Every parent
in the room.
We make sure language is never the reason a child doesn't get the help they need — in early intervention, at school, at home. Interpretation and translation for Early Intervention, IEP meetings, and the documents that travel with them.
00 — By the numbers
The work, by the numbers.
Twenty years of language services for families in Early Intervention and special education.
01 — Where to begin
Two paths
through this work.
Both lead somewhere we can help.
A — for agencies & districts
Early intervention agencies
& school districts.
Interpreters for IFSP meetings, IEP meetings, and in-home related services — plus document translation that meets IDEA and FERPA requirements. Built for early intervention agencies and school districts.
B — for families
Parents and family
advocates.
Whether your child is in Early Intervention or in school, you have a right to understand every meeting and every form. Guides for families, available in Spanish and Portuguese.
02 — What we do
Built for the moments
that matter most.
Early Intervention
Interpreters for evaluations, IFSP meetings, and in-home therapy visits — briefed on the child and the Part C vocabulary before they walk in.
Learn more→IEP Meeting Interpretation
Live, in-person interpreters trained in K-12 special education vocabulary. We sit at the table so the family can fully participate.
Learn more→Document Translation
IFSPs, IEPs, procedural safeguards, evaluations, family communications. Compliant with IDEA's native-language requirement.
Learn more→- 20+ Years
- SBE-Certified Small Business
- Nationwide Coverage
- 100+ Interpreters
- Fingerprinted + Insured
- FERPA-Aligned · NDA on File
03 — How it works
From the first call to the finished plan.
Most district partnerships start the same way. Some last a single meeting. Some last a school year. Both are fine.
You reach out
Tell us the family's language, the visit or meeting type, the date, and the location. We confirm the interpreter and brief them beforehand.
We assign the right interpreter
Not just bilingual — trained in Early Intervention and IEP vocabulary, FERPA-aligned, background-checked. The interpreter receives the context in advance.
We attend the meeting
On-site, ready early, prepared. The interpreter sits at the table with the family, translating both the procedural language and the meaning behind it.
Documents follow
Translated IFSPs, IEPs, procedural safeguards, prior written notice — delivered on the timeline IDEA requires, in a format the family can actually read.
We stay reachable
For follow-ups, amendments, mid-year reviews. The same interpreter when possible, so the family doesn't have to start over.
04 — Why this exists
I started Educational Translation Services because in every Early Intervention evaluation, every IEP meeting, every stack of forms a family receives without an interpreter in the room, there is at least one parent at the table hoping they understand what is being decided about their kid — and sometimes they don't. That isn't acceptable to me. It shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.
05 — Compliance posture
We know the laws
your agency or district answers to.
06 — Field notes
Writing from the work.
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Qualified translator vs. reviewer
A bilingual reviewer for a Mandarin IEP isn't bilingual English-Spanish, and IDEA doesn't ask for one. Here's what the regulation actually requires.
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Sight translation in IEP meetings
Thirty minutes before the meeting, the evaluation isn't translated yet. The temptation is to have the interpreter read it aloud. Here's when that's defensible.
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Ready when you are