Questions for Better Start provider

Not everyone on the Better Start provider panel will have experience working with babies with hearing loss.

Questions you could ask the early intervention service provider

• What is early intervention? What can you do for our child? What services do you provide?
  
• Does your service have staff trained to work with young babies and toddlers with a hearing loss?
  
• How will we know if the service you provide is working for our child? What changes should we expect to see?
• How will our child’s progress be measured? Will you send progress reports to our GP and us? How often will this happen?
• How much will the early intervention service cost?
• What will happen when we have used all our Better Start funding?
  

It is recommended that you choose services who have experience with
both hearing loss and babies.

Page reviewed: October 2011