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The Department of Health is responsible for the health of all
Floridians. The Children's Medical Services program in the
Department provides services for children with special healthcare needs.
Early Steps is provided as a locally based program to meet
the needs of infants and toddlers with special needs and their families. The
local Early Steps closely with the Department of
Education, the Agency for Health Care Administration, and with other
providers to insure the most effective early intervention services |
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The Early Steps in Hillsborough
and Polk counties is committed to quality services for infants and
toddlers with developmental concerns, ages birth to 36 months.
This local program is administered by Infants and Young Children of
West Central Florida, Inc and the University of South Florida
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Development and
Neurology. |