Providing Support for Children with Disabilities

For Everyone

Key points

  • Early care and education (ECE) providers can monitor children’s developmental milestones and help them build other needed skills.
  • Support children with disabilities in receiving needed services and early intervention.
Caregiver sitting alongside student with a mobility disability.

Supporting children with disabilities

Children who need additional support because they are at risk for or have developmental delays or disabilities can receive needed services and early intervention from ECE providers, whether in childcare centers or family home care programs, or through home visit services.

High-quality ECE programs can make a difference in children’s development that can last a lifetime. This type of support is particularly important for children who are exposed to factors that put them at a disadvantage.

Three young girls taking a picture with their arms around each other
Help children with disabilities access the services and early intervention they need.

Resources

Learn about resources for children with disabilities and special needs in your ECE program.

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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
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Published: May 15, 2024
Updated: August 20, 2026

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