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NIAGARA COUNTY
Community Child Care Clearinghouse of Niagara
1521 Main St., Niagara Falls, New york 14305
Contact#: (716) 285-8572 or 1-800-701-4KID
Website: www.childcareofniagara.com
Services: The Community Child Care Clearinghouse of Niagara can help parents locate child care that meets their needs. Information
regarding licensed/registered child care as well as answers to questions concerning child care is available
EPIC-Every Person Influences Children
1625 Lockport St., Niagara Falls NY 14305
Contact#: (716) 278-7966
(716) 278-0911
Services: EPIC-Every Person Influences Children, Inc., is a national not-for-profit prevention program whose mission is to help
parents/teachers and community memebers raise children to become more resonbile adults.
Parents-providing a continuum of programming that develops parenting skills, parent advocacy in education and parent leadership
in communities.
Teachers- providing programming that infuses Character Education in the classroom and develops skills to maximize parent
involvement
Niagara County Community College
3111 Saunders Settlement Rd., Sanborn, New York 14132
Contact#: (716) 614-6765
Services: College credit courses on infants and toddlers are offered. Faculty is available to present in-services and workshops on
infant and toddler early care and education
Niagara County Department of Health—Children and Adults with Special Needs Division
Trott Access Center, 1001 11th St., Niagara Falls, New York 14301
Contact#: (716) 278-8180
OR
Shaw Building, 5467 Upper Mountain Rd., Lockport, New York 14094
Contact#: (716) 439-7460
Services: Early Intervention: designed to assist families with children 0-2 years of age who have a diagnosed condition or developmental
delay. Free to families: evaluation(s) in child's area(s) of need; therapeutic services; service coordination; and assistance with transition
to other programs and/or services:
Education of Handicapped Children's Program: assists children 3-5 years of age who have been identified by their local school district's
Committee on Preschool Special Education as a preschooler with a disability (via an evaluation(s) based on the child's area(s) of need.
Educationally based services are provided based on the child's area(s) of need. Free
Physically Handicapped Children's Program: medical rehabilitation program which can assist families with medical costs associate with a
chronically ill child 0 - 21 years of age, such as co-payments and clinic visits which private insurance does not cover. Financial eligibility
criteria must be met in order to participate
Children with Special Health Care Needs Program: assists families who are uninsured/under insured for medical assistance; information
and referral to appropriate identified resources; development of a medical home for families; and lending library resources available. Free
for enrolled children
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