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The use of informed clinical opinion is critical when a child's eligibility may be established through an independent diagnosis or outside evaluation described in medical or other pertinent records.

Mission Statement: First Steps is a support and service system designed to improve family capacity to enhance their child's development and learning and to increase the child's participation in family and community life.

Newborn Condition, for a child referred prior to 36 months of age with a birth weight of 1,500 grams (3.31 pounds or 3 pounds 4.9 ounces) or less with one or more of the following conditions diagnosed at birth or within 30 days post birth: APGAR of 6 or less at 5 minutes.

First Steps is supported through federal and state dollars, public and private insurance reimbursement, and family cost participation.

Children between the ages of birth and 36 months who either 1) have a diagnosed physical or mental condition associated with developmental disabilities (such as Down syndrome, spina bifida or cerebral palsy), or 2) have a condition with a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay or disability (such as a ...