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Every child is different. But one thing they all have in common is the need for support as they grow. This is especially true of kids at risk for developmental delays and disabilities. That is why the Developmental Center and Early Steps model exists as an early intervention program that provides specialized services for children up to the age of three who have developmental delays or special needs in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.

Services include service coordination, clinic evaluations and early intervention services provided in the “natural environment” of the family’s home, aimed to help manage physical, emotional, intellectual, social and sensory challenges.

Visiting The Developmental Center allows families to access an array of special needs experts who have positively impacted families in our community.

For more information, please contact:

Jessica Dunn, EdD, BCBA-D
Manager
The Developmental Center/Early Steps
The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families
601 W. Michigan Street, Orlando, FL 32805

Referral & Information line: (321) 842-3294
Fax: (407) 648-4150

Thanks to support from community partners and individual donors, the program is able to:

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Support...

Support...

over 4,500 children each year!

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Provide...

Provide...

over 232,900 hours of therapy (e.g., physical, occupations, speech, early intervention)!

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Dedicate...

Dedicate...

over 6,700 hours of case management services to help parents to navigate their child's support plan!

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Host...

Host...

56 family trainings a year!