In the Fairbanks North Star Borough, early intervention runs through ACCA — the Alaska Center for Children and Adults — which holds the state's Infant Learning Program contract under its Project TEACH program. School-age evaluations go through the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's Child Find screening process, held by appointment at Nordale Education Center.

For longer-term disability supports, the borough is served by its own Senior and Disabilities Services office. This page lists the phone numbers and web pages behind each of those, based on what state and provider sites publish.

Statewide programs, numbers, and rights are on the Alaska page. This page adds the local entry points that are specific to Fairbanks (Fairbanks North Star Borough).

Early intervention under 3: Alaska Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program (EI/ILP) — Fairbanks

Alaska delivers its single statewide Part C program, the Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program, through regional grantee agencies rather than a county-by-county system. ACCA — the Alaska Center for Children and Adults — holds that grantee role for the Fairbanks area under its Project TEACH Infant Learning Program, serving children birth to age three who show a delay or disability. Families, doctors, and caregivers can all initiate a referral, and the program's screening and family service plan cost nothing.

• Alaska Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program (EI/ILP) — Fairbanks
• Referral phone: 907-456-4003

New to early intervention? Read the plain-language guide first.

School districts and special education

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's special education department runs Child Find screenings by appointment at Nordale Education Center, each lasting roughly an hour, to catch developmental concerns before or alongside a formal evaluation request. Families who want a full evaluation follow the district's IDEA-based referral process.

• Fairbanks North Star Borough School District — Child Find screening page; screenings held at Nordale Education Center, 8:30am-4:00pm by appointment

Other places to ask — not a substitute for the district

An evaluation request has to go to the school district itself; only the district can start the legal timeline. These are for asking questions about the process, or for when the district has not responded.

• Alaska Department of Education & Early Development — Special Education — state-level special-education office that families in a single-district borough like Fairbanks can turn to if a local question stalls

IEP or 504 · If you disagree with the school

Evaluation and diagnosis pathways in Fairbanks

We have not yet verified a hospital or university evaluation program with public intake information in Fairbanks. That is a gap in our research, not a sign there is nothing here — and it does not stand between you and an evaluation. The school district evaluation above is free, and early intervention under 3 does not need a private diagnosis first.

How assessment works · What to do while you wait

Disability services and waivers: Alaska Senior and Disabilities Services — I/DD Unit, Fairbanks office

The Fairbanks office of Alaska's Division of Senior and Disabilities Services (SDS) handles I/DD Waiver intake for the borough. As statewide policy, a Developmental Disabilities Registration and Review (DDRR) form must be completed and scored before someone joins the DD Registry, the ranked waitlist SDS uses to allocate waiver funding as it becomes available; SDS reviews and places a completed form on the registry within 30 business days.

• Alaska Senior and Disabilities Services — I/DD Unit, Fairbanks office
• Phone: 907-451-5045 (Fairbanks office) · 800-770-1672 (toll-free)

Local organizations that help Fairbanks families

• Stone Soup Group — 877-786-7327 in-state toll-free; Alaska's federally designated Parent Training and Information Center, serving families statewide from its Anchorage office

Documented waits and access notes

Wait times change. Each note below links to the public source it came from — confirm current status directly with the program.

• Fairbanks North Star Borough School District must complete an initial evaluation and make an eligibility decision within 60 calendar days of receiving your signed consent for evaluation. (source)
• If the district finds your child eligible, an IEP meeting must be held within 30 days of the eligibility determination. (source)
• Once you refer your child to ACCA's Infant Learning Program, the program must complete evaluation and hold the initial IFSP meeting within 45 days. (source)
• Over 800 people are currently waiting for the Alaska IDD Waiver, with approximately 50 individuals selected from the waitlist each year to apply for services. (source)