Birth to 3 Program in Dane County

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Birth to 3 Program in Dane County

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Dane County Human Service Department (Children's Developmental Disability Services)

Family Support and Resource Center

Imagine a Child's Capacity

LINK: a coalition of Dane County agencies and programs

United Cerebral Palsy

About the Birth to 3 Program

Bridges for Families
Birth to Three Connections
Eligibility
Available Supports & Services

Bridges for Families is a program administered by ICC-WI.
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Birth to Three Connections is a program administered by United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Dane County.
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Eligibility
The Birth to 3 Program is for children ages birth to 36 months. Eligibility is based on a diagnosed disability or significant delay in one or more areas of development. The team will evaluate the child's ability to

learn (cognitive development)

move, see and hear (physical/motor development)

communicate and understand other's communication (speech and language development)

respond to and relate with others (social and emotional development), and

eat, dress and care for daily living needs (self-help development)

A Birth to 3 service coordinator helps the family understand and participate in the evaluation process.
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Available Supports & Services
If the child is eligible for the program, the service coordinator works with the family to see that the family and their child receive the supports and services they need within the family's natural environment. The service coordinator and other early intervention staff meet with the family to discuss the child's developmental strengths and needs. This team, which includes the parents, determines what services and supports would enhance the child's development and prepares a plan to provide supports and services within the family and child's typical routines and activities. This plan is called an Individualized Family Service Plan or IFSP.
Some of the supports and services that might be provided to meet the developmental outcomes identified in an IFSP include

Family Education
Developmental Education Services
Communication Services
Related Health Services
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy

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