Valley Achievement Center
A Bakersfield organisation running ABA-based preschool, education, social skills and adult programmes for autistic people since 1998.
The practical details
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What this is, in plain language
Runs ABA-based programmes across four Bakersfield sites for children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities: an After School Preschool Program (ages 3–5) with one-on-one instruction, and a Basic Education Day Program (kindergarten through age 22).
Getting started
Each child's Individualized Program Plan is drawn up with Kern Regional Center (or the school district for the Basic Education Program) and the family; contact the office by phone or email to ask about enrolment.
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What they say about themselves
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- Started in 1998 and now runs four Bakersfield sites with over 180 staff, serving children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.
- Its After School Preschool Program (ages 3–5) gives one-on-one afternoon instruction in a structured environment using ABA techniques.
- Each child's Individualized Program Plan goals are developed in collaboration with Kern Regional Center and the child's parents or guardians.
- The Basic Education Day Program (kindergarten to age 22) offers one-on-one instruction, with IEP goals set together with the student's school district and parents.
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