Speech-Language Pathology Services
This service addresses swallowing or communication difficulties. Therapists work on verbal and non-verbal communication skills, swallowing ability, and understanding language.
Physical Therapy
This service addresses movement dysfunction. Therapists work on improving the child’s physical ability to sit, crawl, walk, and run.
Service Coordination
This service locates, coordinates, and monitors the Early Intervention services a child receives in their natural environments.
Occupational Therapy
This service addresses the functional need of children related to adaptive equipment or behaviors. Therapists work on improving the child’s functional abilities to feed, dress, and play independently. Occupational therapists
help children process and respond to sensory information from their environment like sounds, touch, and smells.
Special Instruction
This service provides the family with information, skill-building activities, and supports to address a variety of developmental needs, including learning, problem- solving, and social interaction.
Special Instruction -
Hearing and Vision
This service provides the family with specialized information, skill-building activities, and supports to address hearing or
vision conditions for the child.
Special Instruction -
Nutrition
This service provides the family with specialized information, skill-building activities, and supports from a Registered
Dietician to address feeding and nutritional needs for the child.
What will the services cost?
Early Intervention Services are provided at no cost to families. Funding is available through Medical Assistance, the Infant and Toddler Family Waiver, and Early Intervention state funds. The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) administers Pennsylvania's Early Intervention program for eligible infants, toddlers, and preschoolers through a unique collaboration between the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education (PDE) and Dept. of Human Services (DHS).
Early Intervention Services
What type of Early Intervention Services are available?
Once a child is determined eligible for Early Intervention services, the Service Coordinator will assist the family in obtaining services based upon the individual needs of each child and family. The types of services may include...