Breadth of Services

The services families access most often include: speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, family service coordination, early childhood special education, vision, hearing and nutrition. Every child in Johnson County who qualifies for early intervention has access to all available services.  ITSJC offers a full developmental evaluation to every child referred to the program. We work closely with children in the foster care system.  We also provide guidance to families navigating the logistics of their children’s needs, including connecting them to additional health resources and encouraging them to access resources through their insurance.

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Leading Quality of Care

ITSJC is one of 33 early intervention programs in Kansas known as Tiny-k.  ITSJC therapists have the highest level of training available and advanced certifications. Our collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach addresses each child’s individual needs to provide support to families and caregivers in the child’s natural environment.  We are the only provider in Johnson County that provides in-home early intervention services. The child and family benefit by receiving support to focus on the family’s outcomes to address development; this is completed in the family’s most comfortable and familiar environment.

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Standard of Success

Upon completing ITSJC services and therapies, 30% of children reach their goals and no longer need services after the age of three. On average, parents rated their children’s future success 9.2 out of 10.

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Significant Economic Impact

• ITSJC benefits businesses by positively impacting the parents’ work attendance and productivity. Parents feel empowered by the support their children and family receive and are more present and focused at work instead of stressed about their situation.  This aids in employee retention and provides necessary healthcare services that companies don’t have to subsidize through corporate healthcare plans.

• ITSJC benefits the education system by sending children to school more prepared for success in an educational setting and improving the environment for teachers and classmates.  Together with Parents as Teachers, this ensures children who need extra support don’t slip through the cracks (PAT referrals in ITSJC program = approx. 120 per year).

• One of ITSJC’s funding challenges is the disparity between the cost of their services and how state funding is allocated. ITSJC costs are per service provided; state funds are allocated per child served. One child might receive four different early intervention services while another receives one.  Regardless of the frequency and level of support a child has, ITSJC receives the same amount of state support for each child.

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