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High Country Early Intervention

Based in Prescott, Arizona, High Country Early Intervention (H.C.E.I.) serves children throughout Yavapai County. HCEI has been in existence since June, 1996.

This non-profit organization currently provides family-focused services to families with children ranging in age from birth to three years who experience developmental delays or disabilities. H.C.E.I. directly provides early intervention services.

Speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychological and audiology services are provided on a sub-contract basis. Children currently enrolled in our program are determined eligible under the Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP).

Children are screened and assessed through the developmental clinic at the County Health Department and AzEIP eligibility is determined. Families are assigned a service coordinator and are referred to HCEI. This program is state funded, so income is not an issue when determining eligibility. Once the family has been referred to HCEI, a service coordinator or early interventionist (EI) makes contact with the family and schedules a home visit.

During this home visit the EI and the parents may determine to which, if any, therapy services the child may be referred. Children receive weekly home visits, unless the parents request a different schedule or location of services. Therapy occurs both in the clinic setting and in the child's home. It is important to note that H.C.E.I. is family focused, so not only do we teach the child, we teach the family. Families served reside in all of Yavapai County.

Children may also be eligible for our special instruction services through the DES: AzEIP: Department of Developmental Disabilities. Your DDD support coordinator will inform you of the services you and your child are eligible for.

Children receive weekly home visits, unless the parents request a different schedule or location of services. Therapy occurs both in the clinic setting and in the child's home. It is important to note that H.C.E.I. is family focused, so not only do we teach the child, we teach the family. Families served reside in all of Yavapai County.

Children may also be eligible for our special instruction services through the DES: AzEIP: Department of Developmental Disabilities. Your DDD support coordinator will inform you of the services you and your child are eligible for.

Some of our developmental services include:

PHYSICAL THERAPY: We work with families to provide support to children in the areas of Gross Motor Development, Fine Motor Development, Motor Planning and Visual Motor Skills. These may include improving and working with muscle tone, strength and development, range of movement, quality of movement, eye-hand coordination, attention to task and sensory integration. More on Physical Therapy...

SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY: We work with families to provide support to children in the areas of language acquisition, articulation, oral motor stimulation, feeding issues and communication skills. More on Speech Therapy...

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: We work with families to assist children to learn functional skills. These include the ability to pay attention; remain calm; teach them self-care skills, such as learning to feed themselves, brushing hair, brushing teeth, dressing, etc. More on Occupational Therapy...