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Welcome to the Children's Care Connection (C3) website home page! This website is devoted to providing helpful information about our C3 program, which serves children and families in San Diego, California. Specifically, C3 offers specialized behavioral classes, one-on-one behavioral consultations, developmental classes, and parent consultations in the areas of occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech/language therapy. These services were specifically developed to help children enter school healthy and ready to learn. To learn more, please click on any or all of the following questions:
C3 is a free program offered by Rady
Children's Hospital San Diego to identify and treat developmental and behavioral
concerns in children ages 0 months to 5 years 11 months (or kindergarten entry, whichever
comes first). The C3 program, funded by the First
5 Commission of San Diego (Proposition 10--the tobacco tax), is FREE to
qualified families in San Diego County.
How does my child qualify and receive services?
C3 was created to discover concerns early so that children can receive appropriate
services to enhance their development and improve school readiness.
There are three ways children can be referred to C3.
How does my child qualify and receive services from C3?
To qualify for C3 services:
You and/or your child's physician can decide to have your child receive a developmental
and behavioral assessment at one of the three C3 sites (located in Oceanside,
San Diego and Chula Vista, California). Assessment Specialists are available
on-site to determine whether your child's development and behavior are age-appropriate.
Specifically, these specialists assess speech and language development; behavior;
motor, thinking, and social skills. This assessment procedure lasts approximately
90 minutes. Some parts of the assessment are completed by the parent and other
parts are administered by a C3 Assessment Specialist. For example, the
parent will complete a survey about what the child is able to do in her home
and the C3 Assessment Specialist will observe how a child performs
during play-based activities (e.g., stacking blocks, feeding a doll). We also
conduct developmental and behavioral assessments at partner locations in the community. The C3 staff can let you know about these options.
A set of comprehensive tools is used during the assessment, depending upon the
age and needs of the child. Here is a list of what we may use:
Depending upon the outcome of the developmental and behavioral assessment, C3
staff may suggest treatment classes and/or one-to-one consultation services.
If your child qualifies for free intervention services in the San Diego community,
C3 staff will refer you to the appropriate agency for further evaluation and/or
early intervention services in the community (click to download the specialized
evaluation referral form).
C3 offers general development and specific behavior treatment classes for parents and children. Classes are specific to the age of the child and are available weekdays as well as some evenings and weekends. Classes are categorized as follows:
What types of treatment classes does C3
offer?
Infant Time: Parents often have concerns about their child’s development and behavior. Many families need information about normal child development and seek help with their parenting skills. In this interactive group, designed for the infant, parents will be educated about typical child development and have opportunities to learn from each other. Facilitators will model activities that promote social/emotional, cognitive, language, and physical development. The emphasis will be placed on activities that can be incorporated easily into daily family routines. Parents will be given opportunities to practice these activities and to learn new tools and techniques for enriching their infants' development. Links to resources in the community will be made available to parents.
Toddler Time: Every toddler is unique and develops on his or her own schedule. Your toddler is growing and developing in many areas all at the same time. Physical development and expressive language skills are easy to notice. However, social/emotional development and cognitive development are somewhat harder to observe. It is our goal that you will learn to appreciate your child’s individual timetable and see how the strands of development are intertwined all along the way. You are your child’s most important teacher and your child is learning all the time. Play is how your child learns about the world. This classes emphasizes creating a sensitive, responsive relationship with your child to enrich and support the learning process.
Preschool Time: Preschoolers’ development happens holistically. Physical development, cognitive and language development, and social/emotional development are all happening at the same time and are intertwined and dependent upon each other. As your child’s most important teacher, you can enhance and support your child’s physical, cognitive and social/emotional development during everyday moments. This class focuses on creating opportunities for learning every day in normal daily activities and routines.
Specialized Behavior Sessions: C3 Behavior intervention combines the provision of information with active skills training and support. It teaches parents to apply parenting skills to a broad range of target behaviors in both home and community settings with the target child and siblings. Please contact C3 to find out if these services are appropriate for your family.
| Children's Care Connection-Oceanside 3605 Vista Way, Bldg B, Suite 201 Oceanside, CA 92056 (858) 966-8014 |
| Children's Care Connection-Chula Vista 1261 3rd Avenue Suite D Chula Vista, CA 91911 (858) 966-8008 |
| Children's Care Connection-San Diego |
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