Family Resources Coordinators

“I know we have all faced quite a bit of challenge due to COVID and have had to be creative. But I hope you and your team know that your creative efforts to continue servicing my child under the circumstances have been much appreciated. Between your efforts in personally dropping off paperwork, developmentally appropriate toys, the trampoline and sending articles, I have felt very blessed.”

Your Family’s First Contact

Family Resources Coordinators

When a child is referred to our Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) program, their first contact with a Children’s Developmental Center staff member is with a Family Resources Coordinator. The FRC extends a welcoming hand to a concerned family, listening carefully to the family’s questions, priorities, and dreams. They walk alongside families through the entire ESIT journey, from start to finish at the Center. The FRC also helps families explore the resources they already have and what resources they may need in order to meet their child’s unique developmental goals.

First Steps to Services:

Referrals to the ESIT program can be submitted by anyone, including parents, pediatricians, daycare providers, and others.
The FRC will then reach out to learn more about the family’s concerns, and complete an intake appointment.
An evaluation takes place with the FRC, a motor therapist, a speech therapist, and a special instruction teacher.
If a child qualifies, an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) meeting is scheduled.
In the IFSP meeting, the FRC and service providers will review goals and outcomes that have been written by the family and providers for the child.
Services will begin soon after in the child’s natural environment. The FRC provides ongoing support through the family’s time within our programs.

Hospital-to-Home

Supporting Families in Transition

The Children’s Developmental Center has a program to support families in the critical time when babies aged birth to 12 months transition home from a hospital stay. Our Family Resources Coordinators work in conjunction with hospital staff to ease the transition into receiving ESIT services. Learn about our collaboration with Kadlec Regional Medical Center.