Starting First Steps Services

If you have any concerns about your child's development, or know that your child has a disability, call the First Steps "System Point of Entry" office in your area and ask to have your child evaluated.

You may also call the state toll-free number: 800-441-STEP. Your child's doctor may also refer your child to First Steps.

First Steps Local System Point of Entry

  • Northwest Indiana
    Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter

  • Northeast Indiana
    DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, St. Joseph, Steuben, Whitley

  • East Central Indiana
    Adams, Allen, Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Hancock, Henry, Huntington, Jay, Madison, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Union, Wayne, Wells

  • Mid-North Indiana
    Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren, White

  • North Central Indiana
    Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Pulaski, Starke, Wabash

  • West Central Indiana
    Clay, Daviess, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo

  • Central Indiana
    Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Tipton

  • Southern Indiana
    Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington

  • South Central Indiana
    Bartholomew, Brown, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland

Additional Information

See a list of services offered by First Steps.

Find out about the costs associated with First Steps services.