What is the Child Service Coordination Program?
This is a free and voluntary program to assist eligible families find and use community services. We can help you find medical care, transportation, childcare and financial aid.
What are the Goals of the Program?
- To connect your family with services.
- To support your children in reaching their developmental potential.
- To help ensure that children are raised in healthy, safe and nurturing homes.
How can the Child Service Coordination Program Support My Child and I?
- Help determine your family’s strengths and concerns through regular home visits and telephone calls.
- Using the “Ages and Stages Questionnaire” to monitor your child’s development.
- Suggest age-appropriate activities to help your child learn.
- Answer your questions about behavior, discipline and positive social-emotional development.
- If needed, referrals to the Infant-Toddler Program and the Child Development Services Agency (CDSA) for additional services.
Who is Eligible for the Child Service Coordination Program?
- Families with children birth to three who are at risk for developmental delay, developmental disability or chronic illness. Also, children three to five years of age with specific special needs are eligible.
- There are no financial criteria for the program. Families of all income-levels can receive services.
How Can My Family Get a Child Service Coordinator?
Families may request services directly or be referred by a variety of agencies and individuals like family members, hospitals, and childcare centers.
To Arrange for Services Contact:
Carteret County Health Department
3820-A Bridges Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-728-8550
For Additional Information Contact
- Carteret County Partnership for Children: 252-727-0440 or www.carteretkids.org.
- Carteret County Schools: 252-728-4583 or www.carteretcountyschools.org/excpchildren with link to Pre-School Services.
- Children with Special Health Care Needs Help Line: 1-800-737-3028 or www.nchealthychildren.com.
- Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center
- Head Start :
- Beaufort Head Start – Beaufort, NC - 252-728-2786
- Coastal Community Action Head Start – 252-223-1630
- Newport Head Start – 252-223-0452
- NC Early Intervention Services: www.ncei.org has links to Child Development Services Agency (CDSA) and NC Infant Toddler Program.
