Early intervention services can make a huge difference in helping kids and families overcome developmental struggles. COVID-19 has changed how these programs operate and early intervention centers say ...

Hello! I cover the Northtowns for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] A new state audit paints a troubling picture of the access to important services for ...

Born at just over 27 weeks gestation, Victoria Zerlin began life with unusual challenges. She spent her first 80 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas ...

Who says the trains have to go 'round and 'round? In the mind of 2-year-old Ben Luu, toy locomotives throw birthday parties, too, and the pieces of cake are their babies. Neither his parents nor his ...

In recent years, a number of states have moved to consolidate disparately administered early childhood programs into a single agency to improve coordination of services and reduce administrative ...

Even before he was born, Kristin Hinson knew her son Noah’s odds of developing autism were high. When a child is diagnosed with the disorder, a younger sibling has a heightened risk of receiving the ...

The 14th annual Community Baby Shower was held at the Commerce High school May 10, 2008. Tai J. Clark, left of Springfield with her eight-week-old baby, Brees K. Jones, talks with Ruth Rivera, R.N., ...

Too often, children who are referred for early intervention services face delays in getting the therapies they need, may not get all the services recommended, and sometimes don’t get any at all, ...

Rhode Island infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities are being told to wait for vital services due to an acute shortage of therapists and clinicians. As of Tuesday, all nine providers of ...

A more than $1 billion deficit in the Colorado budget has state lawmakers scrambling to figure out where to make cuts. Last week, cuts to Early Intervention Services were among those being considered.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado Department of Early Childhood on Friday postponed deep cuts to a program that provides therapeutic care to young children with developmental ...