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Up Wee Grow, Inc. is an agency approved by the NYS Early Intervention and CPSE programs. Evaluations and Therapies are provided for children birth through age 5 in eight counties of New York State: Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Westchester.
(631) 351-1111 | (516) 777-8777 | (718) 626-6161 | (914) 668-1313
Up Wee Grow, Inc. was founded in 1996 by Andrew Vaughan, Ph.D., Lauren Resnick, M.S., CCC, SLP, and Anne Long, M.S., Sp.Ed.. Services include Speech Therapy, Special Education, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Service Coordination, and Audiology.
These services are provided to children by licensed therapists and certified teachers through the New York State Early Intervention Program and the New York State Board of Education Committee for Preschool Special Education.
Ongoing Updates Regarding EI & CPSE during COVID-19:
12-7-2020 - Cleaning of Test Materials
10-6-2020 - NYC BEI Letter re Availability of In Person EI Services in NYC Zipcodes
9-22-2020 - COVID-19 Case Reporting Requirements for Early Intervention Providers
9-22-2020 Teletherapy Services without a Visual Component - DOH Guidance
7-13-2020 NYC DOE Evaluation Guidance
6-26-2020 - Suffolk Guidance on Resuming Home Visits in Early Intervention
6-22-2020 - NYC EI Return to In-Person Services Action Plan During COVID-19
6-20-2020 NYSED GUIDANCE - Supplement-3 QA Memo
6-20-2020 NYSED GUIDANCE - Supplement-2 QA Memo
6-18-2020 NYS BEI - RE-OPENING EI Services
6-18-2020 - DOH - Homecare Services Updated Guidance
6-18-2020 NYS BEI - FAQs Numbers 38 to 56
6-08-2020 DOH Special Edcuation In Person Guidance
4/27/2020 - NYC Department of Education Publishes Additional Guidance
4-13-2020 - NYC BEI Checklist for Teletherapy Evaluations During the COVID-19
3-31-20 - SUFFOLK CPSE Guidance for Related Services and 3-31-20 SUFFOLK CPSE Related Service Forms to be Used
3-30-2020 - Updated Guidance from NASSAU Early Intervention
3-30-2020 NYC BEI Resources and Graphic for Telehealth Services
3-27-2020 - NY STATE ED Guidance - COVID-19 Provision of Services During Statewide School Closure
* SERVICE LOG - Most Current Version - for Telehealth Sessions and Signatures (Downloads in MS Word)
* NYS BEI CONSENT FORM for Parent Signature to use TELEHEALTH DURING COVID-19
* NYS BEI CONSENT FORM - FILLABLE - for Parent Signature to use TELEHEALTH DURING COVID-19
3-25-20 - Guidance on Teletherapy for Nassau Related Service Providers ONLY
HOW TO VIDEOS - Telehealth in Early Intervention
A Video Message from Up Wee Grow to our Therapists and Teachers on our "New Normal" and Telehealth
3-23-2020 - NY STATE MEDICAID Comprehensive Guidance Regarding Use of Telehealth including Telephonic Services During the COVID-19 State of Emergency - Updated Frequently - Check Regularly
3-21-2020 - UNITED STATES Department of Education Guidance
3-20-2020 Important Update on Telehealth in Nassau County
3-18-2020 - NYS Guidance to EI Providers Regarding COVID-19-V7-final
3-18-2020 Telehealth Information - From Up Wee Grow
3-18-2020 (Received) - DOH_COVID19_HomeCareServices_031620
3-17-2020 - NYC BEI Family Checklist for Telehealth for COVID Final
Your most up-to-date source of information for the COVID-19 in New York State is the NYSDOH website
3-16-2020 The Decision to Continue or Suspend Services
3-13-2020 NYC DOHMH Bureau of Early Intervention COVID-19 Phone IFSP Guidance
3-13-2020 Nassau Early Intervention Program Make-Up Policy and Billing Regulations
3-13-2020 Can Early Intervention Services be delivered via Telehealth?
3-12-2020 Letter To Therapists and Teacher Regarding Contact Information for Service Interruptions
3-12-2020 Interim Guidance For All IFSP Meetings To Begin Immediately
3-11-2020 NYC EI Family Decisions to Suspend Services Documentation and COVID-19
3-10-2020 Suffolk County COVID-19 Letter
3-9-20 Pre-Appointment Screening Questionnaire
3-4-2020 Notification and Guidance from NYC EI
2-27-2020 NYS Department of Health Information Sheet on Coronavirus
New York State Medicaid Update - March 2020 Special Edition - COVID-19