First Years Together (FYT), a 3-year service and training demonstration project, provided services to 32 high risk or preterm babies and their parents in order to overcome the emotional and developmental effects of hospitalization and a worrisome start. Service was initiated shortly before each baby's discharge from the intensive care unit and continued over 18 months. Parents and a multidisciplinary professional staff worked as partners through developmental assessments and formulation of a plan for meeting each baby's needs. Emphasis was placed on educating parents about motor skills, cognitive processes, language, social development, and differences between pre-term and full-term development, in order to increase their self-confidence and reduce their dependency on professionals. This report provides a program overview, descriptions of services and participants' characteristics, a case study of one participant, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the intervention program and its results. The FYT training program for public health nurses and other professionals, including the training materials and information products developed in conjunction with it, are also described. Appendices include examples of parent-infant individualized educational plans. (VW)