Concerns about Child Development?
If you are concerned that your child is not talking, walking, moving, seeing, or learning like other children you may want to look into early intervention.
Pennsylvania’s Early Intervention Program is an entitlement program, which was developed in order to provide services to children with developmental needs and their families. The County Mental Health/Mental Retardation programs are responsible for coordinating these services to children from birth through three years of age.
Early Intervention services are provided at no cost to the family. Services are based upon the strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources as they are identified by a family. Services are designed to meet the needs of children and respect the choices made by their families.
Early Intervention is much more than just services.
Early Intervention can also provide:
- information on how children develop;
- services to help your child move his or her body;
- ideas for how your family can help your child at home and the community; and
- ideas for how you can help your child grow and learn.
If you live in Cumberland or Perry County and your child is between birth and three and you are interested in learning more about Early Intervention, please contact:
Cumberland/ Perry Early Intervention Program
16 West High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
717-240-6325
West Shore residents 717-697-0371 ext. 6325
Shippensburg residents 717-532-7286 ext. 6325
Perry County residents 1-866-240-6320
http://www.ccpa.net/cumberland/cwp/view.asp?A=1146&Q=479671
If you live in Dauphin County and your child is between birth and three and you are interested in learning more about early intervention, please contact:
Dauphin County Early Intervention/ Case Management Unit
100 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-441-7034
http://www.cmu.cc/ei.htm
If you live in another county in Pennsylvania, you can locate your local MH/MR by visiting the following site:
Department of Public Welfare- Early Intervention
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/partnersproviders/childcareearlyed/003670909.htm
If you live in Dauphin, Cumberland or Perry County and your child is between the ages of three and five and you are interested in learning more about early intervention, please contact:
Capital Area Intermediate Unit
55 Miller Street
P.O. Box 489
Summerdale, PA 17093
717-732-8400
http://www.caiu.org
If you live in another County in PA you can locate your nearest Intermediate Unit by visiting the following site:
