{"url":"/downey/curtiscare-child-development-and-clinical-service-programs","provider":{"id":"curtiscare-child-development-and-clinical-service-programs","name":"CurtisCARE Child Development & Clinical Service Programs","kind":"organization","about":"CurtisCARE Child Development & Clinical Service Programs is a state-licensed provider of Early Start infant and toddler intervention, established in 2006 and vendored through South Central Los Angeles Regional Center. It offers center-based, in-home and clinical services, and its Downey office at 12114 Paramount Boulevard runs the infant development program.","website":"https://www.curtiscare.com","phone":"(562) 869-0646","email":"LucinaM@CurtisCARE.org","instagram":null,"founded":2006,"credentials":["Licensed by the State of California","Vendored by South Central Los Angeles Regional Center"],"languages":["Spanish"],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"12114 Paramount Boulevard","unit":null,"city":"downey","zip":"90242","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.14622,33.931501],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"infant-development","type":"childcare","name":"Curtis Care Infant Development Program","summary":"An Early Start program for infants and toddlers up to age 3 with developmental delays, offered at the Downey center or at home.","description":"An Early Start program for infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months with diagnosed developmental delays or disabilities, run by CurtisCARE from its Downey office at 12114 Paramount Boulevard. Services are delivered in the center or in the child's home under an Individualized Family Service Plan. Staff include infant development specialists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, bilingual family support specialists and behavior interventionists. Leadership is under Lucina Mena, senior program director, whom the site describes as having more than 35 years of experience. The Downey office lists weekday hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The center is licensed for up to 25 children. CurtisCARE was established in 2006, is licensed by the state and is vendored through South Central Los Angeles Regional Center.","categories":["infant-care"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":3},"childcare":{"setting":"center","license":"198013662","capacity":25,"hours":[{"days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"],"start":"08:30","end":"15:30"}]},"traits":{"goodFor":["struggling"],"goals":["catch-up"],"specialNeeds":"focused","staff":["specialists"],"topics":["infant-development","speech-and-language","occupational-therapy","regional-center"],"feel":"A licensed Early Start program in Downey where therapists and infant development specialists work with babies and toddlers who have developmental delays, in the center or at home."}},{"id":"early-start","type":"health","name":"Early Start infant and toddler program","summary":"Early Start developmental services for infants and toddlers ages 0–3 with developmental delays, with speech and occupational therapy, in-home or at the Downey center.","description":"Early Start services for infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months with diagnosed developmental delays and disabilities, delivered in the home or at the center-based program in Downey. Services follow each child's Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and support physical, cognitive, communication, social-emotional and adaptive self-help development. Speech and language therapy is offered individually and in groups with licensed speech-language pathologists, including AAC support for non-verbal children. Occupational therapy covers sensory integration, fine and gross motor development and daily living skills. Staff include infant development specialists, bilingual family support specialists and behavior interventionists. Services are in English and Spanish. The program is funded through regional centers (South Central LA Regional Center vendor; in-home speech and OT also through Westside Regional Center). Parents are welcome during program hours, and visits are by appointment. Program hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.","categories":["early-intervention","speech-therapy","occupational-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":3},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Early Start infant development","Speech and language therapy","Occupational therapy","AAC support","Sensory integration","Family support"],"hours":[{"days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"],"start":"08:30","end":"15:30"}]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["developmental-delay","speech-language"],"delivery":["in-home","clinic"],"insurance":["regional-center"],"languages":["spanish"],"groupSize":["one-on-one"],"parents":"watch","feel":"A regional-center-funded early intervention program for infants and toddlers, offered at home or in a center in Downey, with parents welcome during program hours.","topics":["early-start","ifsp","vendored-sclarc","vendored-elarc","bilingual-staff","family-centered","aac","infant-development","downey"],"methods":["sensory-integration"],"goals":["life-skills"]},"source":{"url":"https://www.curtiscare.com","name":"Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center vendor list, November 2025","fetched":"2026-10-12"}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.curtiscare.com","fetched":"2026-10-09"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}