Early intervention
Opening July 2027
If your baby seems behind,
you don’t have to wait and see.
Speech, occupational and physical therapy for children from birth to three, at home or at the new center. Free to every family in New York, whatever your income or insurance.
How it works in New York
Five steps, and the first one
is a phone call.
Early intervention is a New York State program run through the county. Rising Child is one of the providers a family can choose. Here is the whole path.
- 1
Anyone can refer
You, your pediatrician, a daycare. All it takes is a parent’s consent. You can call us first and we’ll help you make the call.
- 2
The county takes the referral
Rockland County’s Early Intervention Official assigns a service coordinator to your family. Their number is 845-364-2032.
- 3
An evaluation
A team looks at how your child moves, talks, plays and connects. It is free, and it is not a test your child can fail.
- 4
A plan, written with you
If your child is eligible, the plan (called an IFSP) lists the services, how often, and where. Usually at home.
- 5
Services start
Speech, occupational or physical therapy, or special instruction, at home or at the center. Free to every family, whatever your income or insurance.
What we’ll offer
Therapy in the room next to the classroom.
From July 2027, early intervention services will run out of the new center and in families’ homes: evaluation, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and special instruction. Rising Child will be an approved New York State early intervention provider in its own right.
What makes it different is the collaboration. Special education teachers, speech, occupational and physical therapists, mental health clinicians and ABA staff work as one team around each child, so a family is not coordinating five providers in five places.
What is already true: a child in our childcare who needs therapy will get it in the same building, during the day, without a parent leaving work.
After age three
What happens when early intervention ends.
Early intervention stops at a child’s third birthday. If support is still needed, the child moves to preschool special education, called CPSE, which runs through your school district. Your service coordinator starts that handover months ahead, and we help you through it.
Interested?
Leave your name and we’ll call when it opens.
If your child needs help now, don’t wait for us: call the county at 845-364-2032 today. Early intervention works best early.
Older child? We can help now.
Mental health support and counseling for children and young adults up to 21 is running today. Tell us what you’re seeing.
No cost to your family with insurance. We accept New York State Medicaid, MVP, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan and most private insurance, and we check your coverage for you. No coverage yet? We’ll help you apply.