Referral and Eligibility

Referral Background

Anyone with concerns about a young child’s development may make a referral to the Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program. If you are concerned that a child has a developmental delay or a condition predisposing him or her to developmental delays, consider referring the child to the early intervention program in the child’s county of residence. For referral information:

• call Wisconsin First Step at 1-800-642-7837
• visit the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services’ website for a complete list of Birth to 3 Program contacts (http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/bdds/birthto3/), or
• complete an online referral form (http://apps4ns.dhfs.state.wi.us/mchref/public/)

      Child Find Efforts: Early Intervention Programs are required to make efforts to identify and serve children under three years of age with
     developmental delays or disabilities.

• Child Find - Think Big. Start Small
• Example Interagency Agreements
• Child Find Resources - DPI
• Child Find Resources - CESA 6

Eligibility Background

• Eligibility Guidelines
• Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program Guidelines for Determining Eligibility
• Media file of November 11, 2005 video conference
• Conference topics and corresponding media file times:
• Introduction -0:00:00
• Cognitive - 1:01:51
• Motor - 1:25:41
• Social - Emotional - 1:37:11
• Communication - 1:58:38

The Law

Evaluation and HFS 90

Policies and Forms

Additional Resources

Building Parent - Professional Partnerships
Early Identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children (Aged 0-5)

Last updated on April 2nd, 2008 by sanders@waisman.wisc.edu