Services for Children

Support

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Christie Lane School

The virtual foundation for Christie Lane School was set in 1956, when a group of Huron County parents formed the Huron County Council for Retarded Children and began working on a training center for individuals with developmental disabilities.

What began as a single classroom with one teacher and 12 students has blossomed into a respected school that has impacted the lives of thousands of families from Huron County.

Christie Lane School, originally located on the campus of the Huron County Board of Developmental Disabilities on South Norwalk Road, is now located at 120 Shady Lane Drive. Education services are provided to individuals with developmental disabilities from age 6 through 21. Students are placed in our school age program through their local school district.

Certified teachers and paraprofessionals take a multi-disciplinary approach to teaching, offering educational experiences along with life and functional living skills. Christie Lane School offers a functional curriculum, as well as:
speech, physical and occupational therapy.

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Early Intervention

The Early Intervention Services office is located in the Elizabeth Gerken Child and Family Center located at 120 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk, Ohio.

Early Intervention (EI) is a statewide system that provides coordinated early intervention services to parents of eligible children under the age of three with developmental delays or disabilities.

EI is grounded in the philosophy that young children learn best from familiar people in familiar settings. Every family served in EI will have a local EI team that consists of a service coordinator, service providers, and your family.

Early Intervention provides services at no cost for eligible children from birth to age 3. We are here to help!

Your team works with you in your home or other places you and your family spend time to develop a coordinated plan called an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).

You and your team will work through your IFSP to use your existing supports and resources—and build upon them—to learn to enhance your child’s learning and development.

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Early Childhood

The Early Childhood Services office is located in the Elizabeth Gerken Child and Family Center at 120 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk, Ohio.

Services for children with developmental concerns are a component of the Huron County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Early identification and family-centered services are available to infant and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families.

Specialized Services are provided in your home or child’s natural environment. A “coaching model” of service provision is used by our team of specialists.

Early Childhood provides developmental services for children birth to three at no cost to eligible families. We are here to help!

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Home Visiting
Program Update

The Huron County Board of Developmental Disabilities has ended its Home Visiting Program.

Families interested in home visiting services are encouraged to contact Neighborhood Alliance, which provides home visiting services and support to eligible families in our community.

We are grateful to the families who participated in our Home Visiting Program over the years and to the staff who helped make the program a valuable resource for families throughout Huron County.

For information about available home visiting services or to learn how to get started, please contact Neighborhood Alliance.

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