Infant Toddler Program

Overview | Services Provided | Staff | Contact Information | External Links & Resources

Overview

The Imperial County Infant/Toddler Program is designed for any child from birth to age 3 who has any kind of developmental delay,  high risk medical condition/handicapping condition or other disability.  It is administered through the Imperial County Office of Education Special Education Department.  The following are examples of the types of conditions which make a child eligible for the program:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Prematurity
• Down Syndrome
• Visual Impairment
• Myelomeningocele
• Hearing Impairment
• Neurological Impairment
• Genetic Defects
• High-Risk Medical Conditions
• Prenatal Exposure to Drugs/Alcohol
• Developmental Delay

Services Provided

• Evaluations to assess each child's development and progress
• Weekly home visits or small group center sessions with opportunities for parents to obtain information and support in working
• Individual Family Service Plans for each child
• Factual information about child development and specific disabilities
• Emotional support to families
• Interagency, multidisciplinary collaboration and coordination of services

If you or someone you know is interested in finding out more about the Infant/Toddler Program or how to enroll a child age 1 month to 3 years in the program, please contact us at 312-6641.

Infant Toddler Staff

Laura Perez is the Lead Teacher of the Infant/Toddler Program.  In the fall of 2001, children enrolled in the ICOE Infant/Toddler Program began learning in their "natural" environments.  Natural environments are everyday relationships, routines, activities, places and partnerships in a child's life.  This new relationship-focused approach supports families by helping them set their priorities for their children in inclusive settings.  Laura says that the change "has allowed us to access resources in the communities of babies and their families,  helping us to better serve them."  Teachers work to develop skills in several areas:  cognitive, self-help, social/emotional, gross and fine motor and language.

Toddler Teachers, Elsa Camacho and Yvonne Salgado, work with Laura at IVCEC.  Community Instructional Assistants working with Laura are Maria Camacho, Patti German, Dora Nunez, Ilza Veliz, Teresita Padilla, Margarita Ortega and Carmen Uribe. The Clerical Assistant, also working with the Infant Toddler Program, is Cindy Perez.

Contact the Infant Toddler Program at:

Imperial Valley Center for Exceptional Children
1528 S. Waterman Ave.
El Centro, CA  92243
(760) 312-6640
(760) 312-6656 fax

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Links & Resources

• Family Village http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
• Parents Helping Parents http://www.php.com/
• Positive Parenting http://www.parentsoup.com/
• Deaf Community Services of San Diego (DCS) - http://www.dcsofsd.org/
  3930 Fourth Avenue, Suite 300
  San Diego, CA  92103
  Toll Free (877) 322-7299
  Press Option #4 for Parent Links
• Parents' Place http://www.parentsplace.com/
• Super Kids:  Educational Software Review http://www.superkids.com/
• The Family Education Network http://www.familyeducation.com/
• Through The Looking Glass www.lookingglass.org/ppn.php

• Prader-Willi Syndrome Association http://www.pwsausa.org/
• Prader-Willi California Foundation http://www.pwcf.org/
• NORD: National Organization for Rare Disorders www.pcnet.com/~orphan/
• NICHCY: The National Information Center for Children and Youth http://www.nichcy.org/

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