Ohio’s Early Intervention Program
Young Children (0-3 years) sometimes need help early in life because of premature birth, health problems, or a delay in development. They may have trouble seeing, hearing, talking, thinking, playing, or moving.
Ohio’s Early Intervention Program is for Franklin Country’s newborns, infants, and toddlers, providing health and developmental services so that children start school healthy and ready to learn. This program helps families decide what would be most helpful to their child and gives them someone who will listen and care.
If you have concerns about your child’s development and would like to have an evaluation or you would like to make a referral, please contact us to schedule a free developmental evaluation:
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Early Intervention program, a child must be evaluated through the Early Intervention Program and found to have a delay in at least one of five areas of development (adaptive, social-emotional, cognitive, gross and fine motor, or receptive and expressive communication), or have a medical diagnosis that can lead to a delay in development.
Program Services
Once eligible, a child will be linked to a Service Coordinator that will map out the family’s goals through an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). The Service Coordinator will also help the family access a variety of services such as speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and an early intervention specialist. Because parents and caregivers play the primary role in providing learning opportunities for their children, therapy services are also developed to coach them to support their children’s developmental needs.
Learn more about this program and child development:
Funding Partners
