Early Intervention

Serving Salt Lake, Duchesne, and Tooele Counties

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Baby Watch Early Intervention Program

DDI Vantage Early Intervention Program provides services for children under the age of three who have developmental delays and disabilities and their families by offering a full range of services to meet their individual needs. The goal is to minimize the effects of the delay thereby reducing the need for long-term intervention throughout the child's school years.

Early Intervention services include:

A full assessment of a child's current health and developmental status
Service coordination among providers, programs and agencies
Strategies to build on family concerns, priorities, and resources
Developmental services such as occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language therapy, nursing, child developmental and special education services
All developmental services are based on an individual child's needs
Early Intervention services are provided through the coordinated effort of parents, community agencies, and a variety of professionals

Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Program Report

Early Intervention Program Compliance Indicator

Early Intervention Program 2024 Annual Report

Developmental Stages

The DDI Vantage Part C Early Intervention (EI) Program provides professional support for families of children under the age of three who have developmental delays and/or disabilities. By tailoring services to meet the child’s individual needs, our goal is to minimize the effect of the delay, thereby reducing the need for long term intervention throughout the child’s school years. The majority of Early Intervention services take place within the home, recognizing that parents are the most influential teachers for their children

How can I get a FREE evaluation for my child?

If you are concerned about the development of your infant or toddler or for more information about our services, contact a site listed below or submit a referral via this link : https://www.ddivantage.org/early-intervention
Who qualifies for Early Intervention services?

DDI Vantage Early Intervention program provides services for families of children under the age of 3 who have developmental delays and/or disabilities.
What happens in the first evaluation?

Once you submit a referral, your case will be assigned to a Family Service Coordinator and you will contacted within 1-3 business days to schedule your first appointment
What to expect during the first appointment?

The family service coordinator, registered nurse, and evaluator will come to your home to meet you and your child. They will complete an overall development test that looks like playing with your child, a health, hearing, and vision screener, and determine your child's eligibility.
How much does it cost to get an evaluation?

Many services are free. We will provide a full developmental evaluation of your infant or toddler's development at NO cost to you. If your child qualifies for the program, you may be charged a nominal fee based on a sliding scale.
What services are available?

FREE Developmental Evaluation Home Visits Group Activities
How much are Early Intervention services?

If any immediate family members of your child receive WIC, Early Head Start, PCN, Medicaid, CHIP, or FEP/TANF, your monthly fee would be $0. If your family does not have any services, your monthly fee will be based on a reasonable sliding scale determined by the Utah State Legislature. You would look at the number of people in your family and your yearly income earned to determine your monthly fee. Once your child has been determined eligible you would complete an online billing and payment form and submit income information to determine your monthly fee. The fee is a one-time fee, based on how many services your child receives in a month.
How much are services if I have more than one child in Early Intervention at the same time?

If you have a monthly payment, it covers all of your children that currently receive Early Intervention Services.
How do I make a payment?

If you receive Medicaid or CHIP, your services are free. We do not bill private insurance so payment is based on your gross monthly income and number of people in your household. At your first visit, you will be given billing and payment information, you can register online, which will enable you to pay by credit card. If you choose to complete a paper copy of your fee form, you will mail a check to Baby Watch. The return address will be included in the bill.
How do I create my child's Online Billing Payment Account?

You will be sent an email with your child's individualized account sign-up information and then go to. https://bnp.health.utah.gov/ This will allow you to create your account and make payments with your credit card. For step by step instructions, please click on this link:

Heidi (Mom of Andrey in Wendover)

"Thanks, very much. May God bless you for everything. I cannot find words to thank you. I know there are children in the world who do not have the privilege to enjoy this help. May God bless you. Thanks for everything. Thanks for your help. I have grown on becoming a better mom every day to my boy."

Leslie (Grandmother of Kennalee in Tooele)

"Thank you so much! This has been a positive experience for our whole family. I was so discouraged when I first called you, but I have received so much hope through the services offered and the skills I was taught that I feel confident to move forward with confidence now. This is a wonderful program and I feel blessed that we were able to be recipients of these great services."

Perez family

"DDI Vantage helped us become better parents to our son. They taught us how to help meet his needs and provide the support when we have questions and feel nervous. They helped us get our son a diagnosis and continue to teach us new things at every visit."