Early Intervention Services - Progressive Directions, Inc.

Early intervention is a partnership between families and caring professionals working together to encourage natural learning which occurs during the early months and years of a child's life. Services offered include developmental screenings and assessments, behavior management, center-based, home-based and community-based programs, family group activities, transportation and transition into the school system.

The PDI Early Intervention Program serves children birth to three (3) years with a range of special needs.

In 2008 we exceeded the State of Tennessee 3 Star Rating program and are now approved and monitored by the Department of Education.

PDI also operates the Kids Depot, a fully integrated preschool center that was established in 1999. The center allows us the unique opportunity to serve children with developmental delays in a natural environment and better prepare these children for life in the mainstream.

 

Center Based Program:

• Teacher to child ratio 1:4
• Children seen in center 2-3 days a week, 2.5 hours a session
• Three foster grandparents to give additional love and encouragement
• Implement social skills
• Focus on individual requirements
• Most children are ambulatory, or provided a mobility device
• Program that offers social interaction with normally developing children at the center

Home Based Program:

• Teacher to child ratio 1:1
• Children are seen in their home 1 time a week for 1 hour
• Focus on teaching the family how to work with the child
• As the child progresses they can move up to center-based if appropriate

Community Based Program:

• We see the children at different daycares in the area
• Focus on working with the children and provide the child caregiver with information on how best to serve the child

Who do we Serve?

• Children birth-3 years with a range of special needs from speech delayed to multi-disabled
• Eligibility-Delay of 20% in at least one of the following areas:
  • Gross Motor
  • Fine Motor
  • Cognitive
  • Language
  • Self-Help
  • Social
• We receive the majority of our referrals from the Tennessee Early Intervention Services. We also receive referrals from physicians and parents.

Special Needs that Qualify a Child:

• Premature Birth
• Physical and Mental Disabilities
• Developmental Delays
• Speech Delays
• Genetic Factors
• Other conditions that might limit a child's development

What Services are Offered?

• Screening and Assessments
• Physical & Speech Therapy Evaluations
• Behavior Management
• Center & Home Based Programs
• Feeding Therapy
• Family Support Groups
• Transportation
• Transition into School System

Early Intervention Brochure

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