About Me Form
All About Me Form Sample

Chart of differences between Part C/FITP and Essential Early Education

Research on Strategies to Support Transition for Children with Special Needs

The National Early Childhood Transition Center (NECTC)
The primary objective of NECTC is to investigate and validate practices and strategies that enhance the early childhood transition process and support positive school outcomes for children with disabilities. This objective will be met through four inter-related research activities.

Additional Resources

Supporting Children with Disabilities and Their Families: An Interagency Agreement Between Early Care, Health and Education Programs and Agencies in Vermont (5th edition, 2010)

This agreement identifies roles and responsibilities for coordination and collaboration among Vermont's early care, health and education programs and agencies to ensure high-quality learning development and learning options for young children with disabilities. The Vermont Head Start State Collaboration Office (VHSSCO) updates this agreement on behalf of the Head Start/Early Head Start programs to ensure their compliance with federal Head Start Performance Standards.