Child Development Center

123 East 55th Street
New
York, NY 10022
This program moved to a new location on June 21,
2010:
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Director  Marian Davidson-Amodeo, LCSW

Services

Central Synagogue
The
Child Development Center offers an outpatient clinic, a therapeutic nursery
school, early intervention services, early childhood consultation to community
based settings, and a special education itinerant teacher program for children
ages 2-6 with a range of developmental, neurological and/or emotional and
behavioral problems. Children in our services have specific language and
learning challenges, pervasive developmental disorder, autistic spectrum
disorder, as well as behavioral and emotional difficulties. Individual and group services for families and
caregivers are also provided.

Early Childhood Consultation Program

Specialists in child development and family
dynamics provide on-site early childhood consultation to the directors, staff
and families at nursery schools, yeshivas, day schools, and day-care centers.

Relationships for Growth & Learning (RfGL)

A community-based screening and intervention
service for preschool children at participating daycare and nursery programs
where CDC has a satellite license from the State Office of Mental Health. (see
Citywide Listing for The Martha K. Selig Educational Institute/Institute for Infants
Children and Families)

Early Intervention Services

Provides for children 18 months to 3 years of age
and their families with an interdisciplinary team. Services include evaluation,
special education instruction, related service therapies, parent-child work,
and parent support work, all through individual and small group interventions.
Delivery of these services can take place at our facility and in the home.

Outpatient Clinic

Services include evaluation and treatment planning
for children, play therapy for children and treatment with families.

Special Education Itinerant
Teaching and Related Service Provision

Services for children who are able to manage in
their mainstream setting. A special educator or related service provider may go
to that program to provide therapy or children may come to our facility to
receive the service. Work also includes consultation with teachers, other
service providers and family.

Henry and Louise Loeb Therapeutic Nursery School

Services provided for children 3 to 5 years of age,
include evaluation and three center-based special education classrooms with a
developmentally based interdisciplinary team approach. Small group and
individualized services are provided to children, as well as their
parents/family.