There are two ways a child, newborn to age three, can be eligible for services through the Infant Toddler Program. A child will be eligible if he or she has:

1. An evaluation that shows a significant developmental delay (30 percent below age norm or six months behind other children the same age) in any of the following five areas:

• Self-help or adaptive skills like bathing, feeding, dressing, and toileting;
• Cognitive skills like thinking, learning and reasoning;
• Communication skills; understanding and expressing thoughts, gestures or words;
• Physical development; vision, hearing, moving around, and health;
• Social or emotional development; feelings, getting along with others, relationships; or

2. A physical or medical condition (called an established condition) that usually results in a developmental delay. Established conditions can include things like Down Syndrome, serious hearing or vision problems, Cerebral Palsy, cleft lip/palate, etc.

For more detailed information and examples, see Eligibility Categories.