The Children with Special Needs Program Serves
- Children from birth up to 21 years
- Needs can be visible or invisible
- No diagnosis needed
- Provided at no cost to families
- No income restrictions
Nurse Care Coordination
The Children with Special Needs Program provides nurse care coordination. We work with families who live in Boulder County and have a child with a special health care need between the ages of birth and 21 years old.
Our program provides support, information, and connections to services.
Nurse Support Includes
- Monitoring development
- Helping you understand special health care needs and treatment choices
- Helping you to support your child within the health care system
- Guiding optimal growth and development
Our nurses are trained to be up to date on infant and child health care needs and resources.
Get Answers to Questions
- Accessing routine and specialty care
- Times of change and transition, such as Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to home, to preschool, to kindergarten
- How your baby communicates with you
- Feeding and nutrition
- Infant and childcare
- Health and wellbeing
It’s our job to know what services and supports are available in the community for infants and children who are at risk for or who have a developmental or intellectual disability.
We can help you find:
- Health care services
- Vision and hearing screenings
- Evaluation services
- Financial help
- Preschool and therapy programs
- Services for children who have suffered a traumatic brain injury
CSNP Brochure
Referral Form
Children with Special Needs Referral Form
Whether you would like a nurse to come to your home, would like to chat on the phone or by email, or would like help getting specific services, we are here to help.
Contact us at hcpreferrals@bouldercounty.gov
Additional Resources for Families
Additional Support for Children with Special Needs
- Boulder County Autism Society
- Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado
- Child Find – Boulder Valley School District
- Child Find – St. Vrain Valley School District
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- Colorado Office of Early Childhood
- Healthy Children (AAP)
- Imagine!
- SSI – Children/Newborns with Disabilities