Early Intervention - Home-Based/Community Services

What are Early Intervention Services?
Early intervention services are educational and therapeutic services that are delivered to children under the age of three. The law mandates that these services be provided within a child’s natural environment. This environment is typically the child’s home or childcare setting. Therapists and teachers work closely with the child and his/her parents or caregivers. This allows parents/caregivers the opportunity to learn many of the instructional techniques that can help their child achieve his/her fullest potential.

What does Children’s TLC provide?
Children’s TLC provides early childhood special instruction, occupational, physical, and speech-language therapies in the natural environment.

What is considered a "natural environment"?
The natural environment may include the home, a child care facility, Mother's Day Out programs and/or other community locations where children with or without disabilities might be found.
How often would the staff at Children's TLC go into the natural environment?
Each child and family has a Plan of care, Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) which states the amount of time and the type of service required. Children's TLC follows the plans and provides those services noted in the plan.

How far from Children's TLC offices will the professional staff travel?
Children's TLC staff provide services throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area. If a child’s natural environment falls outside of our travel area, we will work with the family to locate a suitable service provider.

What is the family's responsibility for payment for these services?
Payment arrangements are made at the time of enrollment. For those families who wish to use a third party payor, Children's TLC will bill them accordingly.

Who should be contacted about these services?
To make a referral of a child and family, or to ask questions about this service, contact the agency Social Worker at 816-756-0780 ext. 2108 or sworker@childrenstlc.org.


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