Red Clay Early Years Program

Finding Children with Special Needs

The Early Years Program is excited to announce a quick, easy way to access our Child Find Department. The purpose of Child Find is to connect families who may have concerns with their child’s development to possible resources to assist a child who may have some delays in development. If you have concerns about your child, please feel free to access the Child Find Department by sending an inquiry through our central email address: childfind@redclay.k12.de.us. Once the email is received, you will be contacted in order to answer any questions and take any necessary next steps.

• Child Find is a legal requirement that schools identify, locate and evaluate all children who have disabilities and who may be entitled to special education services.
• The mandate is part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and pertains to children from birth through age 21.
• You can find more about the Child Find requirements in (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3); Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, pages 72, 206-207)

Child Find Referral Coordinators:  

Email: Carrie Antonelli  Direct School Line: 302-633-3890    Google Voice Line: 302-468-6738        

Email: Karen Kozlowski  Direct School Line: 302-995-8568    Google Voice Line: 302-307-2715

If your child is under the age of three years old and you have concerns regarding your child's development in any of the following areas: communication, cognition (thinking/learning), self-help (feeding/dressing), social/emotional, fine motor and gross motor skills, please contact Child Development Watch at 302-283-7240 OR 1-800-671-0050. Follow the Child Development Watch link for more information.