Contact Us
If you are interested in making a referral, please go to the referrals page.
For questions or concerns about a referral, please notify the Birth to Three System’s Child Find, Rebecca Smith, at Rebecca.Smith@ct.gov or you can leave a voicemail at (860) 500-4431.
For families already in Birth to Three:
- For most questions, you can contact your child’s Service Coordinator (on your IFSP) or your Birth to Three Program director.
- If you would like to speak with the CT Birth to Three Family Liaison about any concerns, please email OEC.B23family@ct.gov.
- For specific requests about records or other issues for a family in Birth to Three, please contact the Birth to Three program that is supporting the family as listed on their IFSP. Each child’s record is only maintained by the EIS Program that is supporting the family, not by the OEC. The program fax numbers are available on their webpage on this site.
- If you still have questions or concerns, you may call the OEC at 866-888-4188 for more assistance.
The Office of Early Childhood (OEC) is Connecticut’s “lead agency” that administers Part C of the IDEA which we call the Birth to Three System. The OEC contracts with 19 agencies to provide all early intervention services (EIS) and supports.
Contact information for EIS Programs:
All Prior Authorizations requests that are not in SPIDER must be emailed securely to CTBirth23@ct.gov
AT approval requests must be emailed securely to CTBirth23@ct.gov
For questions about Medicaid and DSS trainings, contact the Gainwell Provider Call Center at 1-800-842-8440
For questions about PCG trainings, EIBilling and insurance claims, call the PCG Call Center at 1-844-293-0023
For OEC invoice questions, please email BirthToThreeFiscal@ct.gov
For SPIDER Helpdesk questions, please email CTBirth23@ct.gov
Not sure who to contact? Email CTBirth23@ct.gov!
The Office of Early Childhood is located at
450 Columbus Blvd., Suite 205
Hartford, CT 06103-1835
Voice: 860-500-4400
NOTE: Since we are all working remotely the best way to reach us is by email. (In office every Monday)
The lead agency staff and how we support our EIS programs include:
- Koleen.Kerski@ct.gov 860-500-4462 – Professional Development Lead, Fidelity Coach, Autism Lead
- Jayne.Smalls@ct.gov 860-500-4400 – Provider Support, Record Request, Cleaning/Monitor Data Collections, Prior Authorization, Service Coordination training
- Ari.Burger@ct.gov 860-500-4400 – Database and Reporting Development
- Mary.Coyle@ct.gov 860-500-4409 – Fiscal Forecasting and Reporting, Fiscal Auditing
- Sabrina.Crowe@ct.gov 860-500-4558 – Professional Development, Fidelity Coach
- Rebecca.Smith@ct.gov 860-500-4431 – Child Find Coordinator, Referrals, Community Education & Outreach, ICC Staff Support
- Matt.Mahony@ct.gov 860-500-4400 – Database and Reporting Development
- Elisabeth.Teller@ct.gov 860-500-4559 – General Supervision, Family Liaison (860) 500-4420, (860-381-7128 work cell)
- Sophia.Lampe@ct.gov – General Supervision
- Amanda.Kach@ct.gov (860) 500-4443 – Part C Data Manager, Federal Reporting
The Birth to Three System Director / Part C Coordinator is Nicole.Cossette@ct.gov at 860-500-4410 and our Administrative Assistant is Jayne.Smalls@ct.gov at 860-500-4400
Birth to Three General Fax: 860-326-0559
Birth to Three Fiscal Fax: 860-326-0560
Questions about this website email CTBirth23@ct.gov Please note we do not post unsolicited links to other sites.
Last Updated: 05/2024