Therapeutic Child Care Services

Giving All Children The Opportunity To Succeed.

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About Therapeutic Child Care Services

The Therapeutic Child Care Services (TCCS) program provides the foundation for children to learn, socialize, and play alongside their typically developing peers.

Through an inclusive integrated environment, TCCS offers services by trained professionals that meet the needs of all children. TCCS is a Kids Connect program that is regulated by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services in Rhode Island. The TCCS program provides strategies and interventions to support children enrolled in the TCCS program.

Children enrolled in a TCCS program are in classrooms with a Therapeutic Integration Specialist who is trained and monitored by a licensed Clinician. Each TCCS classroom has an additional staff member to provide a lower staff to child ratio. Therapeutic classrooms are designed to provide all team members advanced skills and techniques.

Our Mission Statement

To provide family, youth and child services in a safe, structured, and nurturing environment through a team of dedicated professionals.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible for this program, the child:

 is enrolled (or is in the process of enrolling) in a licensed child care facility in Rhode Island (toddler, preschool, or school age, ages 18 months-12 years old), which receives Kids Connect services

 has special health care needs, such as behavioral, developmental, emotional, or physical needs

 has active Medicaid health insurance or is enrolled in Katie Beckett

 has the ability to participate in an inclusion classroom (up to 25% of the children in an inclusion classroom can be enrolled in the TCCS program, this program does not meet the needs of children who require 1 on 1 services)

 

Not sure if your child is eligible for Therapeutic Child Care Services?  Give us a call to discuss eligibility: 1-401-475-7707

 

The Therapeutic Child Care Services (TCCS) program provides the foundation for children to learn, socialize, and play alongside their typically developing peers.

Trainings

Join the TCCS team for trainings that are geared for TCCS teachers and team members. TCCS trainings count towards approved DHS training hours. Therapeutic Integration Specialists (TIS) staff are responsible for attending these trainings in order to learn crucial techniques and strategies and to complete daily tasks in an efficient manner.

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Who are the Therapeutic Child Care Services professionals?

Therapeutic Special Needs Program Director

Oversees and supervises the operations of the Therapeutic program.  

The Program Director is always available for teachers or parents who have questions or concerns.

 

Licensed Clinicians

Independently licensed mental health providers who supervise the support services directly to the classroom and child care center.  Clinicians write the child's individualized Therapeutic Integration Plan (TIP) and model techniques and strategies for success.

Therapeutic Integration Specialist (TIS)

Works directly with the children in the TCCS program, in the child's classroom, and reports data on the child's progress towards goals.  The TIS has experience and specialized training to meet the needs of children with special needs.

Teachers

All teachers of inclusion classrooms work together with the TCCS team to help every child reach their personal best. This collaboration helps to ensure all children are given the foundation to learn, socialize, and play amongst peers in an inclusive setting.

 

Join our team!

Available positions are posted on our Careers page:

Contact TCCS Today

For more information about the Therapeutic Child Care Services, please contact us today at:

1-401-475-7707