Babies and toddlers learn and grow in different ways. Some need a little extra help.
This is where Early Intervention comes in. Working with our community partners, we provide many different services to support kids from birth to age three — at no cost to parents. We help children develop:
Physical skills like crawling, walking, reaching and drawing.
Thinking skills like learning and solving problems.
Communication skills like talking, listening and understanding.
Doing things on their own, like eating or getting dressed.
Social and emotional skills, like making friends and playing with others.
If you think your child needs additional support in any of these childhood development areas, Early Intervention might be right for your family.
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5.
Positive social and emotional growth in the early years can lead to a lifetime of learning and mental health. This growth starts with relationships and caring settings.
Research indicates that children who are mentally healthy tend to be happier, show greater motivation to learn, have a more positive attitude toward school, more eagerly participate in class activities, and demonstrate higher academic performance than less mentally healthy peers.
From interactive trainings to engaging events and resources, Start Early helps leaders and staff build powerful practices that transform teaching and learning.
Early care and learning providers face many challenges in dedicating themselves to the children and families they serve. It’s important for you to have a trusted resource like Help Me Grow so you can focus on helping children thrive.
The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) works to improve state and local capacity to implement, scale-up, and sustain effective practices and policies to equitably support the social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of young children with, and at risk for, developmental delays or disabilities.
You might have questions like, What goes on in a preschool program? or Should my child be able to read and write at this age? This page will give you some of the answers.
