Located at 4212 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, the Family Support Services’ Penn Early Childhood Program serves birth-to-three year-old children with at least a 25% developmental delay.

Our dedicated, experienced teachers, family trainer and therapists provide children with special instruction, and speech, physical and occupational therapy. This therapy can be offered in the home, daycare centers, playgrounds, libraries, and shelters. The staff works closely with families in setting goals for children, and services are designed to involve parents in all aspects of decision-making. Regularly scheduled therapies take place in the home on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis. Duration of therapy will vary depending on a child’s individual progress.

Transition - As a child approaches three-years of age, the Penn Early Childhood staff work with parents to ensure a smooth transition from EI services for birth to three years olds (coordinated by ChildLink) to services for three to five years old (coordinated by E lwyn.) Parents participate in all meetings to insure a smooth transition for their child.

Contact - The Penn Early Childhood Program can be contacted at 215-382-3171 (phone), 215-382-3176 (fax). Mail us at 4212 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Email us at pennteam@fssinc.org.

Enrollment - Children are referred to the Penn Early Childhood Program through Philadelphia’s service-coordination program, ChildLink. The Childlink web address is www.phmc.org. Concerned parents, family members, doctors, hospitals, and community outreach programs may contact a ChildLink Service Coordinator to initiate a referral. Parents will work with a service coordinator in the process of obtaining a multi-disciplinary evaluation (MDE) and develop an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) for a child. During the IFSP process a family will be helped by the Service Coordinator to explore all service options available through Early Intervention Providers in the city.