Where reference children for developmental evaluation

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!

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

www.childserv.org