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Provides quality services to children with and without special needs and their families so that they have equal opportunity to live, learn, and play in their community.

Offers the following services:

- Autism Resource Center
- Developmental Play Group/Toddler Class
- Developmental and Speech Evaluations
- Developmental Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Child Development Center
- Preschool

Offers developmental screenings in all areas of development and specialized treatment for infants and young children. Also offers relationship-based treatment with the parent/caretaker and child.

Works with children from birth to age 3 who may have a condition that could potentially cause delays in development. Also serve children who are already showing delays in abilities to play, think, talk or move.

Works with families to get them enrolled in the 1st Five Healthy Mental Development Initiative. 1st Five program builds partnerships between physician practices and public service providers to enhance high-quality well-child care. 1st Five promotes the use of developmental tools that support healthy mental development for young children during the first five years. By using a tool for all children that includes social-emotional development and family risk factors, providers are able to identify children at risk for developmental concerns that, if left untreated, would play out later in life.

Provides supports and services for families to help their children meet developmental milestones.

Provides education assistance to area schools in areas of early intervention, special education, career awareness, math and science coalition, computer instruction/training, curriculum development, and nursing services.

Early Intervention Program serves infants and toddlers (birth-3 years) with disabilities. Services include screening, testing, referral, services, coordination of services, and implementation of Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).

Offers autism support and training for parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists, grandparents, or anyone that is affected by autism.

Provides pediatric therapy services through the Parent, Infant, and Child Education (SPICE) program.

Services include:
- Speech and language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy (land-based, aquatics, and HIPPO)
- Developmental therapy
- Social work support with behaviors and counseling
- Early intervention
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Feeding therapy
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Provides supports and services for families to help their children meet developmental milestones.

Offers to work with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during well child medical exams. By using tools that screen for these risk factors, providers are better able to identify children at risk for a variety of concerns. 1st Five then provides assistance to the child's caregivers, helping them find resources to address the identified concerns.

Works with families to get them enrolled in the 1st Five Healthy Mental Development Initiative. 1st Five program builds partnerships between physician practices and public service providers to enhance high-quality well-child care. 1st Five promotes the use of developmental tools that support healthy mental development for young children during the first five years. By using a tool for all children that includes social-emotional development and family risk factors, providers are able to identify children at risk for developmental concerns that, if left untreated, would play out later in life.

Offers developmental screenings in all areas of development and specialized treatment for infants and young children. Also offers relationship-based treatment with the parent/caretaker and child.

Provides services for youth (birth to age 21) with disabilities and their families. The Agency screens students for hearing, vision and speech issues, as well as emotional, psychological and behavior issues. Services are provided at school or at the child's home. In most cases, Heartland AEA staff work closely with the staff of the school the child attends. Parents or others may refer children by calling any of Heartland AEA's offices throughout the agency's 11-county area, or parents may contact their local school for more information about Heartland AEA.

Children who are at risk for developmental delays or who have a developmental condition are entitled to an evaluation. This includes children with birth defects, vision or hearing concerns, language delays, autism, head injury, behavior problems, gross or fine motor delays, and feeding difficulties. After an evaluation, they may qualify for service coordination and a written Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Under this plan, the following services may be provided: assistive technology, audiology, communication, occupational and physical therapy, social work, home-based instruction and vision.