Special Needs Playgrounds Abound in Delaware Valley
Nearly every adult has an image in their minds of a playground — an image that likely includes swings, seesaws, slides and jungle gyms, to name a few common elements.…
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Acting Without Boundaries Empowers Young People With Physical Disabilities
When the pandemic started to spread last year, Acting Without Boundaries, the only theater program in the greater Philadelphia area for kids, teens and young adults with physical disabilities, had to…
UD LABORATORY PRESCHOOL
Founded in 1934, the UD Lab Preschool is a high quality, inclusive, NAEYC-accredited early education setting with part-day programs for 2–4-year-olds and a full-day PreK–Kindergarten program for 4–6-year-olds. Our play-based curriculum is designed to respect, accommodate and respond to each…
Ramah Day Camp
We want your child to explore, grow and make friends at camp, while immersed in Jewish community. The range of programs, including our gardening, sports, swimming, ropes course, arts & crafts, trip and special fun days, are developed with these…
Camp Pegasus
Camp Pegasus, in Bryn Mawr, PA, is a co-ed day camp for 6-16 year olds struggling with social cognitive deficits. By weaving together social skills techniques, creative-art therapies and traditional camp activities kids with/without diagnoses like ADHD, Asperger’s, HFA, improve…
Summer Stage Dance and Theatre Camps at Delaware Arts Conservatory
2 Summer Stock Camps in musical theatre with Candlelight Theatre in Arden, dance and acting camps in Bear, evening camps in art and music, and more! Day and evening programs for all ages, beginning to advanced, including adult classes. Summer…
Benchmark School Summer Camp
This transformative five-week program for students in grades 1-6 includes Benchmark’s internationally recognized language arts program, executive function skills instruction, design thinking activities in our Innovation Lab, as well as art, science, sports, and zipline. Math tutoring available for grades…
Great New Beginnings Early Childhood Learning Center - Middletown
Serving children 8 weeks through 12 years old. Family owned and operated since 1999. Staff certified through Department of Education. Internet viewing available. Nutritional snack and lunch program provided daily. Proudly participating in the Delaware Stars Quality Rating System. Panic…
Great New Beginnings Early Childhood Learning Center - St. Andrews
Serving children 8 weeks through 12 years old. Family owned and operated since 1999. Staff certified through Department of Education. Internet viewing available. Nutritional snack and lunch program provided daily. Proudly participating in the Delaware Stars Quality Rating System. Panic…
How to Plan an Amusement Park Trip With a Special Needs Child
If you want a tear-free visit to an amusement park with a child with special needs, plan to be flexible.
Helping a Child With Speech Delays Make Friends
Children with speech delays might find it hard to make friends. Here’s how parents can help.
Free Portraits for Families With Special Needs
A Delaware photographer provides free portraits for families who have children with disabilities through her Portraits with a Purpose program.
First Children Services
First Children Services offers behavioral health diagnostic and treatment services for children and adolescents throughout NJ and Southeastern PA. We provide in-home and center-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism as well as outpatient counseling and therapeutic…
Camp Pegasus
Camp Pegasus is a therapeutic day camp for children 6-19 with social skills challenges (Asperger’s, PDD, ADHD and learning differences). Campers improve social competence and confidence through social-thinking lessons, coaching and rewards in sports, art, music, improv-comedy, computers and play.
Learning Resource Center Network
The Learning Resource Centers have books & resources parents & educators can borrow to help meet the educational needs of children/students with disabilities. For a $2 yearly membership, you can borrow resource books on disability, educational kits, DVDs & more.…
Bellwether Behavioral Health
A residential, special education program for individuals with exceptional behavioral & developmental challenges.
PSA Healthcare
PSA Healthcare provides in-home skilled nursing and caregiver assistance to special needs and medically fragile children throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Bernadette DeAngelis Family Support Services
Serving adults and children with special needs in DE.
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow Counseling Services provides outpatient therapy for individuals, families, couples and children in a positive therapeutic setting. We provide a wide variety of therapeutic techniques to help you reach your goals. We employ a client-centered approach and believe…
First Financial Group
SpecialCare’s innovative outreach initiative provides access to information, specialists and financial products & services to improve the quality of life for people with special needs and their families and caregivers.
It Takes More Than a Special Needs Trust to Plan Their Financial Future
A special needs trust is a good start, but how do you fund it?
NJ Autism Rate Up 43 Percent, CDC says
The increase is "startling," according a Rutgers professor.
What to do when your child does not qualify for an IEP
“His grades are fine! He doesn’t need an IEP.” Here are the steps to take if you’ve asked for help from the school and have been told this.
Camps for Kids With Diabetes, Crohn's and Other Medical Conditions
These health specialty summer camps give kids a chance to have fun with others who have the same medical condition.