Child Find and Early Childhood Special Education Referral Process and Contacts

If you have concerns about your child’s development, you can have your child evaluated to determine if he/she is eligible for early intervention/early childhood special education services. For children age birth to 3, please refer to Birth to Three Early Intervention Program for information or call:

New Castle County

University Plaza Chopin Building

  • 302-283-7240
  • 800-671-0050

Kent/Sussex County

Milford Walnut Street Building

  • 302-424-7300
  • 800-752-9393

For children 3 to 5 years of age, please contact the school district in which you reside from the list below. Family members, physicians, child care staff, etc. can also contact school districts and Birth to Three Early Intervention Program after receiving permission from the family to do so.

ChildFind and Referral Contact By School

District Phone Email address
Appoquinimink 302-376-4404 childfind@appo.k12.de.us
Brandywine 302-479-2600 childfind@bsd.k12.de.us
Caesar Rodney 302-697-2173 childfind@cr.k12.de.us
Cape Henlopen 302-645-6686 childfind@cape.k12.de.us
Capital 302-857-4312 childfind@capital.k12.de.us
Christina 302-454-2047 302-429-4175 childfind@christina.k12.de.us
Colonial 302-429-4088 childfind@colonial.k12.de.us
Delmar 302-846-9544 childfind@delmar.k12.de.us
Indian River 302-436-1070 ext 1163 302-732-1346 childfind@irsd.k12.de.us
Lake Forest 302-284-9611 ext 123 childfind@lf.k12.de.us
Laurel 302-875-6105 childfind@laurel.k12.de.us
Milford 302-422-1650 ext 217 302-424-5474 childfind@msd.k12.de.us
Red Clay 302-992-5574 childfind@redclay.k12.de.us
Seaford 302-629-4587 ext 1635 childfind@seaford.k12.de.us
Smyrna 302-659-6287 childfind@smyrna.k12.de.us
Woodbridge 302-337-7990 or 302-337-7998 childfind@wsd.k12.de.us

Office of Early Learning

Delaware Department of EducationDover, DE 19901(302) 735-4295
early.learning@doe.k12.de.us

Last Modified on August 21, 2023