Frühförderung für Kinder im Vorschulalter wahrnehmen

Early intervention is a support programme for children with a developmental disorder or with an impending or existing disability.

If required, interdisciplinary early intervention is possible independently of attending a general kindergarten or a school kindergarten.
If required, special educational early intervention is possible at the same time as attending a general kindergarten and ends when attending a school kindergarten, as this is a special educational programme.

The tasks and aims of early intervention are

• To recognise developmental abnormalities or impairments as early as possible,
• to counteract impending disabilities,
• to alleviate or remedy existing disabilities and their consequences and
• to support affected children and their families.

The services offered by the interdisciplinary early intervention centres and special educational counselling centres include

• Early detection
• Early intervention and early education
• Early treatment (only interdisciplinary early intervention centres)
• Counselling and support

They work together with:

• Specialists from other early intervention centres
• paediatricians and specialists in private practice
• medical therapists in private practice
• Social paediatric centres
• Paediatric clinics and other specialist clinics

These centres offer services with different medical, therapeutic and educational focuses.

No documents are required. Existing medical reports or development reports may be helpful in supporting the child.

The early intervention services are aimed at families with children, for example,

• who were exposed to particular risks before, during or after birth,
• with developmental delays or abnormalities in the area of speech or behaviour,
• with problems in playing and learning,
• with abnormalities in mental development or physical disabilities,
• with visual or hearing impairments,
• in difficult social situations with an impact on the child's development.

for services provided by interdisciplinary early intervention centres and special educational counselling centres: none

To find out which offer of help is suitable for you, parents can contact the relevant centres in person, in writing, by telephone or by e-mail.

There are no deadlines for taking advantage of early intervention programmes.

Special educational early intervention programmes are voluntary services provided by the state; there is no legal entitlement to them.

• No extrajudicial legal remedies
• General action for performance at the locally competent administrative court