Play and social skills form a foundation for learning and helping children develop new abilities. At Kindering, a Special Educator will assess your child’s development and help to create a plan that will focus on what is important to your family.

Some areas that the Special Educator and family may choose to concentrate on include:

• Awareness, attention, engagement
• Imitation
• Play, such as pretend play, putting together puzzles, looking at picture books
• Solving problems and persistence
• Early communication
• Flexibility and managing frustration
• Regulation/self-calming
• Strengthening relationships with others
• Sharing/trading toys
• Turn taking/back-and-forth interactions

Special Educators use parent-coaching strategies that help identify opportunities to work on their child’s goals during daily routines. Through every day play experiences, Special Educators work with you to help create a foundation for future learning.

Special Education services may occur:

• At home
• At childcare or community preschool
• Kindering’s Stepping Stones Preschool Program or Family Co-Op play group
• In the community (e.g. park, mall, play space, etc.)

For more information regarding Early Support Education Services or to schedule a developmental evaluation, please call Kindering’s intake line at (425) 653-4300.