The Early Intervention Program provides services for eligible young children ages three through the age of five. It is available to any qualifying child residing in the district.
Early Intervention-
- Provides support and services to families with children birth to age five, who have developmental delays and disabilities
- Supports services and resources for children that enhance daily opportunities for learning provided in settings where a child would be if he/she did not have a developmental delay and disability.
- Provides families’ independence and competencies.
- Respects families’ strengths, values, and diversity.
Early Intervention supports and services are designed to meet the developmental needs of children with a disability as well as the needs of the family related to enhancing the child’s development in one or more of the following areas.
- Physical development, including vision and hearing
- Cognitive development
- Communication development
- Social or emotional development
- Adaptive development
Early Intervention provides services in the areas of
- Special Instruction
- Nursing
- Speech and Language
- Hearing
- Vision
- Psychological Evaluations
- Assistive Technology
Services are provided when the child meets the eligibility criteria of a 25% delay in one or more of the five developmental areas and demonstrates a need for specially designed instruction.