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Early On^® Michigan

When a baby is born, every parent hopes that he/she will have a healthy baby. Sometimes, however, things don't go as planned. The baby may be ill or may seem slow in doing things such as smiling, sitting up or speaking.

If you have a concern about a baby's health or development, Early On serves infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months with developmental delay or conditions that could lead to such delay. It has been well established that early intervention is an effective way to prevent or reduce problems for children at a later age. Call 1-800-EarlyOn (1-800-327-5966) to confidentially discuss concerns.

Early On specializes in evaluating and treating children that are not developing at the same rate as other children. This can include physical, mental, communication, adaptive, social or emotional development.

Early On is offered by the Michigan Departments of Education, Community Health and Human Services. For more information about Early On, please go to www.1800earlyon.org.

Early On Michigan IDEA Part C Maintenance of Effort Q&A

5-9-13 Revised Estimated FFY 2013 (2013-2014) Early On Allocations

3-21-13 State Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) Memo

Updated IFSP Prototype (Word format)

Updated IFSP Checklist (Word format)

IFSP Elements

Information about Revised 2013 Funding Formula

Early Intervention (Early On) Due Process Complaint Procedures

Revised Standards

The State Board of Education (SBE) approved revisions to several documents on March 12, 2013. New language for the Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Infant and Toddler Programs (ECSQ-IT), Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten (ECSQ-PK), and the Michigan Out-of-School Time (MOST) Standards of Quality can be found here. While changes to the documents are incorporated into these versions, the complete documents, including guidance for practitioners, content that did not change, formatting, and graphics are not yet available.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Public Reporting of Data
The federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) at Section 300.602(b)(1)(i)(A) require public reporting on the performance of each early intervention program on the targets established in the State Performance Plan (SPP) for each of the priority areas for Part C (Birth through age 2), Early On Michigan. By June 15, Service Area data will be available to the public on the Michigan Department of Education's website www.mischooldata.org. A PDF of the data can also be downloaded here: MDE Early On Public Reports 2011-2012 .

Specific questions regarding the Early On or infant/toddler content of the Public Report should be addressed to Vanessa Winborne at MDE-SPP-Public-Reporting@michigan.gov or (517) 335-4865.

If you have difficulty with the public reporting website, please use the following electronic helpline: CEPI@michigan.gov.

Early On Resources

Early On Michigan Organizations