BCIU Early Intervention services help families maintain a smooth transition from the Mental Health/Intellectual Disability Division (MH/IDD) (birth to age 3) Early Intervention Program into the BCIU Preschool (ages 3 to 5) Early Intervention Program.
No. Your child must meet the Social Security insurance disability criteria to be eligible for medical assistance.
Special education services are provided free of charge through the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The Berks County Intermediate Unit does not typically use providers of infant/toddler early intervention services.
Preschool Early Intervention is a special education program based on a child’s needs; it is not child care. For information on child care resources within the community, please contact your local Early Learning Resource Center at 484-651-8000.