At Best Starts, we know providing high-quality, culturally appropriate developmental screening throughout early childhood can have a big impact on a young child’s success in school and life. Our Universal Developmental Screening (UDS) strategy provides information, training, tools, and connections among providers to support families in celebrating their children’s growth and learning and identifying potential developmental delays. Learn more about the UDS strategy by reading our one-pager. Through the Family and Community Developmental Screening request for proposals (RFP), organizations shared how they provide one or more of the following scopes of work:
- Family-Centered Developmental Programs which partners with families to increase interest and access to developmental screening and referrals for young children, destigmatize developmental differences, and support parents/caregivers to become the trusted messengers of these topics in their communities.
- Community-Designed UDS Learning Opportunities which partners with organizations and programs that have been delivering relational, culturally- and linguistically rooted, or responsive programming to young children and their families. Selected applicants will design and provide customized learning opportunities to the audiences of their choice on culturally situated topics related to early childhood development.
We’re excited to announce the 23 awardees for our Family and Community Developmental Screening RFP!
Afghan Health Initiative
Amara
Childhaven/Harborview Pediatrics Clinic
Children’s Therapy Center
Chinese Information and Service Center
Communities of Rooted Brilliance
East African Community Services
Encompass Northwest
Families of Color Seattle
First Five Years & Beyond
FW Black Collective
Indian American Community Services
Intercultural Children & Family Services
Iraqi Community Center of WA
Korean Community Service Center
Mary’s Place
Mother Africa
Hummingbird Doulas
No Limits Therapeutic Services
Open Doors for Multicultural Families
Perinatal Support WA
Vietnamese Family Autism Advisory Board (VFAAB)
Villa Comunitaria
A look at the work ahead
UDS partners will increase interest and access to developmental screening and referrals for young children and design customized early childhood development learning opportunities that are culturally rooted, family-centered, relationship-based, and strengths based and inclusive.
Read about the 23 awarded organizations and the work they’re doing in their own words: