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Welcome to the Wake County Services and Resources for Children Birth-Five page. This page is made possible by the collaborative efforts of TelAbility and the Wake County Local Interagency Council (LICC) and the generous funding of Wake County Smart Start.
By clicking the fields below you can search for and create a list of agencies that provide specific services and resources to meet the needs of your young child.
The information listed here was provided by the individuals and agencies listed, who have identified themselves as being providers of services for children ages 0-5 in Wake County. Inclusion in this list does not indicate or imply endorsement of any kind by TelAbility, Wake Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC), Raleigh Regional Interagency Coordinating Council (RICC), Raleigh Children's Developmental Services Agency, Wake County Smart Start, Wake County Public Schools, or any other group, agency, or individual; nor has the information provided been verified. The list provided here is comprised of those individuals and agencies that have requested inclusion and do not necessarily represent all relevant services available in Wake County. The user of this list is encouraged to verify the information provided and to use his or her own discretion in evaluating the services provided.
If you have questions about the resources provided on this page or your agency wishes to be added to the database, please feel free to send an email to info@wakelicc.org and a LICC Member will get back in touch with you.
We hope this page will help inform you and allow you to benefit from the vast array of resources for young children in Wake County.
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| Match score: 100 | | Residential services are provided in 3 on-site ICF/MR facilities housing 10 individuals each and in 3 off-site group homes housing 4 CAP I/DD individuals each. The ICF/MR facilities serve individuals ages 3 and up while the off-site housing is specific to individuals age 18 years and up and who are enrolled in the CAP I/DD program. ICF/MR facilities provide 24/7 supervision and nursing services. Individuals living in the ICF/MR residences attend school either at the Tammy Lynn Center or in the community and participate in activities both on and off campus. Individuals living in the off-site housing participate in Day Activities at the Tammy Lynn Center and in activities in the community. Off-site housing provides 24/7 staff supervision. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Wake County Smart Start builds the capacity of families and the community to prepare children for success in school and in life. We fund 15 programs in Wake County that cover the areas of early care and education, family support, and children with special needs. Providers/families who need assistance with understanding and accessing the programs we fund can contact a WCSS staff person for assistance. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Wee Play is a private child and family psychology practice specializing in children with social, emotional and developmental challenges. Interventions and strategies use a whole family and multidiscipline collaboration. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Preemies & Associates (PAA) specializes in supporting the unique needs of infants and toddlers born prematurely, small for gestational age, medically fragile or with genetic conditions such as Down syndrome. PAA also provides Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech/Language Therapy and Developmental/CBRS Therapy to the pediatric population. CBRS staff are experts in addressing self-regulation, feeding and sleep concerns; as well as strategies for supporting language, motor, cognitive and social development of all infants and toddlers. Individual staff members bring additional expertise in areas such as global developmental delays, sensory-processing disorders and behavioral concerns secondary to language delays. Supporting families to facilitate age appropriate development in the natural enviroment is the cornerstone of PAA's services. Staff participates in on-going continuing education, journal clubs and monthly in-service training provided by PAA's Clinical Director, Ann Marie Elmore. She is a neonatal physical therapist with over 25 years experience working with premature and other high risk infants in the NICU and home. Ann Marie developed and presents a 1-2 day workshop, "Beyond the NICU: Serving Families with a Premature Infant" PAA is happy to provide families with an individual bio on any staff member to help them select the best provider for their child. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Frankie Lemmon School was the first preschool-kindergarten in Wake County specifically designed for children experiencing delays in development. |
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| Match score: 100 | | KRU Therapy provides occupational, speech, and developmental therapy throughout the Triangle and surrounding counties. Our therapists serve over 750 children annually. Our Web site provides more information about our services. |
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| Match score: 100 | | The Aspen Center has a multidiscipline staff including Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Developmental Therapy. Individual and group programs are available including a preschool aged language enrichment program for children of all abilities. |
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| Match score: 100 | | The Community Program at Learning Together serves children birth to three years of age who are identified to be at risk for or have a developmental delay or disability. Our developmental therapists serve children birth to age three providing intervention in the child?s natural environment, usually their home or childcare center. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Triangle ACT is a multidisciplinary practice offering psychology, speech therapy, and occupation therapy services to children and families living in the Triangle. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Preschool Special Education Services are based on the Individual Education Program that is written for each child. Goals and objectives are written according to an educational model. Any related services that the child receives are designed to support the educational goals. Preschool children with disabilities are served in a variety of settings and natural environments which may include home, child care centers, private child care homes, Head Start, mental health operated programs, private preschool programs, and public school classrooms.
