Nearly 58% of infants and toddlers eligible for Early Intervention services in New York City alone “have not received all of the support they’re entitled to,” reports Chalkbeat, citing figures recently released by the state comptroller. The audit, which ran from July 2018 to February 2020, found that in the rest of the state, 42% of children did not receive the services.

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