If any of your
children have developmental, speech, hearing, or vision issues, here is a list
of the people the parent can contact to set up a developmental screening.
FOR CHILDREN CERO TO 3, THE BEST IS TO CONTACT FAMILY CONNECTIONS, http://www.wiu.edu/ProviderConnections/links/CFCList.html
Ther evaluation, reference and therapy services are free. By my own experience, they are wanderfull people!(by Angel Olmedo)
FOR CHILDREN CERO TO 3, THE BEST IS TO CONTACT FAMILY CONNECTIONS, http://www.wiu.edu/ProviderConnections/links/CFCList.html
Ther evaluation, reference and therapy services are free. By my own experience, they are wanderfull people!(by Angel Olmedo)
For any child under age 3 living in Lake County, IL, you can call Child and Family Connections (847-377-8900). CFC covers the whole of Lake County.
If the parent lives in
the Waukegan School District (almost all Waukegan addresses are in the school
district):
Age 6 weeks to 3
years, call Susan at 847-263-2319, Waukegan Special Education
Coordinator.
Age 3 to age 5, call
Rebecca Rios at 847-249-6482, Waukegan Special Ed (they maintain a waiting
list; it may take months before a child can be screened)
To register for
screening for Waukegan children age 3 to 5, the parent must go to the Waukegan
School District Welcome Center (on Greenwood, just a few blocks east of the
ChildServ office). Rebecca Rios is the contact person at the Welcome Center.
The office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parents must bring the following
documentation:
1. Birth
certificate
2. 2 proofs of
residency (light and gas bill, medical card, apartment lease,
etc)
3. Proof of
income (recent pay stub of any parent who is working)
4. Medical
records, immunization record
5. Any doctor or
teacher notes that refer to the child’s developmental issues that are of
concern
If the parent lives in
the North Chicago School District:
Call Erica May
(847-689-6333 x213) at the North Chicago Special Education Department to
schedule a screening. They only screen children age 3 to 5 and the screenings
are done only a few times a year (January, May, maybe
September)
Other numbers of
interest:
Early Head Start and
Head Start registration for anyone living in Waukegan: 1200 Glen Flora,
847-249-4330
Head Start for
families living in North Chicago: Yaeger School,
847-875-4811
Early Head Start
(birth to age 3) through the Lake County YMCA
1500 Sunset Ave, Suite
B
Waukegan, IL 60087
847-336-2196 (ext.
232) OR 847-336-2627
Rosa Bermudez, EHS
Registration Manager
Send by by Jeanne F.
Becker, Director Lake County
Family Service Center, ChildServ;1105 W Greenwood;Waukegan, IL 60087;773-867-7386
(work);847-662-0663 (fax) jbecker@childserv.org
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