Wildwood Crest School Conducts Child Find Program

WILDWOOD CREST — The Wildwood Crest School District Child Study Team is conducting a Child Find campaign to locate and provide services for children who reside in Wildwood Crest, ages 3 to 5 and who may have significant physical, mental, language, or emotional difficulties.
Project Child Find was established by the state Department of Education as a free public awareness and referral service to assist parents and professionals by identifying available early intervention, preschool handicapped and special education programs throughout New Jersey.
In addition, Project Child Find develops and distributes information to the public about early intervention and special education services for children from birth through 21 years of age.
Information is also available for early intervention services for special needs children, birth to 3 years.
To schedule a Wildwood Crest child, ages 3 to 5, for pre-school assessment, call Linda Matthews, Child Study Team Secretary, at (609) 522-1522 ext 113.
Early Intervention
System
Eligibility Criteria
1. Developmental Delay
a. A child must have:
• Delays of at least 25 percent in two areas of development, or
• At least 33 percent in one area of development
b. As measured with appropriate diagnostic instruments, procedures, and clinical opinion in the following areas of development:
• Physical (gross motor, fine motor and sensory: vision and hearing)
• Cognition
°I Communication
• Social or emotional
• Adaptive
c. Adjusted age for prematurity:
• Based on 40 weeks term
• No adjustment for infants born at or after 38 weeks gestation
• Ends at 24 months of age
2. Conditions with High Probability
Children are eligible who have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay if confirmed in a signed statement or report from a physician or psychologist indicating that the condition for this child has a high probability of developmental delay. High probability diagnosis may include:
• Chromosomal abnormalities
• Genetic or congenital disorders
• Severe sensory impairments, including vision and hearing
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Disorders reflecting disturbance of the development of the nervous system
• Congenital infections
• Disorders secondary to exposure to toxic substances, including fetal alcohol syndrome
two severe attachment disorders
3. “At Risk” Conditions
New Jersey does not include “at-risk” in the NJEIS definition of eligibility. A child must meet the development delay criteria listed above.
Wildwood Crest School District
9100 PACIFIC AVENUE
WILDWOOD CREST, NEW JERSEY 08260