Where Are Early Intervention Services Provided?
Early intervention services are provided in a child’s natural environment. This means that the early intervention professionals can provide services to your child in your home, the childcare setting, even the neighborhood park and playground. Early intervention can go wherever your child spends time.
Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 says that to the maximum extent appropriate, early intervention services must be provided in natural environments, including home and community settings in which children without disabilities participate. Services can only be provided in a setting other than a natural environment when early intervention cannot be achieved satisfactorily in a natural environment. [Sec. 632 (4) (G) and Sect. 635 (a) (16) (B)]. Current Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) language encourages state Part C Programs to examine not only where services are provided but how services are provided, the research and evidence that supports the services, and the effectiveness of the services. Part C programs are being encouraged to provide supports that focus on helping families and care providers promote children’s development and participation within their families and communities, through the numerous learning opportunities
Related Questions
- My child is a toddler and will be making the transition from Early Intervention (EI) services to services provided by my school district. How can I find out more information on this transition?
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