Parent Infant Program

The Parent Infant Program (PIP) is a unique and inclusive family-centered program for families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing from birth to 3 years old. We believe that strong family engagement is central to our students’ success. Our family-centered approach builds on each family and child’s strengths and provides them with support and resources to advance their child’s individual learning and developmental needs. Our ASL-English bilingual program promotes critical thinking skills, literacy development, and social-emotional growth through play-based collaborative learning. We believe these early critical learning years set the foundation for future academic and personal achievement.

The Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

The IFSP is a documented plan that guides the early intervention process for families and their children. The IFSP is developed during a meeting between the family and their Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) provider to determine what services the child and family needs.  The Austin area has 3 ECI agencies:  Any Baby Can, Easter Seals, and Bluebonnet Trails.  The ECI agency is determined by the family's zipcode.  We work with the ECI agency to provide the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH) language services for the IFSP.  Services and service providers are individualized and based on each family and child’s unique needs.