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Saturday, July 04, 2009

Early Childhood Intervention Programs (ECIPs) are a province-wide network of community-based supports for families of children who experience or are at risk for developmental delays. ECIPs utilize a strength-based approach to deliver family-focused, home- and centre-based services to families.  Early Childhood Interventionists and Consultants build trusting relationships with families and assist them in working toward mutually-identified goals.

ECIP organizations share the vision of ". . . all families hav[ing] the capacity to meet the developmental needs of their children within the community of their choice".

Children who are involved with ECIPs are often delayed in reaching age-appropriate developmental milestones such as walking, talking, eating, manoeuvring, playing or interacting socially with others, or are born with a condition or diagnosis that makes it more difficult for them to develop at rates that are typical for a specific age group. ECIP interventionists build trusting relationships with families and assist them in working toward mutually-identified goals for their child(ren) and family.

ECIP staff provide an important link between families and other professionals in the Early Learning and Child Care sector and the PreK-12 sector. They strive to work collaboratively with child care providers, speech and language pathologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, physicians, early childhood psychologists, teachers, and school administrators, among others, to ensure family-centred goals are achieved and smooth transitions to school and other centre-based programs and services occur.

There are fifteen ECIPs located throughout Saskatchewan:

 Ile a la Crosse  306-833-2595
 Kindersley  306-463-6822
 La Ronge  306-425-6600
 Lloydminster  306-825-5911
 Meadow Lake  306-236-4247
 Moose Jaw  306-694-9200
 North Battleford  306-446-4545
 Prince Albert  306-922-3247
 Redvers  306-452-3730
 Regina  306-347-5021
 Saskatoon  306-655-1083
 Swift Current  306-773-3600
 Tisdale  306-873-3411
 Weyburn  306-842-2686
 Yorkton  306-786-6988


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