Early Childhood Direction Center in Manhattan
Helpful Links
The Early Childhood Direction Center (ECDC) in Manhattan provides free, confidential and neutral information, support and referral services to families and professionals working with young children with diagnosed or suspected special needs.
Below is a list of helpful links for families and professionals. If there is a link that you would like to suggest, please call (212) 746-6175 or e-mail ecdc@nyp.org.
Disclaimer: The helpful links listed below are designed to be a summary of information and resources. The ECDC does not endorse these institutions and assumes no liability for using them.
New York City Government Agencies:
- NYC Department of Education
- schools.nyc.gov
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- nyc.gov/html/doh
- NYC Administration for Children's Services
- nyc.gov/html/acs
Resources in New York City:
- ECDC
- The Early Childhood Direction Centers (ECDCs) provide information about programs and services for young children, ages birth through five, who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities and help families obtain services for their children. For more information, please visit p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/ecdc.
- The ECDC is Manhattan is the site you are currently visiting.
- ECDC in the Bronx
- ECDC in Brooklyn
- ECDC in Queens
- ECDC in Staten Island
- Special Education Parent Centers
- Special Education Parent Centers provide information, resources, and strategies to parents of children with disabilities. For more information, please visit p12.nysed.gov/specialed/techassist/parentcenters.htm.
- Parent Center in the Bronx
- Parent Center in the Brooklyn
- Parent Center in the Manhattan
- Parent Center in Queens
- Parent Center in Staten Island
Parent Information and Training Centers
- Advocates for Children, Inc.
- advocatesforchildren.org
- Parent to Parent of New York State
- parenttoparentnys.org
- Resources for Children with Special Needs
- resourcesnyc.org
- Sinergia
- sinergiany.org
- United We Stand of New York
- uwsofny.org
- New York City Child Care Resource & Referral Consortium
- nycchildcareconsortium.org
- Center for Children's Initiatives
- Child Development Support Corporation
- Chinese American Planning Council
- Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc.
- Day Care Council of New York, Inc.
- Parent's League of New York
- parentsleague.org
- The Legal Aid Society
- legal-aid.org
- New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
- nylpi.org
- ARISE Coalition
- arisecoalition.org
- Learning Disability Association New York City
- ldanyc.org
- Learning Resource Network
- jbfcs.org
- Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Council
- manhattanddcouncil.info
- Mental Health Association of New York City - LifeNet
- mhaofnyc.org
- Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
- ddpc.ny.gov
- NYS Education Department
- nysed.gov
- NYS Department Of Health
- health.ny.gov
- NYS Office of Children and Families
- ocfs.state.ny.us
- NYS Office of Mental Health
- omh.ny.gov
- NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
- opwdd.ny.gov
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- aacap.org
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- healthychildren.org
- American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
- asha.org
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
- developingchild.harvard.edu
- Council for Exceptional Children - Division of Early Childhood
- dec-sped.org
- Early Childhood Outcomes Center
- fpg.unc.edu/~eco
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- naeyc.org
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
- nichcy.org
- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
- nectac.org
- National Head Start Association
- nhsa.org
- National Organization for Rare Disorders
- rarediseases.org
- National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI)
- community.fpg.unc.edu/npdci
- National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
- gucchd.georgetown.edu
- National Technical Assistance Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
- csefel.vanderbilt.edu
- Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
- pbis.org
- Technical Assistance Center on Social and Emotional Intervention
- challengingbehavior.org
- Recognition and Response
- recognitionandresponse.org
- Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddler and Families
- zerotothree.org
- National Institutes of Health
- nih.gov
- National Institute of Mental Health
- nimh.nih.gov
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- ninds.nih.gov
- National Institute on Child Health and Human Development
- nichd.nih.gov
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- nidcd.nih.gov
- Office of Head Start
- eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov
- Department of Education
- ed.gov
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
- National Institute on Early Childhood Development
- ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- cdc.gov
Early Childhood Services Information and Referral:
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Additional Resources
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Federal Government Resources:
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Related Links
- ECDC Fact Sheet in English and Spanish
- Transition From Early Intervention To Preschool Special Education Services: An Overview For Families
- La Transicion Del Programa de Intervencion Temprana a Los Servicios De La Educacion Especial Preescolar: Una Perspectiva General
- Preschool Special Education Services: An Overview For Families
- Los Servicios De La Educacion Especial Preescolar: Una Perspectiva General Para Las Familias
