HOW CAN YOU GET MORE

INFORMATION

INFANTS AND TODDLERS

(Birth to Three)

If you are concerned your infant or toddler is developing or learning differently, you can call an Early Intervention Service Coordinator. The phone numbers are listed on the back of this brochure for Early Intervention Service Coordinators at the Special Child Health Service Case Management Unit (SCHS-CMU) in your county .

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CALL?

A service coordinator will listen to your concern and will describe services and other resources that may be available for your child and family. The Early Intervention Service Coordinator, may arrange for your child to have a developmental evaluation at no cost to you. This evaluation will determine if your child is eligible for Early Intervention Services. Early Intervention Services can help families meet their child’s developmental needs. Early Intervention Services are provided to children: within the family’s routine; within their natural environments (the home and community); in settings which children without disabilities participate; and with active participation of families.

Infants and Toddlers (Birth to Three)

EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICE

COORDINATORS

Atlantic County 609-645-7700 Ext.4358

Bergen County 201-634-2620

Burlington County 609-267-1950 Ext. 4-2882

Camden County 856-374-6021

Cape May County 609-465-1200

Cumberland County 856-453-2154

Essex County 973-857-4663

Gloucester County 856-262-4100 Ext. 4157

Hudson County 201-915-2514

Hunterdon County 908-788-6398

Mercer County 609-730-4152

Middlesex County 732-745-3100

Monmouth County 732-224-6950

Morris County 973-971-4155

Ocean County 732-341-9700 Ext.7602

Passaic County 973-523-6778

Salem County 856-935-7510 Ext.8479

Somerset County 908-725-2366

Sussex County 973-948-5400 Ext. 62

Union County 908-889-0950 Ext. 2544

Warren County 908-689-6000 Ext. 258

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR FREE PRINTED MATERIALS CALL:

PROJECT CHILD FIND

1-800-322-8174

TTY: 609-984-8432

All calls received will be kept confidential

Project CHILD FIND is a referral and awareness service of the New Jersey Department of Education to help identify unserved children, birth to twenty-one years of age.

PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

AND STUDENTS

(Three through Twenty-one)

If you are concerned your preschool child or student is developing or learning differently, you can call your public school district or the county supervisor of childstudy to find out the appropriate person in your district. The phone numbers are listed on the back of this brochure for the County Supervisor’s of Child Study.

HOW TO MAKE A REFERRAL?

If you would like to request an evaluation for special education and related services, send a written request for an evaluation to your district. Include your child’s name, age, address and suspected or known disability.

After receiving your written request, the district’s child study team has twenty days to have a meeting with you the parent(s). At this meeting, you and the team will decide if an evaluation is needed and what the evaluation will include.

To the maximum extent appropriate preschoolers and students with disabilities receive their education with children who are not disabled.

http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/eiphome.htm

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http://www.state.nj.us/njded/specialed/

Students (Three to twenty-one)

County Supervisors of Child Study

Atlantic County 609-625-0004

Bergen County 201-336-6875

Burlington County 609-265-5938

Camden County 856-401-2400

Cape May County 609-465-1282

Cumberland County 856-453-0422

Essex County 973-857-5700

Gloucester County 856-468-6500 Ext. 72

Hudson County 201-319-3850

Hunterdon County 908-788-1414

Mercer County 609-588-5873

Middlesex County 732-249-2900 Ext. 3421

Monmouth County 732-431-7812

Morris County 973-285-8336

Ocean County 732-929-2078

Passaic County 973-569-2110

Salem County 856-935-7510

Somerset County 908-231-7171

Sussex County 973-579-6996

Union County 908-654-9867

Warren County 908-475-6327

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR FREE PRINTED MATERIALS CALL:

PROJECT CHILD FIND

1-800-322-8174

TTY: 609-984-8432

All calls received will be kept confidential

Project CHILD FIND is a referral and awareness service of the New Jersey Department of Education to help identify unserved children, birth to twenty-one years of age.

PTM: 1501.38

Project CHILD FIND's comprehensive efforts include:

Assisting families of infants and toddlers, birth through two, concerned about their child's development by directing all requests regarding early intervention to the family's local Special Child Health Case Management Unit. If you need the number for your Special Child Health Case Management Unit, call: Project CHILD FIND at 1-800-322-8174
Assisting families of preschoolers, three through five, concerned about their child's development by directing requests to their local school district.
Helping families access community services through referral.
Promoting community and public awareness of all children with disabilities by providing information.
Assisting local school district boards of education to identify children from age three through twenty-one who are in need of special education and related services.

Information through Project CHILD FIND may be obtained by calling the toll free number, 1-800-322-8174, which is in service 7 days a week, 24-hours a day. All calls received are confidential. For more information on the services provided by the Child Study Team or to arrange for a screening for your child,