Early Childhood Specialists

Welcome

If you're looking for the most compassionate and competent therapists on your journey to helping your little one realize his or her full potential, we would love to connect with you.

Browse our website and feel welcomed to reach out to us; you will hear back personally from the owner. You can also speak to your service coordinator and request an ECS therapist.

If you are concerned about your infant or toddler's development and don't know where to start, contact your local early intervention office. Early intervention, a taxpayer-funded program, is provided at no additional cost to families of qualifying children aged 0-3. If your child qualifies for early intervention, you have the right to request the agency of your choice. If our values align with yours, we would be love to be on your team.

Chester County, PA: 610-344-5948

Whether you are building your early intervention team, or have never heard of early intervention, but have concerns with your young child's development, we would love to talk to you.

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Who We Are

Infant/Toddler Early Intervention Services

We provide early intervention supports at no cost to you, empowering your family to help your infant or toddler develop in all areas and reach his or her full potential. We believe that you are the expert on your child and are in the best position to help your child grow; we embrace our roles as coaches, helping you to do just that with our deep understanding and appreciation of early childhood development and specialized skillsets in various disciplines. We care deeply about young children and their families and look forward to helping you and your child.

Outstanding Therapists

Our therapists are dedicated, compassionate, and highly skilled. Our interventionists are not only experienced in their fields of expertise, but specifically in working with families and their infants and toddlers with delays and disabilities. You can rely on our therapists to answer your questions about your child's development and help you build skills to improve and enhance your child's routines to maximize development, learning, and participation so that you feel successful and confident when the therapist is not with you.

Silhouette of parents holding their toddler's hands on either side

We Believe

Every child is a miracle, is capable of learning and growing, and deserves the opportunity to live up to his or her full potential.
Childhood should be full of love, wonder, and fun.
Childhood is not a race and milestones need not be rushed; however, early childhood is a critical time for brain development and early intervention is crucial and valuable.
Young children learn best in the context of meaningful relationships.
Infants and toddlers learn best through play and natural opportunities in their daily routines.

Our Services

Developmental Therapy

Our developmental therapists, also known as special instructors, have knowledge in all areas of child development and take a holistic and integrated approach. They help with overall child development and following through on recommendations from other therapists, as well as with play, cognitive skills, social and emotional development, challenging behavior, and early communication.

Speech Therapy

Our speech and language pathologists provide practical ways to improve your child's communication and understanding of language in everyday situations. They can also help with feeding. Our therapists will be there to celebrate first words, help with assistive technology, and teach ways to expand upon communication.

Occupational Therapy

ECS Occupational Therapists address adaptive skills like dressing and self-feeding, and fine motor skills. Many OTs have an in-depth understanding and appreciation for sensory needs as well as specialized skills in areas such as feeding.

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapists address gross motor skills to help your child grow in strength, balance, coordination. Our PTs can't wait to assist you in helping your child to reach milestones like sitting, crawling, and walking, no matter how hard-won, and can help with additional gross motor skills to enhance your child's ability to participate in childhood activities like playing on the playground or playing ball.

About Early Childhood Specialists

About the Owner, Lauren Todd

A good therapist is so much more than his or her credentials; however, it is reasonable to want to know about our experiences and education nonetheless.

I have dedicated my career to early intervention for the last 14 years, serving as an evaluator, special instructor, behavior specialist, autism consultant, teacher for inclusive and special education classes, and more, and have been a stay-at-home mom as well as a full-time working (outside the home) mom. I found early intervention when I was going to school for early childhood education and discovered that public school teaching did not suit me or my beliefs about child development. I love individualizing recommendations, working with families, and promoting the preservation of childhood.

My work is guided by the belief that all children are miracles and should be treated as such.

Credentials

-Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S.Ed. in Early Childhood/Elementary Education, sociology minor, from Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, Honors College

-Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Temple University, M.S.Ed., Accomplished Teaching w/ certificates in Special Education & Applied Behavior Analysis

-PA Certified teacher: Early Childhood (N-3), Elementary (K-6), and Special Education (K-12)

-PA Licensed Behavior Specialist (I chose to focus on raising my son in 2017 rather than study to take the BCBA exam)

Careers

Make an Impact

We hire the best and reward great people with excellent pay, flexibility, and autonomy, while also offering support and collaboration as needed.

We value all therapists and offer pay that is comparable across disciplines with the same level of education and experience, which means offering special instructors, nurses, nutritionists, and social workers pay that is above industry standards.

Please attach or e-mail your resume to Lauren@earlychildhoodspecialists.com

Early Childhood Specialists, LLC.

Spring City, Pennsylvania, United States

Lauren@earlychildhoodspecialists.com