Early Childhood
The purpose of the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency Early Childhood Special Educators, within the Early Childhood Services Department, is to deliver and coordinate quality services to infants, young children, their families and community providers. This will be done through a continuum of solution focused interventions that support the full potential of children and empowers families in an environment that nurtures mutual respect, creativity and personal growth through collaborative relationships.
Early Childhood Special Education Services
The Early Childhood Special Education Department provides a variety of services to families with children from birth to school age in cooperation with local school districts.
If there is a concern about a child's hearing, speech, vision, development, behavior, physical movement or there is a known medical diagnosis that affects a child's learning, parents or professionals should call the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency.
A referral for assistance or information can be made by calling our offices. In Scott County, call the Early Childhood Center at (563) 344-6271 or 1-800-947-2329; in Clinton and Jackson Counties call (563) 242-6454; in Muscatine, eastern Cedar, and northern Louisa Counties call (319) 263-8476. There is no charge for our services.
Resource Libraries: (Bettendorf) (Clinton) (Muscatine)
What can you expect if you make a referral to the AEA's Early Childhood Services?
A secretary will take some basic information from you to better direct your call. Depending on your primary concern, a developmental screening or a hearing screening will be scheduled for your child. Based on the results of the screening, a variety of services may be considered by you and our team, which may include:
- Educational evaluation and intervention planning
- Speech language evaluation and therapy
- Audiological services
- Occupational or physical therapy services
- Behavior management assistance
- Home teaching program
- Toddler language and play groups
- District classroom program
- Parent support and education
- Preschool consultation
A plan will be developed if your child needs help that we may be able to provide. Our staff will coordinate services with other agencies that may be working with your child or will assist you in locating community services.
Guidelines and Videos on Social-Emotional Skills for Young Children
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) has several new resources available online, including:
- How Do I Decide? Series of Guidelines - http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/resources/guidelines.html The first two installments in this new series provide guidelines on: How to Choose a Social-Emotional Curriculum and When to Seek Outside Help for Children's Problem Behavior.
- Online Videos - http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/resources/videos.html Two CSEFEL videos, Promoting Social Emotional Competence and Practical Strategies for Teaching Social Emotional Skills, can now be viewed online in their entirety.
Source: Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - July 15, 2010
| Tori Lindeman Early Childhood Coordinator Bettendorf Phone: 563-344-6265 |
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| Bettendorf Office 729 21st street Bettendorf, Iowa 52722 phone: 563-359-6271 |
Muscatine Office 1422 Houser Street Muscatine, Iowa 52761 phone: 563-263-8476 |
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| Clinton Office 1908 North Third Street Clinton, Iowa 52732 phone: 563-242-6454 |
Iowa's Quality Preschool Program Standards
Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program for Four-Year-Old Children
Iowa Perinatal Depression Project
