{"url":"/long-beach/tichenor-clinic-for-children","provider":{"id":"tichenor-clinic-for-children","name":"Tichenor Clinic for Children","kind":"organization","about":"Tichenor Clinic for Children in Long Beach is a nonprofit that provides therapy and parent support services to children with disabilities whose families have limited access to care. It marked its 100th anniversary in 2026. Therapy programs are free of charge to families, and the clinic does not bill insurance. Services include occupational, physical and speech-language therapy, early intervention programs, an adapted swim program and parent support groups.","website":"https://www.tichenorclinic.org","phone":null,"email":null,"instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["Nonprofit therapy clinic","PROMPT-trained speech-language pathologists"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":null,"unit":null,"city":"long-beach","zip":null,"neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.1937,33.7701],"precision":"approximate"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"therapy-early-intervention","type":"health","name":"Early intervention and therapy (OT, PT, speech)","summary":"Free occupational, physical and speech-language therapy and small-group early intervention programs for toddlers and preschoolers with disabilities in Long Beach.","description":"Nonprofit clinic offering free therapy to children with developmental delays and other disabilities, with no bill to families and no insurance billing. One-to-one occupational therapy covers fine motor, handwriting, sensory processing, self-care and feeding; physical therapy uses play-based exercise for developmental, neurologic and orthopedic conditions and includes a Fitness Group and aquatic therapy; speech-language therapy covers articulation, voice, fluency, and receptive and expressive language, with all SLPs trained in PROMPT and parents taught techniques for home. Three small-group early intervention programs: Development Program (18-36 months, caregiver participates), Grow Together (18-36 months, twice weekly with parent coaching, led by OTs and SLPs, for engagement and social-communication challenges) and Little Sprouts (ages 3-5 with mild to moderate delays, afternoons twice a week, without caregivers). A feeding class for caregivers, Discovering Mealtime Success, and parent training courses for language delays are also offered.","categories":["early-intervention","occupational-therapy","speech-therapy","physical-therapy","feeding-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":0,"unit":"program","note":"Therapeutic programs are free of charge to families."},"financialAid":true,"health":{"specialties":["Early intervention","Occupational therapy","Physical therapy","Speech-language therapy","PROMPT","Feeding","Parent coaching"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["developmental-delay","speech-language","sensory-processing","feeding","cerebral-palsy"],"delivery":["clinic"],"groupSize":["one-on-one","small-group"],"goals":["school-readiness","independence","social"],"methods":["play-based","prompt","hanen"],"feel":"A free, play-based therapy clinic where caregivers take part in toddler groups and are coached alongside their child.","topics":["parent-training","prompt","parent-support","free","spanish-website","long-beach","parent-coaching","aquatic-therapy","stuttering","handwriting","oral-motor"]}},{"id":"swim","type":"health","name":"Rich Kempster Swim Program","summary":"Adapted one-to-one swim lessons in a warm indoor pool for children with developmental, musculoskeletal and neurological limitations.","description":"Adapted swim program giving personalized one-to-one instruction in a warm indoor pool to children with developmental, musculoskeletal and neurological limitations. Each session is 20 minutes once a week and builds water safety, comfort and foundational swim skills, with children moving on only when ready. Instructors are Red Cross Lifeguard and/or Water Safety Instructor certified and CPR/First Aid trained. Hours are Monday to Friday 1-6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; sessions run in quarterly schedules, with a fixed weekly time slot for the whole quarter. Sessions cost $20 each; Regional Center recreational funding and Self Determination payments are accepted, and income-based scholarships are available.","categories":["physical-therapy","early-intervention"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","price":{"amount":20,"unit":"session","note":"Scholarships available based on income."},"financialAid":true,"health":{"specialties":["Adapted swim instruction","Aquatic physical therapy","Water safety"],"hours":[{"days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"],"start":"13:00","end":"18:00"},{"days":["sat"],"start":"09:00","end":"14:00"}]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["developmental-delay","cerebral-palsy"],"delivery":["clinic"],"insurance":["regional-center"],"groupSize":["one-on-one"],"sessionMinutes":20,"goals":["skills","confidence"],"staff":["first-aid","certified-coaches"],"feel":"Calm one-to-one lessons in a warm indoor pool at the child's own pace.","topics":["adaptive-swim","water-safety","self-determination-funding","scholarships","long-beach"],"methods":["mastery-based"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.tichenorclinic.org","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}