Early Intervention (EI) meets a child’s need in their natural environment, designed for infants and toddlers ages birth to three years old, with developmental delays, and is provided to Colorado families at no cost, regardless of income or insurance. Developmental supports and services are provided to children ages birth through three years old who may need support reaching developmental milestones like crawling or speaking or children who have different developmental needs. TRE Early Intervention teams are pediatric professionals geographically located throughout southern Colorado and comprise a collaborative group of physical, occupational, speech, and behavioral therapists, developmental interventionists, and nutritionists who work together to coordinate and implement the most effective treatment plans for the infants and children they serve.
Because an infant or toddler learns through interactions, parents and other caregivers are important members of TRE’s Early Intervention team. TRE’s Early Intervention program employs and contracts with many early intervention service providers. These providers maintain appropriate credentials and licensure for their professional disciplines. Additionally, The Resource Exchange completes evaluations to determine eligibility and then deliver services in the child’s home.
Helpful Links
Bright by Three Early Childhood development program
Early Intervention Colorado Video Introductions
TRE professionals have extensive expertise in a variety of fields and not only work with you based on your child’s needs, but also collaborate with each other to develop goals and maintain communication about their progress. Here are some helpful descriptions of the pediatric professionals on our team.
- Knowledge about overall childhood development and learning
- May have training as an Early Childhood Educator
- May have specific expertise with autism or training in behavior management
- May have specific expertise with children with vision or hearing loss
- Has additional expertise in infant mental health and may be a licensed mental health provider
- May have specific education in a variety of parent trainings
- Helps families understand the specific social-emotional needs of their child
- Knowledge of motor, self-help, and sensory development, with strategies to assist during daily routines
- Helps family adapt activities and equipment based on their child’s needs
- Focuses on fine-motor skills such as visual motor skills, feeding and grasping that require small muscles
- Knowledge of motor development and movement
- Helps family adapt everyday activities to facilitate posture and mobility
- Focuses on gross-motor skills such as crawling and walking that require large muscles
- Knowledge of language, feeding, and swallowing development and needs
- Helps family promote their child’s language and communication development
- Helps families develop alternative communication strategies for children who are not ready for verbal communication
- Integral part of the feeding team
- Addresses food allergies, diet restrictions, etc.
- Can help identify specific diet recommendations for transitioning from tube feeding
- Licensed Mental Health providers
- For children 0-8 yrs of age with a variety of early mental health or behavior challenges
- Consultative model addresses concerns surrounding expulsion from Early Care and Learning sites
- May be a bilingual provider in a specialty area
- May be an employed interpreter or outside agency who translates for a family and their provider(s)
