First Step Help Me Grow
An information and referral service designed for families with young children, birth through age 6. Families may have a question about their child's development or about community resources, may have a child at risk for developmental delays, experiencing developmental delays, or a child with a handicapping condition.  First Step offers families in Carver County a central intake into interagency services and the only entry into early childhood special education.

First Step provides assistance to parents in accessing and planning for services such as:

• Screening & Developmental Evaluation
• Early Intervention Services
• Speech & Language Therapy
• Physical & Occupational Therapy
• Early Childhood Special Education
• Behavior Services
• Family Education
• Social Services