For Parents
This page is focused on the web needs of First Steps parents. Below, you will find links for navigating to important parent-related documents. The column on the right provides more parent-related links.
For information about local activities and referring a child to First Steps, contact the SPOE in your area. If you want to make an online referral, you can visit this web site https://www.mofirststeps.com/ui/FamilyHome.aspx?sec=Off , then select "Refer a Child".
Just Posted:
NEW* Parent Connections - Winter 2008 (pdf)
NEW* Child Complaint Procedures (pdf)
'No Provider Available' report (pdf)
Child Complaint Form (pdf)
Part C Due Process Form (pdf)
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Governor Matt Blunt signed Senate Bill 500 into law on June 24, 2005, creating two new requirements for First Steps that will directly impact families participating in First Steps. The following documents will provide families with information on:
Mandated Insurance Coverage for Certain First Steps Services (pdf)
Family Cost Participation Fees (pdf)
Parent Connections (pdf) - A periodic newsletter for parents of First Steps children.
* Summer 2007 (pdf)
* Winter 2008 (pdf)
First Steps Annual Report, FY07 (pdf) - An annual look at the First Steps program and what it offers (.pdf file).
First Steps Belief Statements - A summary of First Steps beliefs and what you can expect from the First Steps program.
Parent Handbook (pdf) - A 91-page document designed to assist parents "in organizing all of the information you receive about your child. It will help you with dates and times, doctor appointments, medical information, and other pieces of information that need to be shared with a lot of different people as you participate in First Steps" (.pdf file).
Guidance Letters - A list of letters of guidance written by Employees of the Division of Special Education to service providers, service coordinators, and others to clarify given issues or problems (see specifically: "Eligibility Determination Procedures" and "Determining Service Needs...").
General Information Brochure (pdf) - A 2-page document giving general contact information, describing the goals of First Steps, summarizing eligibility information, and dictating how families find out if their child is eligible for First Steps services (.pdf file).
Parent Resources - Links to topic-specific resources for parents. See Additional Resources section.