Northern California Children's Therapy Center

Infants: as part of the early intervention federal mandate, the infant development program gives Therapy to infants from all economic levels including babies who are at risk due to prematurity, low birth weight, muscular problems, cerebral palsy, delayed development, a number of birth defects and various other types of disabilities. The infant program also reaches out to provide Therapy treatments to infants and toddlers who are in foster care, to children of teen and/or drug dependent mothers, and to other children who are at risk. The Center employs bi-lingual therapists and administrative staff to accommodate the needs of spanish speaking families.

Help me grow: help me grow is a comprehensive and integrated national system designed to address the need for early identification of developmental and or/behavioral concerns and to link children and their families to community-based developmental and behavioral services and supports. The Center receives funding from first 5 yolo for this program.

Other children: the Center provides support for older school age children as well. Family and school involvements are essential components of the Center's integrated and multidisciplinary approach to Therapy. The Center offers parent workshops, support groups and a warm environment. The Center works with school districts throughout yolo, sacramento, and solano counties providing Therapy to preschool and school age children. Therapists spend time in the classroom to help teachers identify special needs Children's learning styles and possible needs for intervention. Therapists work closely with educators and families to help develop appropriate goals for each child.

Tribal outreach: the Center provides development screening services to native communities in yolo county.