ACTS advocates for support of early childhood special needs programs to ensure young children receive the help they need
Read the official update on the enacted NYS budget from ACTS:
Formed in 2002, Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services (ACTS) is an association of 40 agencies providing Early Intervention, Pre-K, and School-Age Special Education services.
The agencies of ACTS predominantly provide service in home and community settings, through sub-contracts with independent therapists, though we also provide facility-based individual/collateral, parent-child group, group developmental intervention, and family/caregiver support group services. The clinical focus includes the full spectrum of services, including evaluations, therapy, and service coordination.
ACTS is the first and most active organization that solely represents the views of Early Intervention Providers who predominantly serve children and families in their home and community settings. We serve over 30,000 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in all five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, the Mid-Hudson Region, the Capital District, and the North Country.
Learn about about ACTS and our mission.
Member Agencies
Years of Service
Children Served Each Year
ACTS Lawsuit Charges New York State Department of Health with Violating Its Own Regulations by Underfunding Early Intervention Services
Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services, Inc. and two of its member agencies, through their litigation attorneys, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC, filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Health alleging that the Department is violating its own regulations by failing to provide full reimbursement for Early Intervention (EI) services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays.
Senator Gallivan Urges Increase in EI Funding 2/21/25
Senator Gallivan shared a letter he recently sent to legislative leaders requesting Early Intervention Program funding be included in the FY 2026 State budget.
Letter to Commissioner McDonald on EI Telehealth Implementation
FY 2026 Health Budget Testimony
ACTS FY 2026 Health Budget Testimony
Advocacy Days in Albany February 10-11, 2025
ACTS Advocacy Days in Albany February 10-11, 2025
Early Intervention Evidence
ACTS Member Agencies
