Case Study Betwen Infants And Toddlers

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Portsmouth Infants and Toddlers endured a significant budget cut during SY18. Consequently, funding had to be reallocated to elimination or decrease needed direct services and system operations line items. Specifically, $11,725 dollars was reallocated from Occupational and Physical Therapy to Speech Therapy. The demand for speech has increased dramatically; however, OT and PT are still needed in Portsmouth. Public Awareness/Child Find money was reduced. While it was a small amount, previous reports and audits show our local system has not met the target for “Child Find 0-3.” More funding in this category is needed to increase program awareness and subsequently identity more infants and toddlers eligible for services. Upon identifying

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