Places to call and get evaluations or services:
Developmental Concerns - Motor skills, language acquisition, problem-solving, etc. (No or minor social-emotional concerns)
Contact the school district:
Public preschool (4 part-time days)
Developmental screening
Evaluations for special education services - including behavioral support.
The child needs to be 3
Delays need to be educationally relevant
The district is the best place to get services that are FREE.
Referral to services process can be 3 months or longer
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www.psdschools.org/programs-services/integrated-services/child-find
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patricia.hoffman@thompsonschools.org
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970-568-7406 ext. 3608
teresa_mccaslin@psdr3.k12.co.us
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Concerns about delays and progress
Contact Foothills Gateway
Early Intervention - Family support
Children under 3 years
Almost always free services
Referrals: Kelly Sokol
eireferral@foothillsgateway.org
Primarily Social-Emotional Concerns
(developmental concerns might also be present)
Contact CAYAC - Child, Adolescent, & Young Adult Connections)
Assessment and mental health referrals
Care Coordination
Family support
Psychological evaluation and testing
Larimer County residents only
Calls returned within 48 hours
Free or low cost
1302 S. Shields A1-3, Fort Collins
Mon - Fri 8 - 5
www.healthdistrict.org/cayac-team
Significant Social-Emotional Concerns
(not developmental)
Contact Summit Stone Health Partners
Mental health treatment including psychiatric evaluation
Early childhood mental health consultations
Long term treatment
Services for all ages
Medicaid & insurance accepted
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referrals@summitstonehealth.org
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LOCATED ABOVE THE BLUE SCHOOL! (209 E. Plum Street)
970-818-0882
Parents who need short term care for children with developmental disabilities
Contact Respite Care
Child care
Overnight care
Crisis care
Children need to have pretty severe delays or disabilities to enroll, usually.
1:3 ratios
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Speech Concerns
Children’s Speech and Reading Center
1330 Oakridge Dr #10, Fort Collins, CO 80525
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Aspen Speech Therapy
970-682-3743
1136 E Stuart #3120, Fort Collins, CO 80525
https://www.aspenspeechtherapy.com/
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Motor Skills Development (OT Services)
(Lacking skills here can lead to behavioral concerns)
Kids Brain Tree - Maxine Haller
3932 John F Kennedy Parkway, Suite 10-F, Fort Collins CO 80525
Blogs and Social Media
Teacher Tom - Teaching and learning FROM children. Inspiration about the importance of play
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Janet Lansbury - Infant education - Discipline, play, crying and tantrums, social skills, language development and communication.
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Amanda Fewell - Parent of foster/adoptive child and a child who has suffered trauma
Mary Dravis-Parrish - Be You Parenting - Parents who need to hear some emphasis on laughter and positivity
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Books
Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline
Dr. Becky BaileyParents needing long term answers or general parenting advice
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
Joann Faber and Julie King
Parents needing immediate answers to general discipline OR for answers about extreme behaviors at home
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
Paul Tough
Parents wanting to know about character development for older children
The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups
Erika Christakis
The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection
Brene Brown
The Book of Joy
Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman
The Toddler Brain: Nurture the Skills Today that will Shape Your Child’s Tomorrow
Lara Jana
Preschool and younger tips on appropriate development
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Books to read to children:
D is for Divorce
How to Zap a Bully
Websites
Early Childhood Council of Larimer County
Zero to Three
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Pryamid Implementation for Families
https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/Implementation/family.html
Parenting and Development Tips and Info
Free resources from Consious Discipline
Places to call to take a class or join a group or class
Divorced parents and other at-risk families
Contact Lutheran Family Services
Parenting classes: Divorced parents, parents of teens, anger management, discipline
Visitation and exchanges
Home visitation around safety issues
Faith-based services, but with missions to serve outside of the faith, many programs are curriculums set by non-faith programs
2032 Lowe Street, Suite 200, Fort Collins
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Children struggling with educational goals (older) and parents struggling to stay positive
Contact Be You Parenting
Empowered parent groups
Online courses
Books
Particularly good for parents and kids who struggle with issues of perfectionism
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