Early Intervention Day Treatment (EIDT)
Spark Community’s EIDT program provides care and support for infants and children. Our goal is to identify developmental delays early and provide individualized care plans that help each child thrive.
With a team of experienced professionals and a nurturing environment, we are committed to supporting children and families on their developmental journey.
Our EIDT Program Offers:
- An individual treatment plan (ITP) based on your child's needs.
- A developmentally appropriate curriculum providing engaging and educational programming.
- Certified early childhood special education teachers.
- Experienced staff and licensed therapists providing compassionate, on-site care.
- Comprehensive health support, with full-time licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs).
- Transportation services to and from Spark Community.
- Nutritional support, including snacks and lunch.
- Evaluations to identify and address developmental delays.
- No-cost services for children who qualify.
Why Early Intervention Matters
Early intervention is crucial for identifying developmental delays. Most children who complete our EIDT program transition to public school without the need for special education services.
Services are aligned with the child’s ITP and may include:
- Habilitative Services: Cognition, communication, social/emotional development, motor skills, and self-care.
- Nursing Services: Available for medically fragile clients or those with complex needs, as prescribed by a physician.
- Therapy Services: Comprehensive physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Our preschool provides additional services for children who experience significant delays:
- Occupational Therapy: Enhancing eye-hand coordination, pre-writing, grasping, sensory integration and more.
- Physical Therapy: Supporting mobility, muscle tone, and balance.
- Speech Therapy: Improving communication and language.
Who Qualifies for EIDT Services?
EIDT is available year-round for children ages 0-6 and during the summer months for children ages 6-21. To qualify, a child must:
- Receive Medicaid benefits.
- Have a documented developmental disability or delay, as shown through comprehensive evaluations:
- Ages 0-36 months: At least 25% delay in two or more areas (motor, social, cognitive, self-help/adaptive, or communication).
- Ages 3-6: At least two standard deviations below the mean in two areas on the Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) and a 25% delay on the criterion-referenced test.
- Delays must be documented in the same two areas on both tests.
- Have a documented need for one or more of the following services:
- Physical therapy.
- Occupational therapy.
- Speech therapy.
- Nursing services.
- Have a valid written prescription from a physician (valid for one year).