Integrated early intervention and early learning helps infants and toddlers thrive
New research on inclusive and family-centered infant and toddler care conducted by Brooklyn College, CUNY, illuminates how New York City can improve early intervention (EI) services for very young children with developmental delays and disabilities across the city’s diverse neighborhoods.
In their new report, Perceptions of Early Intervention Services in Infant-Toddler Care Settings Across Diverse Urban Neighborhoods, researchers Karen McFadden, Jacqueline Shannon, and Jahnavi DeSousa found that New York City’s early childhood programs would benefit from additional supports to integrate early intervention services into the everyday classroom routines and children’s experiences, something that is federally mandated and proven to improve child outcomes.