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| Match score: 100 | | I provide structured family focused consultation using Relationship Development Intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders to address joint attention, flexibility, episodic memory, resilience, dynamic intelligence and competence.
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I also provide community based rehabilitative services (CBRS) to children birth -3 years through the NC early intervention program
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| Match score: 100 | | The Mariposa School is a school for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. The school provides intensive instructor to develop communication, promote appropriate social interaction, and improve behavior. Our methodology is based on Applied Behavior Analysis and Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Day Services provides educational support and services for children ages 3 - 22 years with developmental disabilities (contracted through Wake County Public Schools) and children ages 3 - 5 years without disabilities in an inclusive environment. Before/after school services are offered for children with developmental disabilities who are receiving their educational programing in the public school setting. A summer camp and summer program are also offered for children not qualifying for Extended School Year services but needing a safe and stimulating environment. On-site nursing and nutrition services as well as Speech/Language, Occupational and Physical Therapy and Behavior Modification are also offered. All services are individualized to meet each child's needs. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Secure Path is a Wake County SmartStart partnership that serves children under 5 who are at risk in their social/emotional development and their families who do not have mental health coverage/insurance. |
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| Match score: 100 | | The Developmental Day Center provides an inclusive center-based program for children from 18 months to six years of age with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities and for children who are typically developing. The center is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Teacher to child ratio is 1:4 for toddlers and 1:6 for all other ages. The center has a five-star rating from the North Carolina Division of Child Development and has earned accreditation from NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). For the 2011-12 School Year, Learning Together will operate 10 classrooms giving us the ability to serve more children than ever before! Learning Together is a contract agency of Wake County Public Schools. Learning Together's Mission is to meet the developmental, educational, and health needs of young children of all abilities. For more information please contact Jan Baker at 856-5205. |
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| Match score: 100 | | We offer an extensive variety of services for children birth to 3 years of age and their families. Services include: developmental therapy, family training and education, advocacy provided by Child Development Specialists with experience working with a variet of diagnoses including, but not limited to: autism, Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injury, shaken baby syndrome, Down syndrome, Fragile X, medically fragile children, and premature babies showing global delays and/or who are medically fragile. As well as treatment approaches such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Verbla Behavior, and DIR/Floortime techniques.
Specialized therapies offered by an occupational therapist, speech/language therapist, physical therapist and/or psychologist address issues with feeding, sensory integration, augmentative and alternative communication (high & low tech), dysphagia, language delay, apraxia, articulation disorder, oral-motor therapy, behavioral issues, splinting, positioning, and adaptive equipment.
Services are provided in the natural environment - in the home, preschool, or child care center. Depending on need, developmental therapy play groups are an option. Tammy Lynn serves all areas of Wake County. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Inclusive Preschool Services: This program contracts with the Children's Developmental Services Agency (ages birth - three) to provide inclusive, community-based early intervention therapies. Some services are available privately as well. Services include speech and occupational therapy. All early intervention therapists are Infant, Toddler and Family Specialists. All services and supports are provided in the child's most natural environment, including child care, preschool, home and other community settings. Direct service includes direct support to the child, as well as support and consultation to family members, care givers and teachers. Training is also available upon request; topics of training can be taken from current training menu or developed upon request. All trainings offer DCD credit. |
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| Match score: 100 | | The Child Mental Health Initiative provides clinical services to children birth to eight years of age who demonstrate serious social, emotional, behavioral, and /or mental health concerns that may jeopardize their child care, family life, and future growth and development. CMHI offers clinical assessments,individual and family therapy and interactive play therapy.Services are office/home or school based depending on the needs of the child and family. Case Consultation and coordination with all providers is seen as an essential service to achieving positive results. Group therapy with kids and parent support groups are provided as funding allows. |
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| Match score: 100 | | The Healthy Out of School Time (HOST) program provides training to community recreation and child care providers; consultation to direct line and support staff to provide suggestions, modifications and intervention strategies for the inclusion of children with special needs; and limited, short term direct support to children with disabilities in a community setting. Staff also provide support to families to identify and access quality programs, identifying their childs needs and matching them with programs in the community, and information and referral for other services and supports. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Capitol City Speech Therapy is a therapist owned company that provides unique and innovative Speech, Language and Swallowing therapy and Community Based Rehabilitative Services that include the client and caregiver. The philosophy or CCST is that of a TEAM approach among the client, caregiver and therapist. Diagnosis served but are not limited to Speech Language delays, articulation delays, Hearing Impairments, Cochlear Implants, Autism, Verbal Apraxia, Voice Disorders, Feeding/Swallowing, Stuttering, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephaly, tracheotomy etc... |
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| Match score: 100 | | Life Resources provides a vast array of services that include: individual/group/family counseling, clinical assessments, psychiatric evaluations, psychological evaluations,speech therapy, adult/child/family yoga and an employee assistance program. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Previously known in the area as Shigley Family Services,we are a multidisciplinary practice offering services in speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, and psychology. We offer a variety of evaluations to include single discipline assessments, psychoeducational testing (ADHD, learning disability, or intellectually gifted), and multidisciplinary assessments. Treatment services include individual therapy (psychological, speech, occupational therapy), group therapy (social, language, articulation), reading development programs, parent training, school consultation, and home intervention. Our therapists specialize in a variety of areas to include but not limited to early developmental delays, self-care (feeding, toileting, dressing), behavioral/social-emotional, attention, Autism Spectrum Disorder/PDD, handwriting, reading skills, therapeutic listening, sensory integration, articulation, phonemic awareness(reading) and auditory processing disorders. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Raleigh Therapy Services, Inc. is a multidisciplinary practice that provides quality speech and language therapy services, feeding therapy, physical therapy services, and occupational therapy services to individuals in the central and eastern North Carolina region. We specialize in early intervention in a variety of settings including homes, preschools, daycares, childcare facilities, and our clinic. We also offer bilingual therapy evaluations and services to our Spanish speaking clients.
