What We Do
About Play Provides Early Intervention Services in South Carolina throughout 27 Counties
About Play provides early intervention services in South Carolina. These services include Family Training and Service Coordination to children and families in the following counties: York, Chester, Lancaster, Fairfield, Richland, Lexington, Newberry, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Union, Cherokee, Greenwood, Laurens, Kershaw, Chesterfield, Sumter, Lee, Darlington, Florence, Marion, Dillon, Clarendon, Williamsburg, Dorchester, Berkeley, Charleston, Georgetown, Horry, Orangeburg, Oconee, Anderson, and Marlboro.
We work with infants and children birth to six years of age who are eligible through BabyNet or DDSN.
Family Training is provided in the family's home or daycare with their About Play Early Interventionist (EI). The EI works with the family and caregivers to teach their child through play and everyday routines.
During the first years, children are learning through play to master skills and solve everyday problems. Some important play skills include cause & effect, imitation, how things fit together, and symbolic learning.
About Play home visits will focus on activities with your infant or child during everyday routines. These activities promote your child’s social-emotional, communication, motor skills, adaptive, and cognitive development. Our EIs assist families in accessing available community resources such as respite care, Summer support services, therapy services, autism services, nursing, audiology, and assistive technology.
Who is Eligible?
Infants and toddlers from birth to six years may be eligible for BabyNet or DDSN services if they are developing more slowly in any of the following ways:
- Learning to Walk
- Learning to Listen and Talk
- Height & Weight
- Getting Along With Others
- Learning How to Think
- Doing Things on Their Own
Some developmental skills you should see with your child include…
From birth to 6 months:
- Responds to your voice & other sounds
- Begins play with rattles
- Pushes head & chest off floor when on tummy
- Rolls over from tummy to her back
- Sits without support for a short time
- Molds & relaxes when held
- Enjoys play with others
From 7 to 12 months:
- Plays with one toy for 2-3 minutes
- Takes objects out of containers
- Crawl on hands and knees
- Pulls to stand
- Waves bye-bye
- Responds to simple words or requests
- Says “mama,” “dada”, and “uh-oh”
From 12-18 months:
- Point with index finger to show you something
- Walk without help
- Can identify one body part
- Uses 10-15 words spontaneously
- Touches pictures when looking at them
- Brings item from another room when asked
From 18-24 months:
- Follow simple directions
- Use 2 to 3 word phrases
- Match sounds to pictures of animals
- Pick up toy from floor without falling
- Kick a ball
- Use own name to refer to self
From 2 to 3 years old:
- Use 4 to 5 word sentences
- Sing phrases of songs
- Copy what you say and do
- Play make believe
- Ride a tricycle
- Jump with both feet off the floor
- Hold and color with crayon
Remember: The earlier a child receives services, the better!
Our Services
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Types of Early Intervention Services
We provide the following types of Early Intervention Services:
Special Instruction/Family Training
Example: teaching developmental skills such as sign language or teaching how to hold a child to support feedings. Learn more about Special Instruction for Families >>
Service Coordination (case management)
Example: developing a plan (IFSP) to pull services together for the family. Learn more about Service Coordination services >>
Early Intervention Evaluations
Example: checking for behavior problems, or specific therapies. Learn more about Early Intervention Evaluation services >>
Speech Services
Example: finding out why a child does not talk. Learn more about Speech Therapy services >>
Infant Massage
Example: Reduce stress for both the parent and child through infant massage. Learn more about Infant Massage >>
Physical Therapy
Example: working to improve a child’s movement to explore their environment independently. Learn more about Physical Therapy Services >>
Occupational Therapy
Example: teaching a child to use a spoon. Learn more about Occupational Therapy >>
Support Groups
Example: helping find support through community resources such as Family Connections.
Hearing Services
Example: fitting a hearing device. Learn more about Hearing Services >>
Vision Services
Example: prescribing glasses. Learn more about Vision Services >>
Nursing Services
Example: tube feeding or bandage changing. Learn more about Nursing Services >>
Nutrition Services
Example: special diets or referral to a nutritionist. Learn more about Nutrition Services >>