Our program is funded under Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) Part C & B (0-5 years) and is under direct supervision of the Tribal Secretary. Our main responsibility is to locate children birth to five years of age who are suspected of having developmental delays or mental/and or physical disabilities and to provide early intervention services. We believe early intervention is the key to a healthy child. The Early Childhood Intervention Program is committed to providing parents opportunities to help their children through proper care and education, reach their full potential.
Contact Information:
Location: Tribal Administration Building – Quadrant D, 12554 BIA HWY 711, Agency Village, SD 57262
Phone: 605.698.4400
Fax: 605.698.4429
Email: CGill@swo-nsn.gov
Mailing: PO Box 509, Agency Village, Sd 57262
Program Information:
Program Manager: Charnelle Gill
Service Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday – Friday
Service Area: All areas within the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Reservation
Eligibility Requirements:
Screen all children birth to five years of age that reside on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation.
Brief Summary of Services:
- Locating children for screening with home visitations, advertising, and referrals from local agencies serving the children of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.
- Screening children for developmental delay’s by Ages & Stages and Denver II methods.
- Referring children requiring further evaluation to appropriate agencies.
- Provide parent training, educational materials, monetary and transportation assistance.
- Providing intervention services to children with special needs at the Head Start and Early Head Start Programs and by home visitation.
Program Events:
Parent Support Group Meetings, Workshops, Health Fairs.