The North Central Educational Services District is the Local Lead Agency for Early Intervention Services in Chelan and Douglas Counties. Early Intervention in Washington State is a collection of services families may need for their infants or toddlers with disabilities.

What is Early Intervention?

Early Intervention provides services for infants and toddlers, birth to three, who have a disability and/or delay and their families. Eligible infants and toddlers and their families in Washington State are entitled to individualized, quality early intervention services in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), Part C.

Research on early development shows that “windows for learning begins at birth.” The clear link between early brain activity and brain development provides the building blocks for life-long learning and function – including entering school ready to learn. With intervention at birth, or soon after the diagnosis of a disability or developmental concern, a child has greater developmental gains and less chance of developing problems.