When, in the 1990s, Emily Lengen chose a career working with babies and toddlers with disabilities, it felt like a chance to earn decent money while doing important, challenging work that she loved.

New York State’s Early Intervention Program is ranked last in the nation for the timely delivery of services, like physical and speech therapy, to young children with developmental delays. Right now, ...

Lacie Schweigert loves what she does for a living, providing therapy services to young children that have developmental delays or disabilities. “If you’ve ever been on a job where you can say I’d ...

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres has accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of bungling oversight of New York’s early intervention program for toddlers with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome.

Rep. Torres sounds alarm on management of NY Early Intervention Program Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres held a press conference on Monday to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state to do more for the New York ...

HAMLIN, N.Y. – As budget negotiations in Albany continue, advocates are hoping to see an increase in pay for occupational, speech and physical therapists who work with young children. They say, there ...

Hudson Valley parents and early intervention providers are voicing their frustrations with what they say is a “major glitch” in the state’s new billing system, preventing children from getting crucial ...

On January 1, 2025, New York State submitted paperwork to instate a long awaited 5% rate increase for Early Intervention, the federally mandated program that provides therapy to babies and toddlers ...

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 10/29/25, we discuss the failure of NYS to fully support early intervention services for children and what that means for families.

The program serves the most vulnerable children in New York. Torres says that New York has "the single worst early intervention program in the nation." He called on the governor to fix the broken ...