Program areas at Kindering Center
Early supports: for children with special needs, 0-3 years of age; speech, occupational, and physical therapies; special education classrooms; parent education; family resource coordination; and counseling. Kindering's comprehensive developmental assessments evaluate each child's individual abilities and special healthcare needs. Medical evaluations offer on-site neurodevelopmental evaluations provided by Kindering's medical director to expedite diagnosis after detection of autism. Family resources coordination links families with appropriate community resources, helps with funding and eligibility requirements, and coordinates services.
Kidsclinic: Kindering offers center-based therapy for children through age 10. Currently offered comprehensive evaluations and customized therapy include speech-language, occupational, physical and feeding therapies.
Cherish - children encouraged by relationships in secure homes addresses the attachment and developmental needs of infants and young children in foster and kinship homes.
Early care & education consultation - delivers developmental screenings in the community, as well as on-site visits to child care programs to observe children, consult with child care staff and parents, make appropriate referrals, and develop strategies. Fathers network - provides male peer support, resources and education, and family social occasions to help fathers of children with special needs. Integrated spanish programs - offers spanish language developmental assessments, early intervention therapies, special education, preschool classes, resource coordination, and parent education and support groups. Parent child home program - provides home visits in their native language to children who experience one or multiple educational and/or economic barriers to early school success. Parenting plus - provides free, multi-lingual parenting education courses for families who may be experiencing difficulties. Monthly support groups are offered to program graduates. Sibling support project & sibshops - supports siblings of children with special needs. Through activities, arts, games and discussion, children share their experiences and learn that they are not alone in facing the challenges of being a brother or sister of a child with special needs.