Early Start Program (ESP)

A Pathway for Families to Access Regional Center Services for Children with Developmental Delays for any child less than 3 years old.

Do you think your child has a developmental delay?

Use these tools to help assess your child:

• Check the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Milestones for children at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/
• Take a screening with the Watch Me Grow assessment tool at http://www.gatepath.org/screenmychild

If YES:

Call Golden Gate Regional Center (GGRC) to set up a referral. Contact GGRC at:

• Intake: (888) 339-3305
• Intake Fax: (888) 339-3306
• Email: intake@ggrc.org

• San Mateo: (650) 574-9232
• Marin: (415) 446-3000
• Main Phone Number (San Francisco): (415) 546-9222

Website Link to Referrals: http://www.ggrc.org/services/applying-for-services

(Please provide minimum information, Intake processing may take 1 to 4 weeks)

Minimum information consists of: child’s name, date of birth, parent(s) name, contact phone number, description of delay/concern, insurance information and primary language spoken.

While you are waiting to hear from your GGRC Service Coordinator, if your child has private health insurance, please use the health insurance brochure to gather information that may be needed.

This may help speed up the entire process.

Link to brochure – www.ggrc.org/resources/pamphlets-a-other-literature

A Service Coordinator will contact you to determine the appropriate interdisciplinary determination team (IDT) members to assess a child based on family concern/areas of delay

If NO:

Continue to monitor your child by rescreening regularly and rechecking child’s milestones.

Share any questions with your Pediatrician and for help, contact Family Resource Center (FRC) http://www.smcfrc.org/San-MateoCounty-Family-Resource-Center or call (650) 259-0189.