Early Start Intake

The Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities was enacted in 1986 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; 20; U.S.C., Section 1431 et seq.). This program is California’s response to federal legislation ensuring that early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities ages birth to three years old and their families are provided in a coordinated, family-centered system of services that are available statewide.

Infants and toddlers from birth to age 36 months may be eligible if they meet one of the criteria listed below:

• Have a developmental delay of at least 25% in one or more areas of cognitive, communication: expressive & receptive, social or emotional, adaptive, or physical and motor development including vision and hearing; or

• Have an established risk condition of known etiology, with a high probability of resulting in delayed development; or

• Be considered at high risk of having a substantial developmental disability due to a combination of biomedical risk factors of which are diagnosed by qualified personnel. 

To refer a child, please contact our Admissions & Assessments Department

via email or by calling our main number.

• Email: ESIntakeReferrals@sgprc.org - Please include the following information in your email:

• Individual’s Name
• Contact Telephone Number
• Individual’s Date of Birth
• Individual’s Home Address

• Main Number: (909) 620-7722 – Please ask the receptionist to connect you to an  Admissions & Assessments referral specialist.

For more information about the Early Start Program, click here