Below you will find resources related to the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Numerous resources come directly from the policies and procedures implemented by the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Illinois-Specific Resources:
- IFSP Pages - Writeable (not in Cornerstone)
- IFSP Samples
- NEW! IFSP Sample Agendas
- IFSP Policy and Procedure in Illinois (CFC Manual)
- IFSP Development Activities (Provider Handbook)
- IFSP Development Time At-A-Glance (pdf)
- Reading an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) (EICBO Provider booklet)
- Resource Modules on the IFSP from the "Online System Overview" Training
- EI Service Delivery Family Decision Making Considerations
Developing High-Quality Functional Outcomes:
- Developing High-Quality IFSP Outcomes
- Developing Family-Centered Outcomes with Your EI Team
- IFSP & Outcome Development Resources
- Quick Reference Guide - Want to Write a Good IFSP Outcome?
- Resources for Writing Good IFSP Outcomes
- Tips and Techniques for Developing Participation-Based IFSP Outcome Statements
- Child Outcomes Infographic
- Outcomes: Measuring the Success of EI
- Criteria Defining High-Quality IFSP Outcomes
Other Resources:
- NEW!Developing an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
- The EI IFSP Process Flowchart
- IFSP-Outcomes Integration
- Interactive Guide to Implementing an Integrated Child and Family Outcomes and IFSP/IEP Process
- Integrating Child and Family Outcomes into the IFSP Process
- Integrating Outcomes Learning Community Webinar
- Ways To Use Evaluation/Assessment Information In The IFSP Process
- IFSP Video: Bri, Her Family, and Early Intervention
- 3 EI Outcomes (single page handout for families)
Illinois-Specific Resources:
IFSP Pages - Writeable (not in Cornerstone)
The links below are to the English and Spanish versions of the updated IFSP pages not in Cornerstone, which are editable or "writable" in Microsoft Word. Also, please note that Section 7. Implementation and Distribution Authorization language has been updated to accommodate the ability of the team to consult with other IFSP team members more efficiently and without separate, specific consents per provider. Additionally, the Spanish version has been completed (all pages translated, including the ones in Cornerstone) and for your convenience, pages are presented separately and as one document.
*These IFSP pages will download as a Microsoft Word document. You will see a pop-up window asking you where to download the file. It will not open in the browser. The file opens up by finding your downloaded file and opening it in MS Word.
This resource page has a "simplified" format and a "detailed" format of a Sample IFSP meeting agenda. Both versions are available as a fillable PDF or an editable Word document. The simplified version is best for sharing with meeting participants, and the detailed version is best for meeting facilitators (service coordinators).
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) outlines the policy and procedures around Early Intervention IFSPs in Chapter 12 of the CFC Procedure Manual.
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) defines IFSP development in Chapter 5.6 of the Illinois EI Provider Handbook.
This easy-to-read guide takes information from the Illinois EI Provider Handbook and provides clarification on questions that arise due to remote work environments or timekeeping.
Reading an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
The Early Intervention Central Billing Office (EI-CBO) Billing Information for Providers (PDF) provides an overview of the IFSP and its relationship to authorizations and the statewide management information system, Cornerstone.
Resource Modules on the IFSP from the "Online System Overview" Training
Online training modules from Section 3 of the Illinois Early Intervention "Online System Overview" Training are provided below as a resource for individuals to review.
The EI Clearinghouse has a nice overview of the options for service delivery for Illinois Early Intervention, that can help empower families ot make informed decisions about how services are provided. English and Spanish resources are shared.
Developing High-Quality Functional Outcomes:
This resource from EITP is an easy-to-follow, printable resource outlining the criteria for creating great IFSP outcomes, along with tips and examples of quality IFSP outcomes.
El desarrollo de metas centradas en la familia con su equipo de E.I.
This EI Note from the Early Intervention Clearinghouse provides an overview of family-centered outcomes, such as what they are, why they are important, and what they look like.
The Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development Center (VEIPD) provides articles, tools, and more to support IFSP and outcomes development.
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Supported by the Integrated Training Collaborative (ITC) with funding support from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), this document provides a quick overview of questions to ask yourself and reminders to consider while writing IFSP outcomes.
The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) provides a variety of national resources to support teams writing IFSP outcomes.
This BriefCASE contains tips, tools, techniques, and examples to assist early interventionists in understanding how to write family-centered IFSP outcome statements.
3 resultados para el niño (pdf)
In Fall 2021, the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) and Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy) released a Child Outcomes infographic (pdf) that displays the three child outcomes measured by early intervention and early childhood special education systems that span across developmental domains. The infographic is also available in Spanish!
Resultados: la medición del éxito de la intervención temprana a IFSP (pdf)
To help prepare for individualized family services plan (IFSP) meetings, this handout gives an overview of child, family, and functional outcomes, as well as explaining your role in the process and how the outcome measurements are used.
This resource from the ECTA Center provides guidelines for evaluating and defining high-quality IFSP outcomes. It is found on page 10 of the Enhancing Recognition of High Quality, Functional IFSP Outcomes training (pdf).
Other Resources:
Created in August 2025, this comprehensive packet has criteria, examples, and resources related to each of the main steps involved in developing an IFSP as a team. Print version of Developing an IFSP (pdf) is an adapted version for face-to-face sharing, and includes a different coversheet and an intentional blank page for double-sided printing.
The following sections of the packet are also linked separately, if you want to focus on specific pieces of the content rather than use the whole packet:
Document from ECTA that provides detailed steps in the early intervention process, including identification and referral, intake and family assessment, child evaluation and assessment, IFSP development, and service delivery and transition.
IFSP-Outcomes Integration Resources
A tool from the ECTA Center to help early interventionists use evaluation/assessment information in the IFSP process, keeping in mind who we serve, what we do, where we do it, how we do it, who helps, how often it's done, and how we know it is achieved.
EITP developed an IFSP video that walks a family through the development of the Individualized Family Service Plan. The video is titled "Bri, Her Family, and Early Intervention", and it has been broken down into a series of chapters that highlight the team discussions that occur during IFSP development.
