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Early Intervention programs (0-3) are coordinated through The Ohio
Department of Health, in accordance with
P.L. 108-446, Part C, Programs for Infants and Toddlers with
Disabilities
Birth to Three--Includes
the three programs: Welcome Home, Ohio Early Start, and
Early Intervention
These programs are now consolidated into
Ohio Help Me Grow which contains resources for
children and families "at risk" for developmental delays and for Children
with Delays or Disabilities
The following programs are also administered through Ohio
Help Me Grow:
The Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
Assistance for children with special health care needs and their families.
The Bureau of Child and Family Health Services
Diagnostic services for children in the following specialties: neurology,
orthopedics, plastics, vision and hearing.
The Family
Information Network (FIN)
Provides information and educational support for families of young children
and the professionals who serve them
Ohio Dept of Education
Early Learning Initiative Program
Early learning programs that are
offered in many of Ohio’s counties
Preschool Special Education
Programs and services for children
identified as having a deficit in one or more of these areas: communication,
vision, hearing, motor skills, social emotional/behavioral functioning,
self-help skills and/or cognitive skills
Early Childhood Education
Public school preschool programs
for 3 and 4-year-old children of income-eligible families
Office
for Exceptional Children
Coordinates and administers programs to improve outcomes for students with
disabilities |