A child’s first three years of life are incredible! The brain is developing more and more each day; the child learns new words and develops new abilities at an astounding pace. This is the time when intervention can make the biggest difference. Those early years really do matter.

This year, the Zinuk Nehenim v’lomdim center opened its first program for infants and toddlers. There were eight youngsters all of whom were identified as high risk in the beginning of the year. Now, as our first year comes to a close, we are seeing the amazing power of early intervention. Daily sessions of speech and sport therapy along with plenty of love, attention and developmentally appropriate games, are bringing in results. The children who were struggling in the beginning of the school year have begun to blossom. The developmental milestones are being met and even surpassed. These babies are becoming active, creative, self confident children.