Options for Speech Therapy

• Contact the Washington State Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Program (ESIT), also known as Birth to Three (3). Infants and toddlers are eligible for an evaluation.
• Call 1-800-322-2588 or visit dcyf.wa.gov/services/child-development-supports/esit/early-intervention-services.

• Your child does not have to attend their local school to have an evaluation. If your child is enrolled in a private school or in a home school program, they are still eligible for an evaluation in their school district.

• They are eligible for an evaluation through your school district preschool services program.
• Contact the special education or student services office for your local school district. It may be called Child Find.

• They are eligible for an evaluation through your school district special services staff.
• Contact your local school district. Discuss your concerns with your child’s teacher or principal.

• Contact your child’s insurance provider. Ask about the benefits for speech and language therapy for your child and for a list of in-network clinics and providers in your community.

• Contact your child’s insurance provider and ask about the reimbursement from out-of-pocket payment benefits. This will count as out-of-network. You can go to any available provider who will give you a bill for reimbursement.
  
  • Note: You must submit receipts to your insurance for reimbursement. Your provider will not do this for you as you are out-of-network.
• Visit the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) at asha.org. Look for Find a Professional. Search for a provider in your community.

If you need an evaluation, not treatment, call us at 206-987-2104, so we can schedule your child’s appointment.