Early Learning Program

Children learn when they are doing something fun with people they love.

We are a home-based, family-centered early intervention program for families and caregivers of young children ages birth to three. Services are provided in partnership with biological parents, foster parents, grandparents and any other important people in the child’s life.

We provide services for families with infants and toddlers with developmental delays and/or disabilities. The program also serves children who may be at risk for developmental delays including those born prematurely, those exposed to substances during pregnancy, or children who have experienced varying degrees of trauma. We also have many services available for families who are simply curious about their child’s development and would like to learn more.

We are here to support families to better understand and support their child’s growth and development in the critical early years of childhood.

Screening Services

We often partner with local agencies and groups to provide hearing, vision and developmental screenings to the public.
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Watch Me Grow

A screening program to monitor your child’s development with the support of developmental specialists.
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Resource Library

We have a library of books, and general information on a variety of parenting, child development and other topics relating to young children. We also maintain a list of helpful websites for you and your child.
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Classes for Caregivers

We offer a variety of classes for parents and caregivers, including Positive Solutions for Families, infant massage, and Parenting with Love and Logic.
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Sensory Development

A child explores the world through his/her senses, which include sight, smell, sound, taste, touch and movement. Sensory integration describes how our body organizes the information it receives from the environment. This is important because it affects how your child functions in everyday life. Providing your child with sensory rich experiences can also improve other areas of development including fine motor, gross motor, language, cognitive development, play skills and the ability engage in daily activities. Sensory activities can be simple and take place at home or in the community (Especially in Southeast Alaska, where we are surrounded by beaches, parks, & nature!).
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Developmental Therapy

We have a wealth of information and ideas for supporting the development of young children. We will work with you to help develop and implement individualized strategies that will support your child’s development through Education, Occupational, Physical and Speech services in a home or community environment based on priorities you identify, as a parent, or caregiver, and a service coordinator.

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Why is Early Intervention important?

The first three years of life are a period of incredible growth. Research supports the effectiveness of early intervention to significantly impact a child’s developmental progress. Experiences early in life are especially crucial in organizing the brain’s basic structures, as they create the foundation for all future learning and behavior. The earlier services geared toward supporting the child’s development are provided, the greater the long-term impact there will be for the child.

The primary supporters of a child’s early life experiences and this rapid brain development are the people that they interact with most throughout the day — their families, parents, grandparents, childcare providers, foster parents and other primary caregivers. In other words, children learn in the context of relationships. All services provided by Community Connections Early Learning Program are designed to support the child’s development through these most important relationships.

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