The Children’s Institute offers a wide range of services to address your child’s specific needs. Whether your child needs one, or multiple services listed below, we provide these Early Intervention services at no cost to you through federally funded programs.
Physical Therapy (PT) focuses on activities that help children learn to move in the natural sequence from lying flat to rolling, sitting, crawling and beyond. Improving muscle coordination and strength can help to prepare children for healthy physical activity in their everyday life.
Speech/ Language Therapy Speech/ Language Therapy can help children develop and improve their language, cognition, and feeding abilities. The Speech Language Therapist incorporates purposeful play therapy into the family’s daily routine to; decrease frustration and improved social interaction, to encourage communication, to improve language skills and to decrease feeding issues by increasing oral motor and swallowing skills.
Occupational Therapy (OT) is dedicated to engaging children in activities that support the development of important life skills, such as feeding, dressing, which are integral for their daily routines. At the heart of OT is the understanding that for children, play is their primary work. Through play, they can enhance their cognitive, social and physical abilities and learn to interact with their surroundings, fostering independence along the way. Occupational therapy focuses on tailoring activities to each child’s unique needs and interests, ensuring that they remain motivated and engaged during their sessions.
Developmental Therapy focuses on a holistic assessment of the learning and attention skills that encourage a child’s cognitive development and improved social interaction. A Developmental Specialist works to assess and optimize the whole picture of a child’s development so they can build upon a child’s skills and interests while supporting the family in the process.
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If you are concerned about your child’s development or would like to learn more about early intervention services, contact the CONNECT Hotline, at 800.692.7288.
You may also contact the Allegheny County Service Coordination Unit, The Alliance for Infants and Toddlers, at 412.885.6000, or by visiting www.afit.org.
As a parent or guardian, you have a choice to select The Children’s Institute as your provider for early intervention services.
Not sure what the next step is? You can always call our Information Center to speak to a team member who can direct you to the support and answers you need.
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The Children’s Institute Parent Company and affiliates, which includes The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, The Day School, The Early Learning Institute, and The Children’s Institute Foundation, do not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious creed, AIDS or HIV status, disability, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, union membership, or veteran/military status in employment or in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits of any of its programs and activities, whether carried out by The Children’s Institute Parent Company and affiliates directly or through a contractor or any other entity with whom The Children’s Institute Parent Company and affiliates arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
The Day School admits students of any race to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at that school, and the school does not discriminate on the basis of race in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
This policy statement is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to the Acts, Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 80, 84, and 91 and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. For more information about this policy, please contact Administration at 412.420.2400.