Virginia Early Intervention
Early Intervention Developmental Services
Helping children learn, grow, and participate in everyday life.
What It Means
Development happens within everyday life
Early Intervention supports eligible infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families. Developmental Services are family-centered and focus on helping children build functional skills through naturally occurring activities, routines, play, and interactions.
This is not traditional tutoring. Support is individualized around a child’s participation in daily life and the priorities identified with the family and Early Intervention team.
How Developmental Services Can Help
Communication
Supporting early communication, requesting, understanding, expression, and interaction.
Learning & Thinking
Supporting exploration, attention, early cognitive skills, problem-solving, and learning.
Social & Emotional Development
Supporting relationships, engagement, interaction, emotional development, and participation.
Play
Using meaningful play and everyday activities to create natural developmental learning opportunities.
Independence
Supporting adaptive skills, participation in routines, and developmentally appropriate independence.
Supporting The Whole Family
Caregivers are essential partners
Parents and caregivers are important participants in Early Intervention. The provider works collaboratively with the family, demonstrating and coaching strategies caregivers can use during everyday activities so learning continues beyond the intervention session.
Service availability and eligibility
Eligibility for Virginia Early Intervention is determined through the appropriate Early Intervention process. Elevate does not guarantee eligibility, coverage, reimbursement, or availability through a particular Local Lead Agency, provider, or funding source. Current arrangements are confirmed individually before services begin.
Important: Service availability, eligibility, coverage, and provider contracting are confirmed individually. Please do not send private medical, financial, or identification information through the inquiry form.