Division for Children with Special Needs

Programs and Services:

Early Intervention

The Early Intervention Program is responsible for identifying, locating and tracking infants and toddlers, birth through two years of age who are considered at-risk for a developmental delay.

Early Intervention also ensures that a multi-disciplinary evaluation is provided to children with a suspected or confirmed delay.

Eligible children and their families receive services based on an individualized family service plan unique to each child’s developmental needs.

Services are facilitated by a service coordinator provided at no cost to the family.

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Preschool Special Education Program

Otsego County is fiscally responsible for providing services to preschool children with disabilities ages 3-5 years.(click here for more information)

Children with Special Health Care Needs

This program provides information and guidance to families of children with special needs ages birth through 21 years.

Families are also assisted with accessing insurance and medical care.(click here for more information)

Approved New York State Department of Health and New York State Education Department evaluator and service provider for special education (children birth through 5 years of age).