Inclusion Directory

In this section, we list different inclusion programs, and inform you of services that assist parents and teachers of children with special needs. You will also get information about support services, community and family events for you and your children. For more about inclusion programs and services for children with special needs, the Coalition and Miami-Dade County Child Development Services have partnered together to create a warm-line telephone number you can call for information on special needs and referral services: 305-953-5166
or you may fax us: 786-888-9281.

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Children’s Speech Center, Inc.
Contact: Victoria Guzman, M.S. CCC-SLP, Director
Provide Speech and Language services, Music therapy, Reading Program , and Intensive Language Programs for children ages 2-4

Dimensions Achievements In Therapy
Contact: Robin Bersson, Ph.D., C.C.C.
Offers speech, occupational and physical therapy, educational services, adaptive sports, fitness, rock climbing and social pragmatic groups and network spinal analysis services at the 5000 square foot Aventura location; and speech, occupational and physical therapy services utilizing equestrian based experiences in the 2 ½ acre ranch in Southwest Ranches. Dimensions Kids Camp is a summer day camp intensive for children with special needs that is certified by the American Camping Association as well as a developmental afterschool program where children receive educational support that is developmentally appropriate, tutoring, gross motor experiences, language experiences and individual therapy that is designed to promote the child’s development utilizing a program that is designed for the specific child. Services can be provided for children in private schools, day care centers and in their homes.

Healthy Start Coalition

Contact: Manuel Fermin, CEO
The Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade is responsible for the establishment and oversight of the Miami-Dade Healthy Start system, which includes directing funds for continuous care coordination to pregnant women and children birth to age three, evaluating services, and quality improvement and assurance responsibilities. Primary goals are to reduce infant mortality, reduce the number of low birth weight and pre-term birth, improve maternal and child health developmental outcomes. The following programs are currently operated and managed by the Healthy Start Coalition of Miami-Dade, or are collaborative endeavors with partnering organizations in the community: · Healthy Start · MomCare · HealthConnect In The Early Years · Fetal Infant Mortality Review Project (FIMR) · Black Infant Health Practice Initiative (BIHPI) · United Way Momcare Education Program · Outreach Initiative (Liberty City Outreach) · Closing The Gap Interconceptional Education Outreach Project · MOMmobile · Creating Caring Children Parenting Project

Lima Therapy Group
Contact: Geny Lima
We provide speech therapy, occupational therapy, and Infant-Toddler Developmental Specialists at the child’s home or daycare. Most therapists speak English, Spanish and/or Creole

Neytz haChochma
Contact: Dr Dolly Aizenman
Neytz haChochma is a recognized ESE organization that offers students high quality education combined with innovative individual, group and family therapy. Neytz haChochma invites parents to participate in monthly parent progress meetings which include family therapy and parenting skills workshops. For the past five years, the school has provided informal promotion and prevention activities to parents of potential students for its school and out-of-school program. Its services have been geared toward children with emotional disabilities, developmental disabilities, and at-risk children and their families.

Please note that these are suggestions and not recommendations by the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe. We do not make judgments on the quality of the providers on the list. Each family’s situation and child are unique, therefore only you can best determine which provider or service is best for you and your family.