EASTER SEALS NORTH TEXAS

THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS A LICENSED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR RELATED DISABILITY. THE CENTER SERVES CHILDREN AGES 6 WEEKS TO 6 YEARS OF AGE AND IS THE ONLY PROGRAM IN TEXAS TO OFFER AN INCLUSIVE, LICENSED TODDLER AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN WHICH APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA) TREATMENT IS FULLY EMBEDDED, AS WELL AS SUPERVISED BY A BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST. EACH CLASSROOM AT THE CENTER PROVIDES A FULL DAY OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS THAT GROWING CHILDREN HAVE. ALL CHILDREN HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK OUT THEIR MUSCLES DURING OUTSIDE AND SPORTS TIME, AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR IMAGINATIONS DURING DRAMATIC PLAY AND ART ACTIVITIES. THERE ARE GROUP ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGING INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES AS THE CHILDREN GET OLDER AND PROGRESS THROUGH OUR CLASSROOMS. THEY ARE EXPOSED TO AGE-APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC SKILLS THAT AID THEM AS THEY MOVE INTO KINDERGARTEN. THE CENTER IS A CERTIFIED REPLICATION OF THE WALDEN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, DEVELOPED BY DR. GAIL MCGEE AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA, WHICH INCLUDES ALL RECOMMENDED ASPECTS OF AN EARLY INTENSIVE INTERVENTION PROGRAM. THE ABA INCLUSION ASPECT ENABLES TREATMENT PROVIDERS TO EMPHASIZE LANGUAGE USAGE, SOCIALIZATION, AND APPROPRIATE ENGAGEMENT ALL THROUGHOUT THE CHILD'S DAY. WITH CAREFUL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION, TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEERS BECOME THE CUES THAT TRIGGER MORE COMMUNICATIVE AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, WHICH HELPS THE CHILDREN WITH AUTISM FORM NATURAL RELATIONSHIPS.

PRESIDENT/CEO, CHRISTINE MCMAHON PARTICIPATES IN FEDCAP'S SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED SECTION 457(F) RETIREMENT PLAN. THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO THE SECTION 457(F) PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023 $130,000; THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C.