Child development & early intervention · free/varies · preschool
Alberta Health Services: Preschool Speech and Language Services
AHS speech-language services and guidance for preschool children, accessed through local health pathways.
Why it helps: A credible starting point when parents are wondering whether delayed speech, clarity, or communication needs assessment.
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Child development & early intervention · free/varies · children
Alberta Health Services: Child Development Services
AHS child development services for concerns about development, function, behaviour, or early childhood milestones.
Why it helps: A better next step than spiralling through milestone charts when something about development feels off.
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Child development & early intervention · free/varies · children/youth
Alberta Health Services: Pediatric Community Rehabilitation
Community rehabilitation services that may include pediatric supports such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, or speech-language pathways depending on referral and eligibility.
Why it helps: Useful when concerns are functional — movement, feeding, sensory, communication, or daily skills — and a family needs a health-system path.
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Child development & early intervention · free · pregnancy to early childhood
Alberta Health Services: Healthy Parents, Healthy Children
Alberta resource with health and development information from pregnancy through early childhood.
Why it helps: A credible Alberta-specific reference when parents want developmental information without random-internet panic.
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