Early Intervention Services

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Early Intervention Service Coordination of NYC
consult this website for information about general developmental milestones from birth to thirty months. If there is a question as to whether a child is developing normally and the child’s doctor agrees, call this agency to coordinate services the city can provide to help the child catch up. There is no cost to the family and no U.S. citizenship requirement.(888) 424-3472 - http://www.datalink-mhra.org/eisc/
Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start offer development programs for children from birth to 5 years old from low income families. The website gives information on how to apply to Head Start and has a locator to help find a program in your area. - www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb
New York City Department of Health Early Intervention
Information on who is eligible for early intervention and what services are offered. Go to website or call 311. - www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/earlyint/earlyservices.shtml
New York State Department of Health Early Intervention Services
part of the national Early Intervention Program for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. To be eligible for services, the child must be under 3 years old and have a confirmed disability or established developmental delay in one or more of the following areas: physical, cognitive, communication, social-emotional, adaptive. This site provides links to a brochure, parent’s guide, publications, an the program’s mission and goals. Go to section on “family and community health” on right, then click on early intervention under “infants and children.” (212) 219-5213 - http://www.health.state.ny.us/community/infants_children/early_intervention/index.htm