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What is early intervention?
The state's early intervention route for infants and toddlers, and how families usually enter it.
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Often time-sensitive
Early intervention in Missouri
Looking for early childhood evaluation and services?
Often time-sensitive · Services and school
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You don't need to do everything today.
This page is about early intervention in Missouri.
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Know the 3 points that matter most
Know what to gather (2 items)
Options to explore
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Who provides therapy near us?
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Where this fits
Where this sits in the manual
- You are hereEarly intervention (you are here)Looking for early childhood evaluation and services?
- Usually nextTherapiesWho provides therapy near us?
- Usually nextSchool and IEP resourcesHow do school supports work here?
Educational sequencing only. Most families move roughly in this order, but nothing here is a deadline.
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Where this sits in the manual
- 1You are hereEarly interventionLooking for early childhood evaluation and services?
- 2Usually nextTherapiesWho provides therapy near us?
- 3Usually nextSchool and IEP resourcesHow do school supports work here?
These are related categories in this manual, not a required order or a recommendation.
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- Early intervention (you are here). Looking for early childhood evaluation and services?
- Therapies — Usually next. Who provides therapy near us?
- School and IEP resources — Usually next. How do school supports work here?
These are related categories in this manual, not a required order or a recommendation.
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Why it matters
Why does early intervention matter?
Often time-sensitive: Some programs in this area describe short timeframes in their own rules.
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What else should I know?
Early intervention eligibility is age-bound, so a delay in referring can matter. Age ranges shown come from the programme's own page.
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Anything else worth knowing?
Commonly asked for: Your child's date of birth, Any concerns written down with approximate dates you first noticed them.
See where this comes fromWhen does it happen?
When does this happen?
You are at "Early intervention" in a sequence of 3 steps.
- Early intervention
- Therapies
- School and IEP resources
What do I need?
What documents do I need?
2 things are commonly asked for.
- Your child's date of birth
- Any concerns written down with approximate dates you first noticed them
Where do I go?
Where do I go to start?
Missouri publishes the official starting point for early intervention. Start there before anything else.
Open the official Missouri page(opens in a new tab)What's next?
What's next?
Who provides therapy near us?
Open Therapies
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Am I in the right place?
This page is about early intervention in Missouri.
- Understand what this is, in one sentence
- Know the 3 points that matter most
- Know what to gather (2 items)
- See the order things usually happen in
- Leave with one next step
How long will this take me?
About 5–10 minutes to read this page — less if you only need today's step.
Do I have to do all of this today?
You don't need to do everything today. If you only do one thing, do this: Open Therapies.
Open TherapiesWhat will I be asked for?
These are the things commonly asked for:
- Your child's date of birth
- Any concerns written down with approximate dates you first noticed them
What order does this happen in?
Where this sits in the manual
- Early intervention — you are here
- Therapies
- School and IEP resources
Where does the official information come from?
Missouri publishes the official starting point for early intervention. Start there before anything else.
Open the official Missouri page(opens in a new tab)Is this advice about a specific situation?
Educational sequencing only — not individual legal, medical, financial or educational advice.
Do any of these programs describe a timeframe?
Early intervention eligibility is age-bound, so a delay in referring can matter. Age ranges shown come from the programme's own page.
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We have not yet attached an official Missouri source to this section. Start with the official route described above, and confirm anything you read here with the agency directly.
What deadlines matter
Early intervention eligibility is age-bound, so a delay in referring can matter. Age ranges shown come from the programme's own page.
Where the official process starts
Referrals begin with the state programme or lead agency record shown below.
How this connects
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- usually nextTherapiesWho provides therapy near us?Open
- usually nextSchool and IEP resourcesHow do school supports work here?Open
- usually nextCounty resourcesWhat exists in my county specifically?Open
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How this connects
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- Early intervention in Missouri — usually next:
- Therapies (manual section) — Who provides therapy near us?
- School and IEP resources (manual section) — How do school supports work here?
- County resources (manual section) — What exists in my county specifically?
Everything else
Optional. The short version above is enough to act on today.
In one sentence
The state's early intervention route for infants and toddlers, and how families usually enter it.
Educational sequencing only — not individual legal, medical, financial or educational advice.
What to take away
- Often time-sensitive: Some programs in this area describe short timeframes in their own rules.
- Early intervention eligibility is age-bound, so a delay in referring can matter. Age ranges shown come from the programme's own page.
What this section covers, in full
What this is
The state's early intervention route for infants and toddlers, and how families usually enter it.
Why it matters
Looking for early childhood evaluation and services?
What to do next
The official process for this starts on Missouri's own page.
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Missouri resources
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What families usually do next
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Where to go next
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Related sections
Other Missouri categories in this manual. There is no required order.
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