At Early Steps, We’re Here For You Every
Step of the Way
Early Steps is an early intervention program for children ages 0-3, who may be experiencing developmental delays or disabilities. We’ll provide the education, tools, and support that you, your family or caregiver needs to help improve your child’s daily functioning skills. From the comfort of your home or natural environment, our care team will work with you to build a personalized care plan, encouraging the natural development of your child. Our family of providers are ready to support you on this journey. Complete a referral form today to get started.
Did You Know?
The Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida proudly manages the Early Steps (Early Intervention) Program in Collier, Lee, Glades and Hendry Counties (SWFL) as well as the Gulf Central Area including: Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, Highlands, Hardee and Sarasota Counties.
The Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida proudly manages the Early Steps (Early Intervention) Program in Collier, Lee, Glades and Hendry Counties (SWFL) as well as the Gulf Central Area including: Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, Highlands, Hardee and Sarasota Counties.
Early Steps is a FREE Program
PROVIDED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA AT NO COST TO YOU
Our Mission
The Florida Early Intervention System, through collaborative community partnerships and investments, ensures that infants and toddlers with special needs and their families achieve their full potential in the context of everyday relationships, activities and places.
The Florida Early Intervention System, through collaborative community partnerships and investments, ensures that infants and toddlers with special needs and their families achieve their full potential in the context of everyday relationships, activities and places.
Our Vision
Florida’s infants, toddlers, young children and their families will have access to high quality, integrated supports and services to meet their unique needs. Florida’s Early Intervention Program is improving its service delivery system to better support infants and toddlers and their families – in places where they live, learn and play. An enhanced family-focused early intervention system called Early Steps has replaced the former Infants & Toddlers Early Intervention Program with a new Mission, Vision and Values.
Florida’s infants, toddlers, young children and their families will have access to high quality, integrated supports and services to meet their unique needs. Florida’s Early Intervention Program is improving its service delivery system to better support infants and toddlers and their families – in places where they live, learn and play. An enhanced family-focused early intervention system called Early Steps has replaced the former Infants & Toddlers Early Intervention Program with a new Mission, Vision and Values.
Our Values
Family Centered
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We recognize that the family is the foundation from which all individuals grow and all definitions of “family” are to be recognized and respected.
Individualized
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We recognize that each individual and their family are special and have unique relationships, concerns, resources, and priorities. We strive to provide a program that responds to the characteristics and needs of each child and the child’s family.
Community Based
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We recognize the uniqueness of each community’s population, resources, cultural diversity and needs and respond to this uniqueness in the design and development of a service delivery system that is responsive to each community.
Respect
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Each individual is valued and treated with respect through recognition of the talents, experience and opinions that they bring to each task. Each family is unique and we value and honor the ethnic and cultural diversity.
Partnership
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We forge partnerships through in-house and inter-agency work groups, implementation of the concept of shared-governance and collaboration with other agencies and programs to strengthen and enhance the services we provide.
Continuous Improvement
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We strive to achieve program quality and accountability through a data driven continuous improvement quality assurance process that emphasizes follow-up, training and technical assistance.
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