Mission

TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND EMERGING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CONCERNS IN THE EARLIEST MONTHS AND YEARS OF LIFE, IN ORDER TO GIVE EVERY CHILD WE SERVE THE CHANCE TO DEVELOP TO HIS OR HER FULLEST POTENTIAL AND GAIN THE GREATEST SUCCESS AND ENJOYMENT OF LEARNING AND LIFE; TO APPLY AND INTEGRATE IN ALL OUR WORK THE LATEST ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND BEST CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE FIELDS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC SERVICES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO PROMOTE THE EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH ADVOCACY FOR PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES AND BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS, PARENTS, THERAPISTS AND OTHER CAREGIVERS IN THE BEST USE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PRINCIPLES.