Birth-to-Three

Connecticut Birth to Three Service System
Tel. (800) 505-7000 (Referral Phone Number)
www.birth23.org

The Birth to Three System is an entitlement for Connecticut families whose children under three years of age have significant disabilities or delays. The Connecticut Birth to Three System is created by federal law known as The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C, and operated in Connecticut under state law 17a-248. The US Department Education runs this program at the federal level and the Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) administers at the state level. The system is coordinated locally by five regional managers. Thirty-eight approved programs around Connecticut provide the services to eligible children and their families.

You will be asked to choose one of these approved Birth to Three programs to work with you. Birth to Three services and supports can begin at birth if needed, and may last until your child turns three years old. The Birth to Three system works with you so you can help your child make developmental progress in ways that are important to your family.

The mission of the Connecticut Birth to Three System is to strengthen the capacity of Connecticut’s families to meet the developmental and health-related needs of their infants and toddlers who have delays or disabilities. The System will ensure that all families have equal access to a coordinated program of comprehensive services and supports that foster collaborative partnerships, are family centered, occur in natural settings, recognize current best practices in early intervention, and are built upon mutual respect and choice.

Ahlbin Centers for Rehabilitation Medicine, Inc.
226 Mill Hill Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06610
PHONE: 203-336-7348 • FAX: 203-336-5465

LuAnn Bramucci

ARI of Connecticut
174 Richmond Hill Ave., Stamford, CT 06902
PHONE: 203-324-9258

Suzanne Kuligowski, Ext. 3003

Child and Family Network
111 New Haven Avenue, Derby, CT 06418
PHONE: 203-735-8336 • FAX: 203735-3704 • 800-649-2210

Linda Maude

Cooperative Educational Services (CES)
25 Oakview Drive, Trumbull, CT 06611
PHONE: 203-365-8835 • PHONE: 203-365-8844 • FAX: 203-365-8841

Elizabeth MacKenzie, Dawn Krofssik

Early Connections-DMR SW Region
115 Virginia Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06610
203-579-6021 • FAX: 203-570-6863

Jerry Bergeron

Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center Inc.
158 State Street, Meriden, CT 06450
PHONE: 203-237-1448 • FAX: 203-237-9187
Norwalk: 203-838-7213

Celia Brown

Team Greenwich ARC
132 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob, CT 06807
PHONE: 203-531-1880 • FAX: 203-629-4390
Laurel Ross ext. 132; Anita Perry ext. 323

Kennedy Center, Inc.
184 Garden St., Bridgeport, CT 06605
PHONE: 203-332-4535 • FAX: 203-332-4545
Ann Basilicato ext. 272; Kate Warich ext. 262

Rehabilitation Associates of Connecticut, Inc.
60 Katona Drive, Fairfield, CT 06430
PHONE: 203-259-7106 • FAX: 203-384-0722
Myra Watnick, Reva Baker

The Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
26 Palmer’s Hill Road, Stamford, CT 06902
PHONE: 203-325-1544 • FAX: 203-327-5135
Debra Nemchek, ext. 30

STAR Rubino Family Center
208 East Ave., East Norwalk, CT 06851
203-855-0634 • FAX: 203-855-0637

Barbara Fitzpatrick, Mike Gallo

St. Vincent’s Special Needs Services-
Feroleto Children’s Development Center
95 Merritt Boulevard, Trumbull, CT 06611
203-386-2752 • FAX: 203-380-1190

Karen King

American School for the Deaf
139 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107
PHONE: 860-570-2339 • FAX: 860-570-2299

Neil Tabbert

Board of Education & Services for the Blind (BESB)
184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT 06905
PHONE: 860-602-4180 • FAX: 860-602-4030

Mary Beth Dean

New England Center for Hearing Rehabilitation
354 Hartford Turnpike, Hampton, CT 06247
PHONE: 860-455-1404 • FAX: 860-455-1396

Diane Brackett

Soundridge
123 Progressive Drive, Wethersfield, CT 06109
PHONE: 860-529-4260 • FAX: 860-257-8500

Dr. Elizabeth Cole