Early childhood special education teacher Jackie Vermilyea reads books with children in a preschool classroom at Alyce Hatch Center on Thursday in Bend. The center provides early intervention support ...

The number of young children with disabilities receiving early intervention and special education dropped dramatically in recent years and access to these services varied significantly by state.

A recent study found that family participation in therapy directly improves children’s social communication and emotional ...

The B..S in Early Learning and Intervention: Birth to Kindergarten prepares educators for work in a variety of early care and classroom settings serving infants through kindergarten-age children.

When young children are in need of special services, including physical, occupational and speech therapy, time is of the essence. The sooner a child starts such therapies, the more likely they could ...

New research found the pandemic led to drops in the percent of kids who were receiving early intervention and early childhood special education, both nationally and in Missouri. The pandemic led to a ...

Seeking guidance from pediatricians and using available resources is crucial for addressing developmental delays and promoting healthy development. Early intervention during brain development's most ...

Jaclyn Vasquez credits her daughter’s strong start in school partly to the comprehensive therapies she received as an infant. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...

When Kimberly Halevy’s son was 3, she started hearing from his preschool that he needed extra support. But more than a year ...

The new legislative session is scheduled to begin in January. This article originally published at New York is 'failing its ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Many of New York’s most vulnerable young children are falling further behind as more of the therapists they rely on for support have been forced to leave the field they love.