Are you worried about your child's development?

Have you or others noticed that your child is slow to:
* Sit up or walk
* Learn new things
* Talk

Does your child have difficulty with:
* Learning things that other children of the same age find easy
* Talking or understanding what others are saying
* Playing with other children or playing alone
* Behaviour-is your child very often difficult to manage
* Looking at faces and making eye contact
* Swallowing and chewing

What is Early Childhood Intervention?
Early Childhood Intervention ·
* Includes health, therapy, education and support services.
* Supports families who have a child with a delay in development or a disability.
* Assists families to help their child grow and develop.

Remember:
It is very important for your child's development to seek help as soon as you are concerned.
If you are concerned about your child ask for help from one of the services listed here. They will give you information about your child and about what you need to do next.
Then, if you need it, early childhood intervention services will provide information, and will assist you to arrange assessment: support and program to help your child.

Who can I talk to about my child?
For children under school age:
Your local early childhood intervention service may have a number of different professionals who can give you information and help you meet your child's needs.
Your local Department of Community Service Centre will have information about services that are available and may also have professionals who can help you and your child.
Your childcare centre or preschool teacher can give you information about your child's development and about services in your area.
OR
Your early childhood nurse will have information about how children develop.
Your local family doctor can talk to you about your concerns and what may be causing them. You can ask your doctor to refer your child to a paediatrician.
Your local Community Health Centre (look in the White Pages telephone directory under Community Health Centres for information about your local Community Health Centre)

Who provides services to families?
Early childhood intervention services are provided by a range of people.
These include:
* Early childhood special education teachers
* Occupational therapists
* Physiotherapists
* Speech Pathologists
* Psychologists
* Social workers
* Nurses
* Vision and hearing specialists
* Doctors

Early childhood intervention staff work with the child's family to plan and co-ordinate services that meet their individual needs.

Who can I talk to about services in my area?
Call the Early Childhood Intervention Info line 1300 65 68 65
You can ring from anywhere in NSW for the cost of a local call to find out about services near you.