Early Childhood Intervention: The Power of Family

Open Society Foundations

 

This short film produced by the Open Society Foundations discusses the importance and benefits of early childhood intervention in enhancing development opportunities for children. Early Childhood Intervention is defined as a system of professional services for young children with developmental delays, disabilities, atypical behaviors, social and emotional difficulties, or young children who are very likely to develop a delay before school entry. The film describes numerous developmental benefits to early childhood intervention. These include a greater chance for families to remain together, cost-savings by preventing the need for special education programs later in life and the beneficial emotional, cognitive, and behavioral development potentials afforded.