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Babies Can't Wait - Who Is Eligible? |
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Part C of IDEA is designed for children from birth to age 3 years who need early intervention services and supports because they are experiencing a significant delay in one or more of the following areas of development: physical, cognitive, communication, social/ emotional, or adaptive; or because they have a diagnosed mental or physical condition that has a high probability of resulting in a significant delay.
To be eligible for BCW, children must meet one of the specific eligibility criteria defined below (NOTE: There are no income eligibility requirements for BCW):
Established condition
A child with a diagnosed mental or physical condition that is known to result in a developmental delay, even when no delay exists at the time of the referral; or
Developmental delay
A child with a significant developmental delay that is confirmed by a qualified multidisciplinary team.
Children are eligible until their third birthday if they have a significant delay in their development or diagnosed with certain mental or physical conditions.
If a child is experiencing any delay in their development, including learning, movement, talking, seeing, hearing, understanding and getting along with others please call, or have the parents call our local BCW office at (706) 272-2219 or toll free 1-888-276-1558
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At 3 months of age, DOES YOUR CHILD?
- Turn toward lights and bright colors
- Follow moving objects with eyes
- Respond to loud sounds
- Wiggle and kick legs and arms
- Lifts head and chest while on tummy
- Smiles
- Looks at faces
- Make sounds or cooing noise
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At 18 months of age, DOES YOUR CHILD?
- Walk without help
- Bounce or dance to music
- Pull off socks and shoes
- Like to push, pull, and dump things
- Turn pages in a book
- Follow a simple direction
- Say 8-10 words
- Feed self some
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At 6 months of age, DOES YOUR CHILD?
- Reach for toys and pick them up
- Move toys from one hand to the other
- Play with feet or toes
- Roll over (both ways)
- Help hold bottle while feeding
- Raise arms out to be picked up
- Babble, laugh
- Know familiar faces
- Turn head toward voice or normal sound
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At 24 months, DOES YOUR CHILD?
- Say names of toys
- Recognize familiar picture
- Follow simple directions without you using pointing or gesturing
- Use 2-3 word sentences
- Point to eyes, nose, and other body parts
- Stack blocks
- Turn book pages one at a time
- Feed self with a spoon
- Play alone and independently
- Like to imitate parents or caregivers
- Take off clothes
- Jump
- Run
- Show affection
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At 9months of age, DOES YOUR CHILD?
- Sit up straight without support
- Say “mama” or “dada” or two-syllable sounds
- Pick up things with fingers
- Get up on all fours to crawl
- Beginning to try to stand up
- Respond to his/her name
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At 36 months, DOES YOUR CHILD?
- Walk up/down steps with alternating feet
- Kick a ball
- Jump with both feet
- Open a door by turning the door knob
- Use a chair or box to stand on in order to reach something he/she wants
- Use 3-5 word sentences
- When asked “what is your name”, will say first and last name
- Name colors or pictures in a book
- Use toilet
- Play with other children
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At 12 months of age, DOES YOUR CHILD?
- Pull self to a standing position
- Crawl well on hands and knees
- Drink from a cup
- Like games, such as peek-a-boo or patty cake
- Wave bye-bye
- Say 1-2 simple words
- Point to things he/she want
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Last Updated on Tuesday, October 20 2009 |
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