Our Groups & Workshops
Our varied educational group and workshop options are designed to meet the needs of your whole family as well as your PCD student.
Toddler Playgroups
Our playgroups are for children aged 24 -36 months and focus on play and positive social interactions. We offer small class sizes and an integrated experience (with children from the community and our Early Intervention Program). This integration allows children to gain a greater acceptance for one another’s strengths, differences and abilities.
A child’s first opportunity for a positive educational experience, setting the stage for a life-long love of learning.
Drop-off playgroups for children ages 2-3 years old
Teacher / child ratio 1:3
Focused on play and positive social interactions
Children strengthen their sense of independence, preparing them for their future preschool experience
Our classroom staff is composed of teachers as well as a team of experts available for on-site consultation. These trained professionals include registered nurses, developmental specialists, speech and language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and feeding/oral motor specialists.
Integrated playgroups, with children from the community and from our Early Intervention Program, encourage children to learn acceptance and celebrate one another’s uniqueness and abilities.
Opportunities for gross motor play in our enclosed outdoor play area as well as our fully equipped indoor motor room.
Creative monthly themes developed by seasoned staff who are experts in child development
High staff retention creates a warm family environment for your child
Rolling Enrollment
Bilingual support for children learning multiple languages
Sibshops
Sibshops provide young brothers and sisters with peer support and information in a lively, recreational setting. These siblings will likely have the longest-lasting relationship with the person who has a disability.
Meet
Other sibs of children who are differently-abled, often for the first time
Fun
Games, activities and art projects tailored to attendees’ interests
Talk
About the good and not-so-good parts of having a sibling who is differently-abled
Play
Some great interactive games
Explore
How other siblings navigate the joys and challenges of having a differently abled sibling
Laugh
With other siblings about all the silly parts of being a kid
Learn
About different abilities, diagnoses, and how to manage everything that comes along with being a sibling of a differently-abled child.
More Fun
With Child Life Specialists who love working with siblings!
When
Saturdays, 10am - 12pm
September 16th, 2023
October 21st, 2023
November 18th, 2023
December 16th, 2023
January 20th, 2024
February 17th, 2024
March 16th, 2024
April 20th, 2024
May 18th, 2024
June 15th, 2024
Rates
$14 a session
3mo and 6mo options available
$12 session special when you sign up for all ten!
Eligibility
Siblings age 6-13 of children with special development concerns, intellectual disabilities or a medical diagnosis.
The Sibshops curriculum is used throughout the United States and Canada and in Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Argentina, Ecuador, Iceland, Ireland, England, Italy, Malta, Singapore, and Turkey.
Please email [email protected] with any registration questions