Preschool Early Intervention

Serves eligible children in Allegheny County, ages 3-5, who are experiencing developmental delays or disabilities.

• Free screenings/evaluations to identify your child's needs in communication, adaptive, cognitive, fine motor, gross motor, personal/social areas.
  
  
• Free early intervention services, at no cost to parents.
  
  
• Developmental, speech/language, occupational therapy, physical therapy, vision, hearing, and family services.
  
  
• Highly qualified staff of special educators, therapists, and paraprofessionals.

Eligibility

• Children must be three to five years old and demonstrate a delay in developmental areas (communication, adaptive, cognitive, fine motor, gross motor, personal/social) on a standardized assessment.

Service Delivery

• Services are provided in the least restrictive environment.
  
  
• Itinerant services are provided in a child’s preschool, child care, Head Start classroom, Pre-K Counts classroom, or home.
  
  
• Preschool special education classrooms are provided in school district or church buildings.