Content Chapter 1: Provider Enrollment

Documents

• Missouri First Steps Personnel Standards
• Provider Enrollment Forms
• How to Upload to the Provider Library
• Professional Development Log for Non-Licensed Providers
• Professional Development Tips and Tricks
• Service Provider Ongoing Enrollment Checklist

Links

• WebSPOE
• Overview of WebSPOE for Providers Presentation
• Overview of WebSPOE for Providers PDF Slides
• First Steps Online Module Training
• Public Directory
• Missouri First Steps SPOE Regions Map
• Teaming Coordinator Contacts
• Missouri First Steps DESE Contact Information
• Missouri First Steps DESE Regional Contacts Map
• Missouri First Steps System Structure

Content Chapter 2: Early Intervention Teams

Documents

• Key Principles of Early Intervention and Effective Practices: A Crosswalk with Statements from Discipline Specific Literature
• Incremental Approach to Decision Making
• First Steps Services - A Team Approach
• EIT Meeting Agenda Template

Content Chapter 3: Evaluation and Assessment

Documents

• Essential Skills for OT Practitioners During Intervention
• Pro-Ed's Statement on Tele-Assessment
• DAYC Evaluation Requests in WebSPOE
• Guidelines for Writing the DAYC-2 Report
• DAYC-2 Evaluation Report

Webinars

• Family Assessment/Functional Outcomes Presentation

Content Chapter 4: IFSP

Documents

• Checklist for 45-Day Timeline Activities
• Incremental Approach to Decision Making
• Early Intervention Services: Considerations for IFSP Team Meetings
• Individualized Family Service Plan Document

Links

• Child Development — Developmental Milestones

Webinars

• Family Assessment/Functional Outcomes Presentation
• Back to Basics: Timely Services

Content Chapter 5: Services and Authorizations

Documents

• Assistive Technology Devices: Considerations for IFSP Team Meetings
• Teletherapy Guidelines for First Steps Services
• First Steps and Child Care Collaboration Flyer 

Links

• Tele-Intervention for Providers
• Providing Early Intervention Services Through Distance Technology
• Supporting Families During the Pandemic: Four Therapists Share Their Wisdom

Webinars

• Chapter 5 Overview
• Chapter 5 Section 1.A Assistive Technology

Content Chapter 6: Home Visiting

Documents

• Agreed Upon Practices for Providing Early Intervention Services
• Seven Key Principles: Looks Like/Doesn't Look Like
• Position Statement on Ethical Practice
• Provider Home Visiting Self-Reflection

Links

• Missouri's Mandated Reporter Training
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Developmental Milestones

Webinars

• Chapter 6 Part 1 - Professional Responsibilities and Working with Families
• Chapter 6 Part 2 - Home Visiting Activities and Other Considerations

Content Chapter 7: Progress Notes and Recordkeeping

Webinars

• Progress Notes and Recordkeeping Presentation

Content Chapter 8: Missed Visits and No-Shows

Content Chapter 9: Billing and Accountability

Documents

• Provider Rates Schedule - Updated July 29, 2025
• Provider Reimbursement (Check Run) Schedule - 2026
• How to Submit a Billing Issue

Links

• Early Intervention Service Provider Compensation Summary Data

Webinars

• WebSPOE Unit Calculator Presentation

Content Chapter 10: Mileage and Travel Incentive

Documents

• First Steps Provider Daily Mileage Log
• First Steps Provider Daily Mileage Log Sample 
• Provider Mileage Tips and Tricks

Webinars

• First Steps Provider Mileage Presentation
• First Steps Provider Mileage Handout