Infant-Toddler Services

INFANT-TODDLER SERVICES NETWORK OF RILEY COUNTY

A tiny-k Early Intervention Program
300 Griffith Drive, Annex--East, PO Box 471, Manhattan, KS 66505
Offices located at Northview Elementary Annex

785-776-6363
Director: Lona Foust

Infant-Toddler Services provide mandated early intervention services to infants and toddlers with special needs and their families. Our goal is to build upon and provide supports and resources to assist family members and caregivers to enhance children's learning and development through everyday learning opportunities. Services are at no cost to families. Families have access to a team of professional early interventionists with a wide variety of expertise.

News

Questionnaire to Check Your Child's Development
Early Childhood Community Screenings for 2012/2013 School Year
REFERRAL FORM A form for parents to complete in order to make a referral for a developmental evaluation for their infant or toddler.
RED FLAGS FOR REFERRAL What you can look for if you are concerned about atypical development.
HOW CHILDREN LEARN A summary of the basic assumptions regarding learning and teaching as in interactive process.
INTEREST-BASED LEARNING What makes your child laugh? What does your child work hard at doing?
CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS Need some tips for promoting your child's healthy social-emotional development?
TIME WITH THE KIDS How much time do parents spend with their children compared to 40 years ago?
THE ROLE OF PARENTS IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING Be an "emotion coach" for your child.
KANSAS EARLY LEARNING GUIDELINES Information to increase parents' knowledge of how to create successful learning opportunities for young children that will lead to kindergarten success.
INFANT MENTAL HEALTH Did you know that mental health starts with infants and young children?
MEAL TIMES ARE LEARNING TIMES Who knew a simple ritual can have such an impact on children's development?
THE HAPPY TODDLER What do toddlers and cavemen have in common?
TYPES OF PLAY YOUR CHILD NEEDS Play is an important way that children learn life skills.
PRINCIPLES OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES IN RILEY COUNTY What guides our program in our services to children and families?
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES Evidence-based practices can be defined as practices that are informed by research in order to provide information about effective methods that produce a desired outcome.