Early Intervention

Through our Early Intervention (EI) services, we help young children improve their functioning in order to reach important developmental milestones and to become ready for school. Early Intervention services for children from birth to age 3 include:

Free Screenings: We help families in the community by offering free screenings to determine if children are meeting developmental milestones.
Comprehensive Evaluations: We offer comprehensive evaluations in the areas of Global Development, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Pathology and Physical Therapy.
Outpatient Therapies: Our outpatient clinic strives to help children improve their functioning, well-being and independence. We offer Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Physical Therapy.
Parent Support: We offer free parent network nights on the third Thursday of every month on various topics.

Helping Hand’s Early Intervention services are credentialed with the State of Illinois EI program and we pride ourselves in being an outstanding clinic-based service provider. Often regarded as one of the best in our area, families love our clinic for the smiling faces and the nurturing environment that greet them, just as much as they love us for the positive outcomes they see when their children come for therapy at Helping Hand.

Working with Child & Family Connections Offices

We work with each family to create an interactive and supportive team in conjunction with their local EI Child and Family Connections Office to create a treatment program based on the specific needs of the child and family. Our parent liaison will assist the family in connecting with the appropriate Child & Family Connections Office, as required by the state of Illinois for EI services.

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

Free screenings available for children ages 0-3.

For information or to schedule an appointment, contact
Carol Boyke
(708) 352-3580 x 383

Clinic hours are from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

The Early Intervention System is completely voluntary on the part of the parents and parents may turn down any services offered for their child.