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Early Intervention (EI)
What is Preschool Early Intervention?
Early Intervention provides services and supports for families with children ages 3-5 who have developmental delays. It is a collaborative process involving parents, caregivers, service providers, and others important to your child's development.
Our Goals
Address your concerns about your child's development
Enhance your family's ability to meet your child's developmental needs
Provide support in settings where children without disabilities typically spend time
How We Work
Our Early Intervention practitioners collaborate with families, caregivers, and educators:
Help children grow and learn
Prevent the need for more intensive interventions in the future
About BCIU Early Intervention
BCIU Early Intervention is a public special education service provided to children who have a disability or are experiencing a significant delay in development. The goal of the program is to provide individualized services to help every child meet their educational needs. The program provides classroom-based and itinerant educational services and related services (e.g., speech, occupational, and physical therapies) to students based on eligibility / need. The BCIU provides services to more than 2,500 students, ages 3-5, annually, in this program. If your child is eligible, they will receive appropriate educational services at no cost, funded by federal and state programs.
Refer a Child for Screening/Evaluation
Preschool Early Intervention is the Public School Special Education Parent / Caregiver Training Model for preschool-age students. Parents and guardians, agency personnel, preschools, child care providers, and medical practitioners may refer a child for screening and evaluation to determine if Preschool Special Education Services are needed to support learning. This free program is paid for by state and federal funds and is provided at no cost to families.
For information about the Early Intervention (EI) Program, go to Early Intervention Technical Assistance Portal. For the Notice of Procedural Safeguards concerning each child’s special education rights, click on the following links:
Screening Process
To begin the screening process, please provide the information listed below. This information will help us determine if your child needs to be evaluated and what type of evaluation is needed.
Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3)
ASQ-3 English
ASQ-3 Spanish
Ages and Stages Social Emotional Questionnaire (ASQ:SE-2)
ASQ:SE-2 English
ASQ:SE-2 SpanishA Copy of Your Child’s Birth Certificate
Complete Child’s Health Assessment:
Physical Exam Form
Letter to Physician
(Provide the “Letter to Physician” and “Physical Exam Form” to your child’s physician, and request the assessment be completed and returned to the Preschool EI Program as soon as possible).Any Information or Reports You Have that May Be Relevant to Your Child’s Educational Needs
The Preschool EI Program cannot determine whether an evaluation should be conducted until you submit items 1-4. Once we have received those documents, they will be reviewed and we will contact you to discuss the next steps.
Program FAQ's
The 5 Developmental Areas of Early Intervention
Learn more about the five developmental areas of Preschool Early Intervention in these short, one-minute videos: