Coordinates your child’s services through Holly Ridge and in the community if they have an IFSP.  They ensure that the IFSP is reviewed every 6 months and a new plan written each year until the child turns 3.  They also assist in planning for transition to the school district if your child continues to need services at that time. 

Procedures used in accordance with IDEA, Part C, to determine whether a child has a disability and the nature and extent of the early intervention services that the child needs. This Evaluation includes:

• Administering an evaluation instrument;
• Taking the child’s history (including interviewing the parent)
• Identifying the child’s level of functioning in each of the developmental areas (cognitive, physical, including vision and hearing, communication, social or emotional, and adaptive development;
• Gathering information from other sources such as family members, other caregivers, medical providers, social workers and educators, if necessary , to understand the full scope of the child’s unique strengths and needs;
• Reviewing medical, educational, or other records.

Specific training and licensure to provide ABA services.

The approval a parent gives to a program or the county, generally in writing. Consent is always voluntary and a parent may revoke it at any time.