This network of services are provided to support a child's development and give assistance to families in meeting their needs. Services offered are varied and individualized to meet the needs of the child and family. Ingham Early On services include:

• Developmental Assessments
• Individual Family Service Planning
• Home Visits and Therapy
• Playgroups
• Parent Education and Support
• Service Coordination with other Agencies
• Transition Services

Ingham Early On staff work in partnership with the family to meet the child's developmental needs. They also work closely with local hospitals, medical providers, community agencies and daycare providers to coordinate needed early intervention services to promote each child's positive growth and development in the context of the family and their natural environments.

Preprimary Home Teaching Services are provided by the Ingham Intermediate School District to young children and families who reside in the following local school districts within Ingham County:

Dansville, East Lansing, Haslett, Holt, Lansing, Leslie, Mason, Okemos, Stockbridge, Waverly, Webberville and Williamston .

Home visits and support services are also provided by the Ingham EARLY ON Partner Agencies throughout Ingham County.

The Ingham ISD team of Preprimary Home Teaching Services staff is comprised of early childhood educators, occupational therapists, physical therapists, teachers of the speech and language impaired, a school psychologist and program administrator.

Families are provided with free evaluations of their child's development in the areas of physical, cognitive, and communication development as well as social/emotional and self help skill development. Evaluations are done within the most natural surrounding for the child, including the home setting or at the center to meet the families' and child's needs. It is a multi-disciplinary evaluation with parent evaluation as part of the process. Evaluations are scheduled so as to provide the most typical and natural observation of the child's development.

• Individual Family Service Plan. The family, the Ingham EARLY ON Team members, and other service agencies work together to develop an Individualized Family Service Plan or IFSP. The purpose of the IFSP is to determine eligibility and services to meet the needs of the child and family. These individualized plans draw a road map that will assist a family to help their child with special needs. Services are provided in the natural environments the child is familiar with. As part of the Early On guidelines, Individual Family Service Plans are reviewed every six months to determine what changes have occurred that affect the current needs of the child and the family.
• Parent Group Program. Parents are provided the time and opportunity to learn about child development and priorities for children with special needs. They receive emotional support from other families whose children have similar conditions.
• Parent Resource Library. Parents may check out educational materials, books and videotapes on a variety of topics important to parents of infants and toddlers from the Ingham Intermediate School District.
• Service Coordination The family designates a team member to assist them in coordinating services with other agencies in the community.
• Siblings Brothers and sisters are welcome members at play groups and participants at home visits.
• The Preprimary Newsletter. The newsletter, Preprimary News, is published monthly and sent to all Ingham Intermediate School District participating families. It is a useful source of information about early childhood development and includes specific topics of interest, along with local program news and events.
• Transitions Team members provide support as children move into other placements at age three. This support consists of planning visitations, coordinating with other agencies, and talking with parents and staff about what would be in the child's best interest.

• Home based services Home visits are made with immediate family, daycare providers,and grandparents or extended family members. Schedules are coordinated with the family's needs to lessen the disruption to the home environment.
• Group services Children can receive services in a variety of play groups at the centers and at a number of sites throughout the County. They usually are held weekly and provide children with important experiences in socialization, communication and motor development.
• Special Equipment, toys and materials are available on a loan basis depending on the needs of the family and child.