Parent Organization: Exceptional Persons, Inc.
Location Information
760 Ansborough Avenue, Waterloo, IA, USA
Phone 3192326671
Program: Child and Adult Care Food Program
Services:
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
Program: Group Respite Care
Respite provides relief and support to families who face stress in caring around-the-clock for their child and young adults with special needs. The respite program offers temporary or intermittent care in community settings/facilities.
Funding for services may be paid for through several different avenues which may include, but are not limited to:
• Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) Waivers
• Grants
• Self-Pay
Services:
Respite provides individuals with learning experiences based off of their needs and interests.
Eligibility:
Children’s respite services are provided to families with children and young adults who have mental disabilities, physical disabilities, significant delays or behavioral difficulties.
Payment:
Medicaid Waiver
Self Pay
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
The mission of Child Care Resource & Referral of Iowa (CCR&R) is to actively respond to community needs for affordable and accessible quality child care by providing resources, education and advocacy for children, parents, child care providers, and employers. CCR&R is a program to support quality child care throughout the State of Iowa. CCR&R is available to assist families in selecting child care providers who best meet the needs of a child and their family. Child Care Consultants provide on-site consultation to licensed preschools, centers, non-registered home providers, and Child Development Home providers.
Services:
Services provided online, over the phone or at child care settings. Referral provides services to:
- Assist parents in choosing child care to meet their priorities
- Maintain and increase the quality of child care and services
- Increase community interest in child care and provide a structure for child care planning
Eligibility:
Parents seeking child care providers
Intake Process:
Call 855-244-5301 Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, or visit www.iowaccrr.org for referrals and resources
Payment:
No Cost to Participant
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
Program: Health Equipment Program
EPI's health equipment lending program provides critical equipment to individuals and families without health insurance. Equipment is loaned at no cost for as long as needed — two months, two years, lifetime.
Services:
- Adaptive equipment loan
- Bath Chair
- Bath Transfer Bench
- Cane
- Commode
- Crutches
- Elevated Toilet Seat Risers
- Knee Walker/Scooter
- Walker
- Wheelchair
Intake Process:
If you are in need of durable health equipment, contact EPI at (319) 232-6671 or submit a request by completing the durable health equipment loan request form on the web page.
Payment:
No Cost to Participant
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
Website: View Website
Program: Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI)
Healthy Child Care Iowa supports registered nurse child care health consultants (CCHC) throughout Iowa. The child care nurse consultants provide on-site consultations, technical assistance, and training to child care providers. Businesses may call or send questions to a child care nurse consultant about health and safety policies, health programs, health of personnel, and specific child health or safety issues.
There is also a toll-free talkline available to child care providers and families for health related questions and to be connected to a child care nurse consultant. The Healthy Families Hotline number is 1.800.369.2229. Multiple language interpretation is available.
Services:
- Assessment of the child care environment for health and safety policy and practices
- Review of child health portion of enrollment record for health status of child, and identify overall health and safety needs of the whole group of children enrolled in child care
- Program planning with child care providers to meet the National Health and Safety Standards for Out-of-Home child care
- Issues specific consultation for identification of health and safety needs
- Technical assistance for specific problems or need areas
- Training of child care providers on health and safety issues
- Assist child care providers in drafting policy or procedures pertaining to health and safety
- Audit of immunization records, incident reports, etc.
Services are provided in licensed child care centers, registered child development homes, preschools, Head Start or Early Head Start, and non-registered child care homes.
Eligibility:
Services are available to all Iowa child care providers and families.
Intake Process:
Contact your local Child Care Nurse Consultant or Child Care Resource and Referral.
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes
Program: Transportation
EPI provides safe and reliable transportation for children and adults with disabilities and Head Start children, bringing them to their education, job or vocational site.
Services:
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Appointment Needed: Yes