Programs & Services
Disabilities
Since 1972, Congress has assured that Head Start programs are fully inclusive, requiring that at least 10% of the children served at Head Start are children with disabilities. Child Inc values and respects families in their diversity and recognizes the rights of children with differing abilities to be included as full members of the community.
Child Inc serves children with disabilities in all of our program options. Children with disabilities receive all of the comprehensive Head Start services. In addition, Child Inc staff collaborate with community agencies and school districts to provide extra services to meet the special needs of children with disabilities. We provide services to enrolled children with one or more of these conditions:
- Blindness or visual impairments
- Deafness or hearing impairments
- Physical disabilities
- Speech and language impairments
- Health impairments
- Developmental delays
- Autism
- Serious emotional disturbances
- Specific learning disabilities
Some of the services Child Inc offers to children with disabilities include:
- Outreach and recruitment
- Coordination with special education programs in the school district
- Diagnostic and referral services
- Treatment and Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) through school districts
- Referral for additional therapies and services in the community
- Assistance with transitioning into school district programs
- Support group for parents of children with disabilities
For more information, contact Child Inc at (512) 451-7361 or 1(800)-222-4051
