About Special Explorers Center
Our Mission
The Special Explorers Center is dedicated to children with special needs. We strive to address the needs of the "whole" child, with the inclusion of parents or guardians and the community to ensure a dynamic, favorable outcome. Our goal is to promote continued growth by focusing on structural socialization skill training and ensuring each child develops skills at his or her own pace.
Your Child and ABA Therapy
Here at Special Explorers Center, we dream that all children can live a purposeful life without limits. We invite you to join us on an extraordinary journey to achieve remarkable results through ABA treatment and autism care.
By using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), we will uncover your child’s passions and spark his or her interests in order to foster an ability to learn new skills and to ultimately become more independent!
Imagine your child looking at you when you say his or her name, sharing toys with a sibling, or having a conversation with you – At Special Explorers Center, our goal is to expand your child’s skills in these areas and more! We focus on building on your child’s strengths, while teaching, rewarding, and catching your child “being good!”
In addition, our team of Board-Certified Behavior Analysts and expert behavioral therapists will show your child that inappropriate behaviors don’t work and empower you to manage and eliminate these challenges from your everyday life!
Diversity and Inclusion
Here at Special Explorers Center, we have always prided ourselves on cultivating an inclusive culture in an effort to promote a healthy learning environment. Cultural awareness, sensitivity and understanding are embedded in how we train our staff and provide services to our clients.
Special Explorers Center will continue to enforce nondiscrimination in our policies, trainings, and culture. We will continue to celebrate and support our diverse workforce and client base. We will continue to stand for what is right, and never tolerate prejudice or inequality. We are constantly striving to bring the best information possible to our consumers, their families, and the communities that we serve.
Where We Provide Our Services
ABA Centers
ABA Centers
ABA Centers
Our state-of-the art centers will provide a safe, fun, and robust treatment setting to inspire your child to soak up new information with one-on-one support and with peers. Your child will have access to a wide variety of learning materials and equipment, as well as to groups of other children to promote friendships and community.
At Home
ABA Centers
ABA Centers
We come to you! Learning in the home setting may be the most comfortable for your child. While at home, your child can learn in familiar surroundings during daily routines. Family members can easily participate. Home-based ABA is ideal during the pandemic since it avoids contact with large groups of other children.
ABA Programs
Early Intervention Program
Early Intervention Program
Early Intervention Program
0-3 years: This plan includes parent involvement and provides the foundation for teaching your child new skills like crawling, walking, talking, listening, eating, and even playing! We celebrate every “first” and every milestone.
Comprehensive Program
Early Intervention Program
Early Intervention Program
3-8 years: A comprehensive ABA program teaches new skills such as communication, socialization, play, self-care, cognition, executive functioning, and more, while also reducing problem behaviors. Comprehensive programs typically include structured and naturalistic teaching, play dates, community outings, and clinical team meetings.
Focused Program
Early Intervention Program
Focused Program
8 to 18 years: A focused ABA program targets teaching your child functional skills, such as compliance, social communication, self-care skills, safety skills, and independent leisure skills, while also reducing severe problem behaviors.
Locations and Hours
Administration
Socialization Program
2807 H Street
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
Socialization Program
Socialization Program
401 19th Street
8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
ABA Therapy
2807 H Street
8:00 AM - 7:30 PM
2619 F Street
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
4700 New Horizon Blvd
8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Our Locations
All of our locations are based in Bakersfield, California. For more information about enrollment at specific centers, please contact us.
