Copper Country Early On

Early On is Michigan’s system for helping infants and toddlers, birth to age 3 and their families who have developmental delays or are at risk for delays due to certain health conditions. It’s designed to help families find the social, health, and educational services that will promote the development of their infants and toddlers with special needs.

Early On emphasizes early identification and early referral to enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities, to minimize their potential for delay, and to recognize the significant brain development that occurs during a child’s first three years of life.

The goal of early intervention is “To enable young children to be active and successful participants in the early childhood years and in the future in a variety of settings…”

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