Data and Monitoring

Babies Can't Wait (BCW) is Georgia’s statewide early intervention program for infants and toddlers with special needs, from birth to three years-of-age and their families.  The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead agency for the administration of the BCW program.  As required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C section 34 CFR §§303.110-303.113, “the State must publish its Part C application or policy in a manner that will ensure circulation throughout the State at least 60-days prior to the date on which the application or policy is submitted and allow an opportunity for public comments on the application or policy for at least 30 days during that 60-day publication period.”

In order to meet this requirement, BCW invites interested persons to participate in a 60-day public review period for the Part C Grant Application Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 from March 20, 2025 to May 20, 2025. 

PART C Grant Application FFY2025

Part C FFY2025 Grant Application

Part C GEPA Section 427 Form

Written comments will be received by mail until May 20, 2025:

Babies Can't Wait

Attn: Kevin Byrd, Early Intervention (EI) Deputy Director/Part C Coordinator

200 Piedmont Ave, Suite 1502

Atlanta, GA 303034

2. Email comments will be received until May 20, 2025:

[email protected] (Subject line: Part C Public Comment)

3. Facsimile comments will be received until May 20, 2025:

State BCW Office Fax: (404) 738- 0103 Attn: Kevin Byrd

4. In-person comments at a public session:

DPH invites interested persons to attend the State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) public session and present public comments at 9:00 am April 16, 2025. Comments will be limited to five minutes to ensure all comments are recorded.

Link for Virtual Meeting: State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) Public Session.

**Note: If interpretation/translation services are needed during the public comment hearing please notify Elizabeth Gosa at [email protected].

Note: The Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 allocation has been used for the FFY 2025 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C grant application. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) will revise the application upon receipt of the FFY 2025 allocation table from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

Babies Can't Wait Annual Performance Reports and State Performance Plans

Each year Babies Can't Wait is required to submit an Annual Performance Report to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) on key program compliance and performance indicators. Information on statewide and local performance for each of the indicators is posted below within the Public Reporting Data documents.