Central Directory

DE Thrives, Help Me Grow 2-1-1 serves as Delaware's online Central Directory

• 2-1-1 Help Me Grow
  • 2-1-1 OR Text 302-231-1464

Delaware Resources

• Birth to Three Early Intervention System
  • 302-739-2730
• Child Development Watch
  • Kent/Sussex County - 302-424-7300 OR 1-800-752-9393
  • New Castle County - 302-283-7240 OR 1-800-671-0050
• Children & Families First
  • 302-658-5177 (in New Castle County)
  • 800-220-3092 (outside New Castle County)
• Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative (DATI)
  • 1-800-870-DATI (800-870-3284)
• Delaware Division of Libraries
  • Grow with Books
• Delaware Family Voices
  • 302-999-7394 OR 888-547-4412
• Delaware State Parks
• Department of Education, Office of Early Learning - 302-735-4295
  • Delaware Stars for Early Success
  • Early Childhood Assistance Program (ECAP)
  • Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
  • Exceptional Children Resources, Early Childhood Special Education, Part B/ 619 Programs
  • Readiness Teams
• Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF)
  • Division of Family Services (DFS)
    • Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL)
      • Kent & Sussex Counties - 302-739-5487
      • New Castle County - 302-829-5800
• Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (DPBHS)
  • Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants - 302-633-2600
  • https://kids.delaware.gov/pbhs/pdfs/pbh-brochure-ecmhc.pdf; https://kids.delaware.gov/contact.shtml.
• Division of Medicaid & Medical Assistance
  • Medicaid, Delaware Healthy Children Program, and Delaware Prescription Assistance Program - 800-996-9969
• Division of Public Health
  • Child Development Watch
    • Kent/Sussex Counties: 302-424-7300 OR 1-800-752-9393
    • New Castle County: 302-283-7240 OR 1-800-671-0050
  • DE Thrives
    • 2-1-1 Help Me Grow
      • 2-1-1 OR Text 302-231-1464
• Division of Social Services
  • Delaware ASSIST
    • 302-255-9500
  • Purchase of Care (POC)
    • Kent County - 302-857-5037
• Down Syndrome Association of Delaware
  • 302-995-1004
• Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware
• Family Shade
  • 302-999-7394
• Just in Time Parenting
• My Child DE
  • 800-734-2388
• Nemours
  • BrightStart!
  • Kids Health
• The Parent Information Center of Delaware
  • 302-999-7394 OR 888-547-4412
• United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware, Inc. (UCP)
  • 302-764-2400

Resources for Birth Mandate Classifications

• Autism Delaware
  • Kent/Sussex County - 302-644-3410
  • New Castle County - 302-224-6020
• Delaware Hands & Voices - 383-9890
• Delaware Statewide Programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Deaf/Blind
• Division for the Visually Impaired, 302-255-9848

Early Intervention Service Provider Agencies

• Bayada Home Health Care , 888-833-5706
• Children's Secret Garden, Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) Services - 302-730-1717
• Christiana Care Health System, Pediatric Rehabilitation Services, 302-733-1037
• Easterseals
  • Kent County - 302-678-3353
  • New Castle County - 302-324-4444
  • Sussex County - 302-253-1100
• EBS Early Intervention - 800-578-7906
• Aveanna Healthcare  - 302-504-4101
• Exceptional Care for Children - 302-894-1001
• Head Start/Early Head Start
  • Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
  • New Castle County Head Start, Inc. - 302-452-1500
  • New Directions Early Head Start
    • New Castle County - 302-831-0584
  • Wilmington Head Start, Inc. - 302-421-3620, Ext.10
• Nemours Children Health System - 302-651-4000, 302-651-4381
• Nurses N' Kids
  • Kent/Sussex County - 302-424-1770
• Parents As Teachers
  • New Castle County - 302-454-2720
• Sunny Days Early Childhood Services - 610-449-1600
• University of Delaware
  • Physical Therapy Clinic - 302-831-8893
  • Speech-Language Hearing Clinic - 302-831-7100

National Resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Children
• Baby Center
• Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (CECMHC)
• Center for Early Literacy Learning
• Center for Parent Information and Resources
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child Development
  • Child Development Specific Conditions
  • Developmental Milestones
  • Positive Parenting Tips
• National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI), Family Resources, Backpack Connection Series
• Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI)
• Parents.com
• Pathways
• PBS Parents
• Reading Rockets
• Scholastic
• Sesame Workshop
• Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing
• Too Small to Fail
• U.S. Department of Education
  • Parent Information
  • Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
• Vroom
• Zero To Three

Birth Defect, Genetic, and Rare Disease Resources

• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• National Down Syndrome Society
• National Fragile X Foundation
• National Organization for Rare Disorders
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)