Services and support for eligible young children aged 3 up to Kindergarten entrance with developmental concerns or disabilities.

Description

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) is a system of services and supports for children ages 3 to Kindergarten entrance with developmental concerns and disabilities.

These services can include a referral through the Help Me Grow Minnesota referral system to determine if further evaluation is necessary. This may include screening, evaluation, and early childhood special education services.

These services are provided by licensed early childhood special education teachers and/or other therapists, and services typically happen within a school-based setting but are determined on an individual basis.

All services happen through the family's school district of residence.

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Chippewa County
  • Pope County
  • Swift County

• Payment
  • Free / no cost to eligible clients

• Specialization
  • Children and/or youth with disabilities
  • Disabilities

Eligibility

Children ages 3 through age 5 who are eligible or those believed of having developmental concerns or disabilities

Application Instructions

Program referrals can be made online.

After a referral is made through the Help Me Grow Minnesota referral system, the child's resident school district will contact the family to arrange for a screening or evaluation to determine if a child is eligible for Preschool Special Education services.

Fee

All services are free to eligible families regardless of income level or immigration status