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Children's Care Connection (C3)
333 H Street, Ste 3010, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone 858-966-8008
3665 Kearny Villa Road, Ste 400, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone 858-966-8931
3605 Vista Way, Bldg. B, Ste 201, Oceanside, CA 92056
Phone 858.966.8014
Ages 0 to 5 years 11 months (not in kindergarten)
San Diego County resident
Services:
Developmental and Behavioral Screenings
Developmental Assessments
Global Development Classes
Individual Developmental Consults
Individual Developmental Treatment
Parenting Classes on Child Behavior
Individual Consultations with a Behavior Specialist
First 5
Contact: 1-888-534-7785
San Diego: https://first5sandiego.org/
Riverside: https://rccfc.org/
Services: Offers Healthy Development Services, assessments, parent education, care coordination.
Fred Finch - CARES
Contact: (858) 444-8823
Website: https://www.fredfinch.org/cares
Services: Early Intervention Services (0-3 years), ABA (0-21 years old), Social Skills Groups: Little Builders (Ages 3-7), Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Services (for CHG Members), Parent Education Workshops,
Location: Riverside
Healthy Developmental Services (HDS)
Provides FREE, high-quality services for children from birth to age 5 with mild to moderate developmental and behavioral concerns.
Provides FREE parenting classes and support.
Care Coordination
Care coordinators work with you to identify all services available to you within the program and in the community. They help you connect to services that are the best fit for your child's age and developmental and behavioral needs.
Parent Education
This series of 4 weekly workshops includes topics such as: Developmental milestones and everyday teachable moments, developing healthy patterns of sleep, nutrition, and safety, your child's temperament and setting age-appropriate limits, Resources in your community and navigating systems of care.
Developmental Services
You and your child can meet with an assessment specialist for a play-based session to see if your child is meeting language, motor, problem-solving, and social/emotional milestones. Small group treatment classes for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and individual consultants to address specific areas of need are offered. Referrals to additional services will be made as needed.
Behavioral Services
Specialized classes to help parents better understand and respond to their child's behavior, with opportunities to develop strategies that work for your child. Behavioral specialists can also meet with you individually to discuss potty training, sleeping, picky eating, or other behavioral concerns. If needed, psychotherapy with licensed mental health clinicians is also available.
You can refer your own child by calling directly. Healthy Development Services are offered at various locations throughout San Diego County. Click here to find a location near you.
To begin services and schedule a free Developmental Assessment, please select the location closest to your home from the options below:
North Coastal/Oceanside (Rady Children’s Hospital) – Complete the interest form or call (858) 966-8235.
North Central/Kearny Mesa (Rady Children’s Hospital) – Complete the interest form or call (858) 966-7510.
South/Chula Vista (SBCS) – Please call (619) 495-8248.
North Inland/Escondido (Palomar Health Hospital) – Please call (877) 504-2299.
Central San Diego (Family Health Centers of San Diego) – Please call (619) 515-2406.
East/El Cajon (Family Health Centers of San Diego) – Please call (619) 515-2463.
Help Me Grow - Inland Empire
Help Me Grow connects Inland Empire families to developmental screenings and community resources.
San Diego County of Education - Early Learning Resources
SDQPI provides resources and information so all children in San Diego County can thrive in their early learning settings.
https://www.sdcoe.net/special-populations/early-education/early-learning-resources
San Diego Foundation - Early Childhood Initiative
Supports families with young children, ages 0 - 5, throughout San Diego County by expanding equitable access to high-quality, affordable early education and care.
San Diego State University Health Early Years
4283 El Cajon Blvd, Ste 200, San Diego, CA 92105
Phone 619-530-0122
https://education2.sdsu.edu/hey
Services:
Individual Family Services
Parenting Concerns: Parent-child bonding, pre/postnatal adjustment, foster-adopt placement challenges, transition to parenthood, parenting support.
Social-Emotional Development: trauma, behavioral challenges at home, social skills learning, behavioral challenges at school, transitional issues, developmental concerns, developmental assessment, and recommendations for additional support services
Developmental assessments
Play Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Group Social Skills Program
Strengthening Communities
Contact: (619) 420-3620
Website: https://sbcssandiego.org/
Services: Mi Escuelita Therapeutic Preschool, Healthy Development Services (ages: 0-5), In-Home Visitation Services, Group Parenting Classes, SAFECARE.