Early On Michigan offers early intervention services for infants and toddlers, birth to three years of age, with developmental delay(s) and/or disabilities, and their families.

Research has shown that by addressing delays early on - especially between birth and age 3 - we can more effectively impact a child's development, even into adulthood.

Overview of Early Intervention

The Center for Parent Information and Resources provides an overview of the "basics" of early intervention which discusses what early intervention is, who is elgible, developmental milestones/delay, evaluation/assessment, and IFSP writing/timelines.

Agreed Upon Mission and Key Principles for Providing Early Intervention Services In Natural Environments - Workgroup on Principles and Practices in Natural Environments, OSEP TA Community of Practice: Part C Settings. (March, 2008).

• The “mission statement” reflects the broad over-arching purpose of family- centered early intervention services provided under Part C of IDEA. Principles are the foundations necessary to support the system of family- centered services and supports. Both the mission and principles were developed by the workgroup and reflect consensus opinion.

Seven Key Principles: Looks Like/Doesn't Look Like - Workgroup on Principles and Practices in Natural Environments OSEP TA Community of Practice – Part C Settings. (March, 2008).

• This handout focuses on the 7 key principles and how they should/shouldn't "look like" in early intervention practice.

DEC Recommended Practices in Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education - The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (April, 2014).

• "The DEC Recommended Practces were developed to provide guidance to practicioners and families about the most effective ways to improve the learning outcomes and promote the development of young children, birth through five years of age, who have or are at-risk for developmental delays or disabilities."