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| ECI Website | http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis | |
| DARS Inquiries Line: | 1-800-628-5115 I TDD 1-866-581-9328 | |
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| Developmental Checklist: | How's Your Baby? Developmental Checklist | |
| ECI and Children's Museum of Houston: | Read Article |
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) serves children, birth to age 3, with disabilities or developmental delays. The services we offer include:
Services are provided in
child's home or community settings (daycare, foster parent, grandparent, etc.)
ECI determines eligibility for children under age three based on
A parent or professional who has concerns about a child's development can call 713-970-4900 to make a referral for a free developmental screening or evaluation.
Beginning January 1, 2004, families who can afford to pay will share in the
cost of early childhood intervention services for their children. The amount
a family will be asked to pay will be determined based on their adjusted gross
income and their family size, or the actual cost of ECI services, whichever
is less. No child will be denied services because of the family's inability
to pay. Staff from ECI programs will work with each family to determine
their cost share.
Families with an adjusted gross income below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level
or who are enrolled in Medicaid, CHIP, food stamps, SSI or TANF cash benefits
will be assigned a cost share of $0 and will not have to pay. If a family has
private insurance that reimburses for any service within a month, the family
will have a cost share of $0 for that month.
