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Early Steps

Early Steps is Florida's early intervention system that offers services to eligible children, birth to 36 months, with significant developmental delays or a condition likely to result in a developmental delay.

Locations

Availability Location
Mon-Fri: 8am-4:30pm
Mon-Fri: 8am-4:30pm
Mon-Fri: 8am to 5pm
Mon-Fri: 8am to 5pm
Mon-Fri: 8am to 5pm
Mon-Fri: 8am to 5pm

Treasure Coast Early Steps | Port St. Lucie

2100 SE Hillmoor Drive

Port St Lucie, FL 34952

Phone: (561) 881-2822
Fax: (561) 881-0972
Contact: Marissa Barrera
Services:

Southernmost Coast Early Steps

11440 N Kendall Dr

Ste 402

Miami, FL 33176

Phone: (305) 929-8705
Services:

Early Steps North Beaches, Daytona

1637 Mason Avenue

Suite 100

Daytona Beach, FL 32117

Phone: (386) 873-0365
Fax: (386) 873-0366
Contact: Teresa White
Services:

Early Steps North Beach, DeLand

1450 S Woodland Blvd

Suite 200A

DeLand, FL 32720

Phone: (386) 873-3658
Fax: (386) 738-1160
Contact: Breanna Giblock
Services:

Early Steps North Beaches, Flagler

160 Cypress Point Parkway

Suite B205

Palm Coast, FL 32720

Phone: 386-873-0365
Fax: 386-868-1929
Contact: Stephanie Ellis
Services:

Early Steps North Beaches, Sumter

3261 US Hwy 441/27

Unit B2

Fruitland Park, FL 32720

Phone: 352-323-0612
Fax: 352-787-2386
Contact: Stephanie Ellis
Services:

Services are based on Early Steps evaluations and your family's concerns, resources, and goals. Early Steps uses a Team-Based Primary Service Provider approach to empower each eligible family by providing a comprehensive team of professionals from the beginning of services through the transition. Our goal is for the family to receive strong support from one person, provide a comprehensive team of professionals from beginning to end, and for the family to have fewer appointments and more time to be a “family.” Services are provided to the family and child where they live, learn, and play, to enable the family to implement developmentally appropriate learning opportunities during everyday activities and routines. Most services will be early intervention for home visits.
 

Easterseals Florida is home to three of Florida's Early Steps Programs:

  • Treasure Coast Early Steps (TCES) provides early intervention services to children and their families residing in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties.
  • Southernmost Coast Early Steps (SMCES) provides early intervention services to children and their families residing in South Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.
  • North Beaches Early Steps (NBES) provides early intervention services to children and their families residing in Volusia, Flagler, Lake, Sumter, and Putnam Counties.

Features of Early Steps:

  • Bringing services into the child's life rather than fitting the child into services.
  • Maximizes each child's everyday natural learning opportunities.
  • Enhances each child's development and participation in community life.
  • Provides each child with a consistent team for services.
  • Gives families options in service decisions and encourages active partnerships.
  • Provides a Primary Service Provider to work with your family, other caregivers, and the Team.

Early Steps Programs

  • Southernmost Coast Early Steps Program

    Southernmost Coast Early Steps (SMCES) provides early intervention services to children and their families residing in South Miami Dade and Monroe Counties.

  • Treasure Coast Early Steps Program

    Treasure Coast Early Steps (TCES) provides early intervention services to children and their families residing in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties.

Additional Information:

Early Steps Home Visit - Video
Early Steps Website
Treasure Coast Early Steps Provider Page
Southernmost Coast Early Steps Provider Page
North Beaches Early Steps Provider Page
 

To make a referral to either TCES or SMCES programs, please use the Early Steps State Office link
Para hacer un referido a TCES o SMCES, por favor, haga clic aquí

To make a referral to TCES using a form, please use this form.
To make a referral to SMCES using a form, please use this form.


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