🧩 ESE & Learning Support Resources
Looking for additional support for your child?
Find Florida ESE information, scholarship resources, therapies, adaptive programs, learning supports, and local resources for children with physical, developmental, behavioral, or learning differences.
🧩 Understanding ESE in Florida
Exceptional Student Education (ESE) is the term Florida uses for programs and services designed to support eligible students with exceptionalities. Depending on a child’s needs, support may include specialized instruction, accommodations, therapies, assistive technology, and other services.
→ Florida DOE ESE Parent Information
Florida DOE also provides information about the different ESE eligibility areas, including autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, developmental delay, emotional/behavioral disability, intellectual disability, language impairment and others.
→ Explore Florida ESE Eligibility Areas
💛 FES-UA Scholarship
Florida’s Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA) can provide eligible families with an education savings account that can be used for approved educational expenses and services.
Depending on eligibility and program rules, funds may be used for things such as private school tuition, online learning programs, tutoring, approved services, educational materials, and other eligible expenses.
→ Explore the FES-UA Scholarship
Florida DOE also provides information about the different ESE eligibility areas, including autism spectrum disorder, deaf or hard of hearing, developmental delay, emotional/behavioral disability, intellectual disability, language impairment and others.
→ View FES-UA Resources & Purchasing Information
💛 FES-UA Scholarship
Florida’s Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA) can provide eligible families with an education savings account that can be used for approved educational expenses and services.
Depending on eligibility and program rules, funds may be used for things such as private school tuition, online learning programs, tutoring, approved services, educational materials, and other eligible expenses.
→ Explore the FES-UA Scholarship
→ View FES-UA Resources & Purchasing Information
🌱 Early Intervention & Developmental Support
For families with younger children, Florida's Early Steps program provides early-intervention services for eligible infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months who have developmental delays, disabilities, or certain at-risk conditions.
Services are provided at no cost to families. Florida Department of Health
→ Explore Florida Early Steps
🩺 Health & Developmental Resources
Florida Children’s Medical Services connects families with programs for children and young adults with chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions.
Resources include Early Steps, specialized health programs and other family-centered services.
→ Explore Children’s Medical Services
🤝 Florida Family Support
The Family Café is a Florida organization connecting individuals with disabilities and their families with information, training, resources and networking opportunities.
Their resource collection includes areas such as assistive technology, education, advocacy, recreation, housing and other support.
→ Explore The Family Café Resources
☀️ Good to Know ☀️
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Every child learns differently, and needing additional support doesn’t mean your homeschool has to look a certain way.
Families can adapt curriculum, pacing, learning environments and educational tools to meet their child’s individual needs.
When looking for support, start with your child’s specific needs rather than trying to find one program that does everything.
Helpful ESE & Learning Support Resources
Florida DOE — ESE Parent Information
Florida Children’s Medical Services
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