NYC Early Intervention · Staten Island
Early Intervention in Staten Island
Free, family-centered Early Intervention for children ages 0–3 across Staten Island — from St. George, Stapleton, Port Richmond to Tottenville. Care comes to you, at home or in your community.
Support for Staten Island's littlest learners
On Staten Island, most families live in houses, most errands happen by car, and seeing a pediatric specialist can mean a trek over a bridge. Early Intervention flips that: the therapist comes to you. If your baby or toddler seems behind on talking, walking, or play, New York's Early Intervention Program is free to Staten Island families, and Star EIP — a New York State–approved agency — provides evaluations and therapy right in your home, from St. George to Tottenville.
- $0 cost to families
- Birth to age 3
- In-home & community visits
- Bilingual clinicians
Neighborhoods we serve in Staten Island
Don't see your neighborhood? We serve all of Staten Island — reach out and we'll confirm coverage.
Early Intervention services in Staten Island
Service Coordination
A dedicated coordinator connects your family to the right evaluations, providers, and resources for your child's unique needs.
Occupational Therapy
Builds the daily-living and early academic skills children need to participate, play, and grow with confidence.
Physical Therapy
Strengthens coordination, balance, and mobility so children can move, explore, and reach motor milestones.
Special Education & ABA
Individualized learning support and evidence-based behavioral programs that meet each child where they are.
Speech Therapy
Helps children find their voice — developing communication, language, and feeding skills at their own pace.
Family Counseling
Compassionate guidance and support for families raising a child with developmental or special needs.
Getting started in Staten Island
Personalized Assessment
Eligibility is established through a no-cost developmental evaluation that looks at your child as a whole.
Active Participation
We build an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) together — families and professionals, side by side.
Graduate with Confidence
Services are delivered consistently, with six-month IFSP reviews that track real, measurable progress.
What home visits look like in Staten Island
Staten Island home visits are built for how the borough actually works. Your therapist comes to your house or apartment — driveway, stoop, or garden complex — so there's no buckling a toddler into a car seat for a clinic across the bridge. Sessions happen in your living room or backyard using your child's own toys and routines, scheduled around naps, work shifts, and older kids' school runs. And families on the South Shore, where everything is a longer drive, get the same at-home service as everyone else.
Care in your family's language
Staten Island is more multilingual than it gets credit for — from Port Richmond's Spanish-speaking community to Russian-speaking families near South Beach. Our therapist network serves Staten Island families in languages including Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin, and we prioritize matching your family with a clinician who speaks your home language whenever we can.
Helpful reading for Staten Island families
Early Intervention in Staten Island — FAQ
Is Early Intervention free in Staten Island? +
Yes. New York's Early Intervention Program is provided at no cost to families in Staten Island. Evaluations and therapy are covered — health insurance or Medicaid may be billed, but families never pay out of pocket.
Who qualifies for Early Intervention in Staten Island? +
Children from birth to age 3 who live in Staten Island and either have a diagnosed condition or show a developmental delay in communication, motor, social-emotional, cognitive, or adaptive skills. A free developmental evaluation determines eligibility.
How do I get an evaluation in Staten Island? +
Start a referral online or call us at 718-787-1023. Your referral is submitted to the NYC Early Intervention Program; once the Program accepts it and assigns your family to our agency, our team reaches out to arrange your child's no-cost developmental evaluation — usually in your own home in Staten Island.
What services are available in Staten Island? +
Speech, occupational, and physical therapy; special education and ABA; service coordination; and family counseling — delivered where your child is most comfortable, at home or in your community across Staten Island.
How soon can services start in Staten Island? +
After your child is found eligible and an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) is built together with your family, services begin soon after — your service coordinator helps keep every step moving.
Do you cover the South Shore — Tottenville, Annadale, and Great Kills? +
Yes. We serve the entire island, from North Shore neighborhoods like St. George, Stapleton, and Port Richmond through Mid-Island to the South Shore, including Great Kills, Eltingville, Annadale, and Tottenville. Because therapists come to your home, distance from the ferry doesn't matter.
Is it harder to find an Early Intervention therapist on Staten Island? +
Provider availability can be tighter on Staten Island than in some other boroughs, which is why working with an agency that actively covers the island matters. We work to match children with therapists across all five boroughs, consider telehealth where it makes sense, and keep families updated instead of leaving them wondering.
Do we ever need to bring our child to an office or clinic? +
No. Evaluations and therapy happen in your home or another community setting where your child spends time, anywhere on Staten Island. There's no office visit, no commute, and nothing to pay.
Start Early Intervention in Staten Island
Tell us about your child and we'll get your referral into the NYC Early Intervention Program. Once it's accepted and assigned to our agency, our team arranges your free evaluation anywhere in Staten Island.