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Child Development Services Debra Hannigan, State DirectorPart C Coordinator/Part B Section 619 Coordinator

 

 

BIRTH THROUGH FIVE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM: The Child Development Services (CDS) system consists of sixteen regional sites, a State Office and a State Level Advisory Committee, comprised of one member from each regional site. Each CDS site is an Intermediate Educational Unit (IEU), separate from the local education agency and providing both Early Intervention and Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) under the supervision of the Maine Department of Education. The CDS system ensures the provisions of Federal and State Regulations statewide through a contractual or grant relationship between the Department of Education and each regional site.

There is one CDS site in each of Maine's sixteen counties. Each regional site is accountable for their specific population of children birth through five in need of Early Intervention services or Special Education programs. This responsibility is achieved through collaboration with families, schools, local medical facilities and other agencies. Once a child enters the CDS system, the child and family receive support and services from a collaborative team of Early Intervention and Special Education experts.

Early Childhood Performance Profiles: The Department is required under IDEA to report annually to the public on each of Maine’s Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program performance in meeting targets set by the State Performance Plan (SPP).  The requirement for public reporting on EIS performance is a critical provision in ensuring accountability and focusing on improved results for children with disabilities.  The Department developed reports on a combination of performance and compliance indicators that are presented as profiles by CDS Site. Part C indicators are applicable to infants and toddlers birth through two years of age. Part B indicators are applicable to children ages three through five. The profiles are available on the website:

http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/spp/cdsprofiles.html

 

 

• Provide Case Management and Direct Instruction for children birth through age five and their families.
• Conduct ChildFind (the process of identifying children with disabilities) for children birth through age five through screenings and evaluations.
• Identify eligible children through Part C or Part B and secure local service access for services.
• Provide Early Intervention and Special Education programming in the following areas:

* Physical- gross/fine motor * Cognitive * Communication-speech & language * Social –Emotional * Adaptive

 

 

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