{"url":"/norwalk/apple-tree-early-intervention-center","provider":{"id":"apple-tree-early-intervention-center","name":"Apple Tree Early Intervention Center","kind":"organization","about":"Apple Tree Early Intervention Center has been operating since 1998. Its stated aim is to help individuals and families reach their developmental goals in a safe, nurturing environment. Harbor Regional Center lists it as a service provider for Early Start special therapy and speech pathology, in Norwalk. Its programs run from birth through the toddler years and also include individual speech, occupational and physical therapy and a social communication group.","website":"https://www.appletreekidz.com/","phone":null,"email":"appletreekidz@gmail.com","instagram":null,"founded":1998,"credentials":["Harbor Regional Center vendor (Early Start special therapy, speech pathology)"],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":null,"unit":null,"city":"norwalk","zip":null,"neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.0817,33.9022],"precision":"approximate"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"early-intervention","type":"health","name":"Early intervention for infants and toddlers","summary":"Play-based early intervention for infants and toddlers with developmental delays, with individual therapy and a small group program, in Norwalk and in homes and the community.","description":"Early intervention for infants and toddlers, with parents and caregivers taking part in sessions. The individual First Steps program offers therapies built around each family's goals, covering gross and fine motor, speech and language, cognition, sensory, self-care and social skills, and is delivered in the home, at the center or out in the community (parks, preschools, restaurants). Next Steps is a three-hour small group program for children 12 to 36 months with sensory- or motor-based delays and difficulties in cognition, social-emotional and communication skills. It combines speech, occupational and physical therapy in play-based activities. The Tummy Time infant program, for birth to 12 months, is described as a family-focused program with parent education and play sessions offered at no cost. The center is a Harbor Regional Center vendor, so services are regional-center funded. Individual speech, OT and PT are also listed.","categories":["early-intervention","speech-therapy","occupational-therapy","physical-therapy","social-skills"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":21},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Early Start special therapy","Speech pathology","Occupational therapy","Physical therapy","Infant program","Small group global program for toddlers","Parent education"]},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["developmental-delay","speech-language","sensory-processing","feeding"],"delivery":["in-home","clinic","community"],"insurance":["regional-center"],"groupSize":["one-on-one","small-group"],"methods":["play-based"],"goals":["social","school-readiness","wellbeing","life-skills","confidence"],"feel":"A family-centered early intervention center where play-based sessions include parent coaching and happen at home, at the center or in the community.","topics":["parent-training","early-start","vendored-harbor","multidisciplinary","parent-participation","social-communication","birth-to-three","oral-motor"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.appletreekidz.com/","name":"Harbor Regional Center service provider resource list, September 2025","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}