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Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
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The following are MDE programs providing special instruction and related services to young children birth through age five.
Early On (Birth-3)
Early On is Michigan's early intervention system for helping infants and toddlers, birth to three years of age, and their families who have a disability, developmental delay(s) or are at risk for delay(s) due to certain health conditions. (IDEA, Part C)
Early Childhood Special Education (Ages 3-5)
Michigan Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) services include special instruction and related services provided to young children, ages three through five, who qualify under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA, Part B, Section 619).
Michigan Interagency Coordinating Council (MICC)
The MICC is charged with advising and assisting MDE in the development and implementation of a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system that provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.