NYC EARLY INTERVENTION
A program for children from birth to three years old who have disabilities or developmental delays, aimed at supporting their growth and helping them reach their maximum potential
What We Provide
1:1 Therapy
Embedded Coaching
Supervision
Our Services
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy
is designed to assess, diagnose and create treatment/remedial programs to restore and improve communication efficacy in infants, children, adolescents and adults. SLPs also focus on feeding and swallowing difficulties, articulation, stuttering and voice disorders.
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
is designed to improve the lives and daily function of children and to meet specific motor and developmental milestones. PT addresses flexibility, strength, and energy efficiency with movement to optimize play and daily activities.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
aids in the development of skills that support engagement in everyday life activities. OTs/COTAs address children’s difficulties with the performance of daily activities in the areas of feeding/eating, self-care, play, learning and development.
Special Instruction
Special Instruction
Our teachers design, implement, and modify therapeutic interventions for the child and family to promote skill acquisition in the areas of play, imitation, problem-solving skills, emotional development, behaviours, and adaptive development.
Applied Behavioral Analysis
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
focuses on supporting the child’s overall development through evidence-based strategies. Therapists work collaboratively with the family to promote communication, social, play, and adaptive skills, while reducing behaviors that interfere with learning, by embedding interventions into the child’s daily routines and activities.
Social Work
Social Work
provides counseling and support to families navigating the system and assistance securing community resources, understanding child’s diagnosis, providing recreational and socialization support for children, providing workshops and skill buildup for parents.
Kids First Early Intervention program offers various services designed to maximize the full potential of each child.
Our goal is to promote collaborative relationships with parents and family members to strengthen and enhance their child’s development. Home and community-based services allow us to focus on the opportunities that exist within the family structure to enhance the child’s development.
Kids First E.I. success is contingent upon the provision of services to children at the earliest possible age by providing quality individualized care.
How Does It Work?
- Contact Kids First to request an evaluation
- Get assigned a service coordinator to oversee your case
- Schedule all evaluations for your child
- Evaluators complete a formal assessment
- Receive a report outlining the findings
- Schedule a meeting with the city official
- Services will be approved if your child qualifies
- Locate therapists to provide services
“At Kids First, our mission is to help foster your child’s development and reach their fullest potential. Early Intervention is unique from other forms of childhood therapy as it addresses delays during the formative years. And for us at Kids First, we are aware of the challenges ahead and are here to support your family throughout the process.” – Founder
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