About Us
Children’s Development First provides early intervention services for children from birth to 3 years of age that have developmental disabilities or significant delays. In order to create a comfortable learning environment our team as Early Intervention are to be in homes or community settings where children and family experience their daily routines and where service providers have incorporated interventions collaboratively with the child’s caregivers during natural learning opportunities. CDF is a woman owned company and contracts with two Early Steps regions, the Bay Area Early Steps (BAES) of the University of South Florida and the West Central Early Steps (WCES) of John Hopkins Medical Institute. Our team provides services in Hillsborough and Polk under the BAES contract and in Pinellas, Pasco, Citrus, and Hernando under the WCES contract.
Our team is comprised of providers whom are certified as Infant & Toddlers Development Specialists (ITDS), with backgrounds in psychology, mental health, or nursing. Our ITDS, in conjunction with other early intervention providers such as Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Behavior Therapists, Psychologist and Service Coordinators assist the family in identifying and understanding the special needs of the child.
The team will work diligently towards enhancing the child’s development. CDF use the state-approved assessment tools to plan services and monitor ongoing progress with each child. These tools helps identify and target specific areas of work, each focusing on key underlying concepts, developmental levels and strengths
Meet the Team
JOIN OUR TEAM!
WE ARE HIRING!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR DEDICATED AND MOTIVATED PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO HELP OUR TEAM INSPIRE AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. SEE BELOW FOR POSITION AND QUALIFICATIONS.
PROVIDER POSITION (Infant & Toddler Development Therapist)
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Bachelor (master’s degree preferred) in Early Childhood Education, Education, Social Worker, Nurse, Psychology.
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Licensed Mental Health, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, BCBA.
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Knowledge of early childhood development and disability, young child assessment; parent-child relationships and attachment theory; and other environmental risks on early childhood brain development; family systems.
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Minimum of 1600 hrs working with young children with special needs from 0-3 years old in their development and their families.
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Experience working in home and community-based settings with vulnerable populations of diverse cultures and ethnicities.
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Knowledge and experience with collaboration with other early childhood and adult providers.
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Excellent interpersonal skills.
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Ability to multi-task on multiple initiatives in parallel.
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Excellent oral, writing, and editing skills.
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Computer proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel.
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Strong commitment to the vision, mission, and goals of Child First.
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Ability to communicate effectively in English, both spoken and written.
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