What Is ECI?
ECI stands for Early Childhood Intervention. There are local
ECI programs all over the state of Texas. No matter what
Texas county you live in, there is an ECI program available
to your family if your infant or toddler needs help.
ECI programs across the state have a variety of names like
Klaras Children’s Center ECI (KCC ECI)
, ECI Childteam,
Any Baby Can ECI, etc., but all their names have ECI as a part of them,
making it easier for people to know it is an ECI program. Each
ECI program in Texas serves families from a certain location. Klaras
Children’s Center ECI, for instance, serves families who live in
McLennan, Bosque, Hill, Falls, Limestone, and Freestone counties.
ECI programs serve families with children that are birth to third
birthday, and that are experiencing difficulties with their
development and/or behavior. All services are provided in the child’s
natural environment, meaning where little children usually spend
their time—at home, at Grandmother's house, at daycare, in the park, etc.
ECI providers work through the adults that are important
in a child’s life—parents, grandparents, teachers, etc.—
to help the adults help the child get better. This
consultation method
is used because young children learn best when they
are given practice to learn what they need to learn spread
throughout their normal daily routines.
TO CONTACT KLARAS CHILDREN’S CENTER ECI:
Call us at (254) 297-7089 or
(254) 297-7088
or toll free at (866) 752-3451, ext.1504
or fax us at (254) 296-2932.
TO GET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANY
OTHER ECI PROGRAM IN TEXAS, CALL:
1-800-628-5115
www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis
Anyone Can Make a Referral to ECI
Klaras Children’s Center ECI www.kcceci.org
copyright 2006