On January 1, 2025, New York State submitted paperwork to instate a long awaited 5% rate increase for Early Intervention, the federally mandated program that provides therapy to babies and toddlers ...

Naiommy Baret’s 3-year-old son receives early intervention services for epilepsy and a speech delay. Credit: Vanessa Leroy for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

The mother, who lives in Providence, Rhode Island, mentioned it to her daughter’s pediatrician, who quickly dismissed the concern, saying the speech delay was because the family spoke both Spanish and ...

AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — Health care providers, politicians and parents are raising concerns that programs for children with developmental disabilities could close if proposed federal funding cuts ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Children in Tennessee will be the first in the nation to be offered early intervention services until they begin school according to the Tennessee Department of Intellectual ...

About 60,000 children with developmental disabilities qualify for a free Illinois program that provides speech, physical therapy, and other services. It's called "early intervention" and can be a game ...