Early Steps is a Children's Medical Services program provided by the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville department of pediatrics.

Once eligibility for the Early Steps program has been determined a child’s family, service coordinator and the clinicians on the eligibility team will design a plan of care that targets developmental concerns based on the family’s priorities. Each plan is individualized, but may include some of the following services and supports:

• Assistive technology
• Audiology services
• Early intervention
• Family support and training
• Occupational therapy
• Physical therapy
• Service coordination
• SHINE services (Serving Hearing Impaired Newborns Effectively)
• Speech therapy
• Vision services
• Translator services