Columbia Basin Early Intervention Services

Early Support for Infants & Toddlers

Because infants and toddlers cannot speak, it can be difficult for parents to know if something is wrong. New and experienced parents often wonder if their child's behavior is normal, and this can make parents anxious. The Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Program (ESIT) is an early intervention program for children from birth to three years old. Often children are referred to ESIT services by their primacy care doctor, but parents my self-refer if they have concerns.

The ESIT program is a home visit-based preventive care service which evaluates your child’s growth and development, and treats any noted delays/concerns. If evaluations show evidence of delays, experienced childcare professionals work with parents and therapists to develop a plan to improve your child's speech and/or motor skills. As well as assess progress until goals are met.

Services in this program include:

Early assessment/identification
Multi-disciplinary evaluations and progress monitoring
Speech therapy, occupational therapy and/or other specialty therapies per individual child needs
Active collaboration with parents in setting goals to direct child's therapy

The ESIT program educates parents about abnormal behaviors they should look for and provide coaching on how to interact with their children to practice and improve language and motor skills. Our team coordinates with community healthcare leaders so we can refer parents to trusted resources for specialty care when needed. We also coordinate with school districts within our service area to transfer services, if needed, once a child reaches age three and is no longer eligible for ESIT services.