Early Intervention
Cody Gifford House
Cody Gifford House offers educational instruction and a comprehensive array of therapies to infants and toddlers with varying developmental disabilities, delays and/or medical conditions, and/or who meet income eligibility requirements or are experiencing homelessness.
Location
404 E 91st Street, New York, NY 10128
Schedule
12-month program, Monday to Friday
Center Based:
Early Head Start Classroom: 8am-2:30pm
Early Intervention Classroom Core Program: 8:30-10am (with option to extend to 12pm)
Early Intervention Classroom Afternoon Session: 1 - 2:30pm
Speech, occupational, and physical therapy sessions (parents welcome) scheduled separately.
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If you have questions about your child’s eligibility and/or are interested in applying, please reach out here.
Programs offered:
Center-based Early Head Start: Our first classroom is our Early Head Start program. Children enrolled in this program must meet income eligibility requirements or be experiencing homelessness. We provide high-quality early childhood education through a play-based learning model that helps prepare children for preschool.
If your child needs speech, occupational, or physical therapy, our Early Intervention team is available to provide support. We also offer developmental screenings if we identify areas where your child may benefit from additional services.
Center-based Early Intervention: Our second classroom provides center-based Early Intervention special education services for children age 2 and under. In addition to individualized support, children benefit from peer socialization and activities that promote school readiness.
The Early Intervention classroom is designed for children who qualify for Early Intervention special education services. The core program runs Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Families may choose to extend their child's day until 12:00 p.m. through our tuition-based extension program. For families who prefer a shorter schedule, we also offer a 90-minute afternoon session from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy are available before or after the 90-minute Early Intervention session for children who qualify for these services.
Children who do not qualify for Early Intervention services but whose families feel they would benefit from this classroom experience may also enroll through our tuition-based program, as space allows. Learn more here.
Home-based Early Intervention: Our home-based services bring speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and special instruction directly to many additional children whose disabilities or therapeutic needs do not require the comprehensive intensity of center-based care.
Keith Haring School
The Keith Haring School is a nurturing Early Intervention and Early Head Start program that serves low-income children ages 0-3 who have severe developmental disabilities and delays, are from formerly or currently homeless families, or are living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The Keith Haring School is located in the same building as ABC’s Supportive Housing program for families living with HIV/AIDS.
Location
318 East 116th Street, New York, NY 10029
Schedule
12-month program, Monday to Friday
Center Based: 8:30am - 3:30pm
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Eligible children must have a demonstrated need for speech, occupational, or physical therapy, as well as special instruction.
Programs offered:
The Keith Haring School provides occupational, physical, and speech therapies, highest-quality educational instruction, and ABC’s new Early Head Start/Early Intervention model, in two beautiful, spacious classrooms.
Our Impact
100%
of children completed their Early Intervention evaluations when ABC was the evaluator, compared to 83% when another provider carried out the evaluation
100%
of children made progress towards their Individualized Family Service Plan goals
188%
increase in the number of children meeting or exceeding expectations in the language domain in the last program year