# Bright Beginnings Speech Pathology

> Special needs camp and speech therapy · Miracle Mile. A clinician-owned speech-language pathology company in Los Angeles that works with newborns through teens on eating, communicating, learning and attention. It is led by Stacy Payne, MS, CCC-SLP, CLE, owner and executive director, and its team includes speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathology assistants and therapeutic learning coaches. It also runs summer groups, including a Kinder Prep Camp and a Teens Social Skills Camp. It is certified by the California Department of Education as a nonpublic agency and is vendored with the Frank D. Lanterman and Westside Regional Centers.
- Ages: Up to age 21
- Price: From $500/week
- Address: 5657 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 280, Los Angeles, CA 90036
- Website: https://brightbeginningsla.com/
- Phone: (323) 525-0247
- Email: info@brightbeginningsla.com
- On Summerground: https://summerground.com/miracle-mile/bright-beginnings-speech-pathology

## Teens Social Skills Camp (summer 2026)

Special needs camp · Ages 13–17 · $500/week · 9–11:30am

A morning summer camp for teens ages 13-17 that builds social communication in a small group with clinical guidance. Activities mix creative projects, collaborative work and real-world skill-building outings. Skills include starting and keeping up conversations, reading social cues, handling misunderstandings, perspective-taking, self-advocacy and confidence with peers. It is led by speech, language and learning specialists at Bright Beginnings. It runs Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, from July 13 to July 31, 2026, and costs $500 per week.

- Jul 13–31, 2026 (over)

## Bright Minds Kinder Prep Camp (summer 2026)

Reading and writing camp · Ages 3–7 · $550/week · 9–11:30am

A summer morning camp for children entering pre-kinder, kindergarten or first grade, taught by Bright Minds learning coaches and speech therapists. Weekly themes cover phonics and phonological awareness, number concepts, language (listening, following directions, rhyming, storytelling), fine motor skills like pencil grip and scissor use, gross motor body control, and social skills such as turn-taking and routines. Cooking, Legos, crafts, music and movement are built in. It runs Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, from June 15 to July 10, 2026, at $550 per week. The site says spaces are limited.

- Jun 15 – Jul 10, 2026 (over)

## Speech, language and feeding therapy

Speech therapy · Up to age 21 · $110/hr

Speech-language pathologists treat articulation and phonology, language delays and disorders, and pragmatic and social language (toddlers to teens). The practice also offers feeding and swallowing therapy from newborns to teens, covering difficult breast and bottle feeds, the move to solids, and chewing and swallowing problems. A learning and attention track covers executive functioning, auditory processing, and reading, spelling and math difficulty. Sessions are in the office on Wilshire Blvd or by teletherapy. Services are in English, Spanish, Farsi and Korean. Payment: in-network with Blue Shield, Aetna and Kaiser Permanente, a superbill for other PPO plans, regional center funding for early start (Lanterman and Westside), and school districts as a CDE-certified nonpublic agency, which also provides independent educational evaluations. Private fees are tuition-based at $110 per hour, and sessions are often 2-3 per week, with Saturday options. The site says it is taking new clients.

- Tuition-based fees at a rate of $110/hour; payment plans through Your Tuition Solution.

Details from https://brightbeginningsla.com/, checked October 12, 2026. Confirm prices and dates with the provider before signing up.