Child & Family Connections (CFC)
Early Intervention Child & Family Connections is a statewide system that has been established to ensure that all referrals of children under the age of three, to the Early Intervention System, receive a timely response in a prompt, professional, and family-centered manner.
CFC provides activities by:
• Responding to all referrals.
• Giving families information about early intervention.
• Obtaining reports, evaluations, etc... to determine eligibility for early intervention services.
• Working with parents and providers to complete intake process and facilitate the writing of the individual family service plan (IFSP).
• Offering Parent Liaison services to parents/guardians wanting to talk with someone who has a child with special needs.
• Working closely with the Local Interagency Councils (LIC's) and local early intervention services and seeking ways to eliminate service gaps within our 11 county region.
• Serving as coordinator of a child's Individualized Family Service Plan.
To refer a child for Early Intervention services who is living in one of the counties served, contact Peter Niccum, CFC Manager, at 217-347-5601, ext. 114.
or call:
1-888-459-KIDS (5437)
Extension 101
Developmental Stages -
Most children can . . .
At age 1 month
• Raise their heads slightly when lying on their stomachs.
• Briefly watch objects.
• Make "noise in throat" sounds.
At age 3 months
• Lift their heads and chest when lying on their stomachs.
• Follow a moving person with their eyes.
• Smile when someone speaks to them.
At age 6 months
• Sit with little support.
• Roll from their backs to their stomachs.
• Move objects from one hand to the other.
• Turn when they hear a sound.
At age 12 months
• Pull up to a standing position.
• Nod their head to say "yes".
• Say two or three words.
• Pick things up with thumb and finger.
At age 18 months
• Walk (maybe run a bit).
• Use 5 - 10 words.
• Understand simple directions.
• Mark on paper with crayons.
At age two
• Kick a large ball.
• Turn pages of a book.
• Ask for items by name.
• Use 2 or 3 words together ("more juice").
Counties Served by Child & Family Connections
| Effingham |
Fayette |
Crawford |
| Clay |
Jasper |
Richland |
| Lawrence |
Christian |
Macoupin |
| Montgomery |
Bond |
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