Our therapists are nationally certified and state licensed in their area of discipline. Their experience is regularly reinforced through training, continuing education, and involvement within professional organizations.
Raleigh Therapy Services staff works closely with families to facilitate age appropriate development in the natural setting. Our intervention approach consists of a family-centered framework, where the family is involved with the child all the time. We strive to build partnerships with families, caregivers, teachers, and other professionals to ensure that the child?s needs are effectively met. We operate as a multidisciplinary team, meaning that all the therapists will work together to assess the child?s abilities, develop goals, and implement appropriate intervention.
We also offer group therapy to target areas such as handwriting, social skills, feeding, and reading. |
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| Match score: 100 | | The Raleigh CDSA provides service coordination, evaluations, and intervention (through a network of local service providers)for children ages birth to three who are at risk for or have developmental delays and meet eligibility criteria of the North Carolina Infant Toddler Program, under the Individual's with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Referrals can be made by parents, physicians, Child Service Coordinators, therapists, or other community agencies. Direct services are provided in the child's natural environment (settings that are used by all children) and include service coordination, developmental therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech/language therapy, and referrals to other needed resources and supports. |
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| Match score: 100 | | We have 15 therpists with a range of skills seeing clients 0 years to end of life issues. Trained in Child Parent Pscychotherapy, (an infant mental health model to support attachment in the parent-child relationship) Play therapy for children as well as individual, marriage, family, adolescents, grief, trauma, life transitions, parenting, couples. |
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| Match score: 100 | | Raleigh Neurology Associates is multidisciplinary facility treating children birth-100. Services include neurodiagnostics, developmental pediatrics, and general neurology. Therapy services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, audiology,and aquatic therapy. Physical therapy includes treatment and management of a variety of developmental disorders as well as orthotic and durable medical equipment management. Speech language pathology includes treatment for a variety of communication, feeding and swallowing disorders. Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is available as well as vitalstim therapy. Occupational therapy includes assessment and treatment of sensory processing disorders, feeding difficulties, fine motor delay, handwriting, upper extremity splinting, and self help skills. Recreational adaptive dance class runs several times a year and spina bifida support group meets every 1-2 months |
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| Match score: 100 | | Pediatric Therapy Associates is a multidisciplinary practice founded over 25 years ago in Raleigh. Our goal is to provide quality services for infants and children up to 21 years of age. Services include occupational and physical therapy, speech-language pathology, developmental therapy, music therapy, and social groups. Services and programs are provided within a fun, playful atmosphere in our offices as well as in homes, schools, and other community sites. We have four convenient locations to serve families in Raleigh and surrounding areas. Our offices are located in Cary (919) 854-0404, Garner (919)861-1180, Raleigh (919)781-4434, and Wake Forest (919) 562-9941.
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| Match score: 100 | | Over 10 years experience with mental health issues related to child neglect and abuse, with a specialization in work with attachment problems, traumatic stress, and other developmental and mental health problems common to children adopted from foster care and children adopted internationally. Also experienced working with non-traumatized children experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, and adjustment concerns (e.g., family divorce). |
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| Match score: 100 | | Project Enlightenment provides an array of services to children, families, and early childhood teachers and providers including consultation and education, parent education and screening. Please visit the Project Enlightenment website for more detailed descriptions and a listing of course offerings. |
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