Building Bridges, LLC

There are comprehensive programs throughout Connecticut that have been approved by the Birth to Three System to complete eligibility evaluations, and provide services and supports for families. Supports for families to meet the needs of their infant or toddler up to age three with a disability or developmental delay.;Every Birth to Three program offers: Evaluation in the home by trained professionals;Services provided where the child normally spends his day, such as his home, a child care setting, or local playgroup;flexible scheduling of visits;Services that focus on helping the family to help their child within the family’s daily life, culture, values, and priorities;information in their native language unless it is clearly not feasible to do so. If a parent is deaf or blind, the mode of communication will be that which is normally used, such as Braille, sign language, or oral communication;A variety of trained staff who can help the family work on goals related to their child’s needs and their family’s priorities.;Service coordination to help bring together the different people, information and resources that will support the child and family;All people working in Birth to Three programs meet personnel standards and are either a licensed or certified professional, or are supervised by a professional.;Others who will work with the family and offer support may include an early childhood teacher, physical therapist, speech pathologist, the child’s doctor, or other professionals.;Each program serves a specific set of towns, and can be selected by any family living in one of those towns.