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Children's Services are provided to people under the age of 21. Supports may include residential services, supported/intermittent, host home, day services, transitional services, special education or early intervention.

Children's Extensive Services focus on supporting families by providing respite care and community connector services to children living within their family home.

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Group Homes for Children and Youth With Disabilities
Special Education
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
The Early ACCESS program for children birth to age 3 provides evaluations to identify children with special needs. Children ages birth to 3 years old with special needs are connected to early intervention services. In addition, Early Childhood Special Education services are available for children ages 3 to 5 who are identified as needing special education services.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Identification Programs
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Works with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during well child medical exams. If a condition is identified, the family is referred to a support specialist who provides care coordination. Specialists may provide referrals for developmental screening, mental health or behavioral health services, or other needs, and will monitor the family's progress.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Provides supports and services for families to help their children meet developmental milestones.

Provides service coordination, nutrition services, and health assessments for children 0-3 years old enrolled in Early ACCESS (Early intervention for infants and toddlers).

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Provides service coordination, nutrition services, and health assessments for children 0-3 years old enrolled in Early ACCESS (Early intervention for infants and toddlers).

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten; Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child; Creating, with the parents, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student; and Student counseling services, including counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns. The school district also provides a Homeless Liaison, who coordinates the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student).

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School Districts
Homeless School Transition Programs
Student Counseling Services
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Identification Programs

Provides supports and services for families to help their children meet developmental milestones.

Provides supports and services for families to help their children meet developmental milestones.

Offer various resources and supports to families who have young children with disabilities and developmental delays.

- Early Intervention: Speech/language therapy, developmental therapy, and family support. Also offers medical equipment, such as bath aids, walkers, and therapy balls.

- T.I.K.E.S. Program: Bi-monthly home visits, parent-child activities, case management, loan of toys and parent resources, and Individual Family Service Plan (I.F.S.P.).

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten; Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child; Creating, with the parents, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student; and Student counseling services, including counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns. The school district also provides a Homeless Liaison, who coordinates the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student).

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Homeless School Transition Programs
Early Identification Programs
School Districts
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Student Counseling Services
The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten; Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child; Creating, with the parents, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student; and Student counseling services, including counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns. The school district also provides a Homeless Liaison, who coordinates the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student).

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School Districts
Student Counseling Services
Early Identification Programs
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Homeless School Transition Programs
The Early ACCESS program for children birth to age 3 provides evaluations to identify children with special needs. Children ages birth to 3 years old with special needs are connected to early intervention services. In addition, Early Childhood Special Education services are available for children ages 3 to 5 who are identified as needing special education services.

Categories

Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Identification Programs
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Works with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during well child medical exams. If a condition is identified, the family is referred to a support specialist who provides care coordination. Specialists may provide referrals for developmental screening, mental health or behavioral health services, or other needs and will monitor the family's progress.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten; Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child; Creating, with the parents, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student; and Student counseling services, including counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns. The school district also provides a Homeless Liaison, who coordinates the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student).

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Early Identification Programs
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Homeless School Transition Programs
School Districts
Student Counseling Services

Provides quality services to children with and without special needs and their families so that they have equal opportunity to live, learn, and play in their community.

Offers the following services:

- Autism Resource Center
- Developmental Play Group/Toddler Class
- Developmental and Speech Evaluations
- Developmental Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Child Development Center
- Preschool

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Extended Child Care
Speech Therapy
Child Care Centers
Autism Therapy
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Early intervention for children ages birth to three who are experiencing any developmental delay or have high medical needs.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Pediatric Developmental Assessment

Offers developmental screenings in all areas of development and specialized treatment for infants and young children. Also offers relationship-based treatment with the parent/caretaker and child.

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Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Mental Health Evaluation

Offers a central point of contact and directory for children with disabilities and specialized needs, their families, their service providers and other members of the community. Also connects families to family support services and parent education groups. IFSN provides information and referrals to community-based services through a website, an online searchable resource directory and a toll-free telephone service.

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Disability Related Parenting Programs
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten, Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child, Creating with the parents an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student, and Student counseling services, including counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns. The school district also provides a Homeless Liaison, who coordinates the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student).

Categories

School Districts
Early Identification Programs
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Homeless School Transition Programs
Student Counseling Services
Assists individuals in developing or maintaining life skills and community integration. Programming is coordinated on-site and in the community to enhance opportunities to learn in a variety of environments. Day Habilitation services are designed to assist young adults to successfully transition to adulthood by increasing community integration and life skills.

In Ames, Day Habilitation is only offered in the summer.
In Johnston, Day Habilitation is offered year-round.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Audiological Evaluations
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities
Physical Therapy
Helps families of children with special needs below age three obtain services to meet these needs: developmental, educational, financial, health care, child care, respite care, and others. The Services Coordinators work with multiple providers to link parents with needed services. The goal is to help empower parents to become coordinators of services for their own children in the future.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Educational Support Services to public and nonpublic schools including school improvement, special education, and media. Special Education Services include:

-- Speech

-- Vision

-- Hearing

-- Psychological and Occupational Therapy

-- Physical Therapy

-- Social Work

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Special Education
Educational Testing
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Offers developmental screenings in all areas of development and specialized treatment for infants and young children. Also offers relationship-based treatment with the parent/caretaker and child.

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Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Mental Health Evaluation
Provides service coordination, nutrition services, and health assessments for children 0-3 years old enrolled in Early ACCESS (Early intervention for infants and toddlers).

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays