Early Intervention
What is Early Intervention?
"Early intervention (EI) is the process of providing services and supports to infants, toddlers, and their families when a child has, or is at risk for, a developmental delay, disability, or health condition that may affect typical development and learning. The goal of EI is to lessen the effects of a disability or delay by addressing identified needs of young children" (ASHA, 1997-2023)
At Not Too Little Speech Therapy, we specialize in providing play, speech and feeding early intervention therapy to very small children between birth and 3 years old.
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"The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children (The U.S. Department of Education, 2023)."
"The Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, also called Part C of IDEA, is a federal grant program that helps individual states operate comprehensive systems of interdisciplinary EI services for children ages birth to 3 with disabilities and their families/primary caregivers (ASHA, 1997-2023)."
Through Part C, states are able to provide evaluation and remediation services for children free of charge! If you are unable to secure an evaluation and therapy services through health insurance, please click the link below for information to help you connect with a Nevada EI community provider.
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Who are Early Intervention Specialists?
Early Intervention (EI) specialists are those whom provide therapy services to children from birth to three years old. They include child development specialist, speech therapists, feeding therapists, nutritionist, audiologists, behavioral interventionists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, those who specialize in visual impairments, or provide social and family services.