The Health Department also continues to help shape county and state policy through a number of partnerships including the Governor's Early Intervention Coordinating Council, the Downstate Regional PHCP Workgroup, the Downstate Regional Early Intervention Officials Workgroup, and the State Education Commissioner's Advisory Council. In 1998, the PEAP served about 2,500 preschoolers aged 3 to 5 with disabilities. In addition to acting as a fiscal agent, the PEAP works with school districts and families to develop appropriate Individual Education Plans for preschoolers and to assure that services are delivered in the child's natural environment to the extent possible. Contact your local school district to arrange to have your child's needs assessed by an approved evaluator.
Evaluations are available at no cost to the family.