Comprehensive Developmental Assessment
Evaluates each child's individual abilities and health care needs.

Speech and Language Therapy
Develops and enhances communication skills through spoken or sign language, picture exchange, computers and other communication devices.  

Special Education
Enhances children's cognitive and social development.  We support the parent-child relationship, create safe and secure learning environments, and provide opportunities for children to socialize with their peers.  Children develop self-confidence, independence, and the foundations for all future learning.

Family Counseling
Supports families facing the emotional impact and unique challenges of parenting a child with special health care needs.  Licensed family therapists provide counseling, facilitate group programs, and collaborate with treatment teams to promote healthy family relationships. 

Nutrition/Feeding Team
Evaluates and treats the nutritional and feeding difficulties of children ages birth to five years.  

Integrated Spanish Programs
Through our integrated Spanish Programs, Kindering Center's bilingual educators and therapists provide Spanish-speaking families in our community with the resources they need to ensure each child reaches his/her full potential at a time when early education and intervention have the greatest and most lasting impact. Services include:  comprehensive developmental assessments; Early Intervention therapies and special education; co-op preschool class; case management services; Parenting Plus parent education courses; and Circulo de Mamas support group for Spanish-speaking mothers.

CHERISH
Addresses the needs of the vulnerable population of young children in foster and kinship care.  Through assessments and interventions, CHERISH assists foster and kinship parents with the attachment cycle, guides each caregiver-child pair through the process of developing this important early bond and provides developmental therapies and early education.

Parenting Plus
Provides free, multi-lingual parenting education courses for families who may be experiencing difficulties .  Monthly support groups are available to program graduates.

Parent Library
Lends books on a range of topics related to children with special needs.

Fathers Network
Provides male peer support, resources and education, father-child interaction sessions, and family social occasions.  Focus is on helping fathers become more competent and compassionate caregivers for their children with special needs.  Produces a newsletter, magazine column, videos, and national speakers.

Mothers' Circle
Mothers’ Circle is a support group supporting a community of women raising children   0-6y with special needs; sharing emotional support, promoting advocacy, and creating solutions. Mothers’ Circle is open to current Kindering Center moms and to mothers in the greater community. The group, facilitated by a family therapist, is offered every other week in the evening; childcare is provided.

Bridging the Gap
A community of women raising children 6 years and older with special needs; sharing resources, emotional support, networking, promoting advocacy, and creating connections.

Child Care Consultation Program 

Assists children birth - six years of age, families, and child care providers.  Kindering Center consultants provide free, on-site visits to child care programs in order to observe children, conduct development screenings, consult with child care staff and parents, make appropriate referrals as needed, and develop strategies in order to ensure and support all children's successes in child care.  We offer free, STARS-approved training and support individualized to the unique needs of providers. 

Sibshops
Sibshops are a lively, action-packed, three hour workshop that celebrate the many contributions made by brothers and sisters of kids with special needs. Siblings, ages 6 to 9 years of age meet as a group every other month at Kindering Center. It is an opportunity for siblings to meet other siblings and learn about special needs and understand that they are not alone. This group welcomes Kindering Center families and families in the greater community.

Family Resources
Links families with appropriate community resources; helps with funding and eligibility requirements; coordinates services.

CUBS (Communication, Understanding, Behaviors, and Socialization)
Combines a high-quality early intervention program, extended instruction time, technical and social support for families, collaboration across services, and transition support for children with autism.