Starting Point Services for Children

What Starting Point Services for Children does

Starting Point Services for Children is a Brooklyn-based non-profit agency that delivers mandated preschool special education services to children identified as having a disability by the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) of the New York City Department of Education. The organization has operated for over 30 years under Section 4410 of Article 89 of the New York Education Law, with services funded through county taxes and state funds at no direct cost to parents.

The agency's service portfolio is organized around four interconnected program lines: (1) developmental evaluations to identify delays and determine eligibility; (2) Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS), which combines IEP-mandated students with typically developing peers in a modified curriculum environment; (3) Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services, delivered by specially certified teachers who provide individualized instruction; and (4) Related Services encompassing speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and counseling. Services are delivered in inclusive settings selected by parents, including Head Starts, Universal Pre-Kindergartens, day care programs, and in some cases the child's home. The operational model is entirely labor-intensive, relying on credentialed clinical and educational staff rather than technology platforms.

Commercially, the agency operates as a single-payer dependent entity: all revenue is derived from the NYC Department of Education through CPSE-referred IEPs, with no direct billing to families. There are no disclosed funding rounds, investors, or external equity backing; ownership and governance appear management-led under Executive Director Dr. Neil Maron and Assistant Executive Director Angelo Siconolfi. With 101-250 employees and a single-City geographic footprint, the organization's growth is structurally bounded by NYC DOE preschool special education funding allocations and referral volumes rather than by competitive market dynamics.

Name

Starting Point Services for Children

Legal name

Starting Point Services for Children

Website

https://spsfc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Starting Point Services for Children is a Brooklyn-based non-profit agency delivering mandated preschool special education services — evaluations, SEIT, SCIS, and related therapies — to children with disabilities identified by the NYC Department of Education's CPSE, funded by county and state education funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Preschool Special Education Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child Care Services (62441), Educational Support Services (61171), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Needs Early Intervention & Preschool Programs (EDAKAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG), Service Coordination / Case Management (IDEA Part C) (EDACAFAK), Transition & School-Readiness Support for Special Needs Children (HSAAAIAO)

Keywords

• Preschool special education
• Special education itinerant teacher
• Integrated classroom setting
• Developmental evaluations preschool
• Related therapy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Special Education Services: Services are funded through county taxes and state funds as mandated special education services under section 4410 of Article 89 of the Education Law. No direct cost to parents. Revenue is derived from public education funding allocated through the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) of the New York City Department of Education.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Starting Point Services for Children is a NYC nonprofit agency that delivers mandated preschool special-education services to children identified by the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) under section 4410 of Article 89 of the New York Education Law. Core offerings include Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services, Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS), Related Services (speech, occupational, physical therapy, and counseling), and developmental evaluations of preschoolers suspected of having disabilities. Services are delivered in inclusive settings such as Head Starts, Universal Pre-Kindergartens, day-care programs, and children's homes, and are funded by county taxes and state funds at no direct cost to parents.

Product overview

Starting Point Services for Children is a special education services agency providing a coordinated portfolio of services for preschoolers with disabilities identified by the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) of the New York City Department of Education. The company operates as a unified service provider offering four interconnected programs: Evaluations of Preschoolers (assessment and identification), Special Class Integrated Setting (SCIS - integrated classroom instruction), Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT - individualized itinerant instruction), and Related Services (speech, OT, PT, and counseling). Services are delivered in inclusive settings including Head Starts, Universal Pre-Kindergartens, Day Care programs, and in some cases the home, with funding provided through county taxes and state funds at no direct cost to parents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evaluations of Preschoolers Suspected of Disability Comprehensive developmental assessments that identify delays in preschool-aged children through referrals, evaluations, and parental consent, determining eligibility for special-education services under the NYC DOE CPSE framework.
• Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) An integrated classroom model that places students with IEPs alongside typically developing peers, staffed collaboratively by SPSFC professionals, delivering a modified curriculum and coordinated with the NYC DOE Committee on Preschool Special Education.
• Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) IEP-mandated instructional services delivered by specially certified teachers who support comprehensive developmental growth across all domains for preschoolers with disabilities, provided in inclusive and supportive environments such as Head Starts, UPK programs, day-care settings, or in the home.
• Related Services Therapeutic and support services including speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and counseling provided to preschool students with disabilities to support their educational development under IEPs.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• The New York Foundling: Long-standing NYC child and family services non-profit with programs supporting children with developmental needs and disabilities, serving overlapping populations under public funding streams.
• Services for the Underserved (SUS): Large NYC non-profit delivering human services including disability and child & family services, with overlapping relationships to NYC DOE and the same government funding ecosystem.
• YAI (Young Adult Institute): Large NYC-based non-profit providing a wide range of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including preschool special education and related services via legacy programs like the New York League for Early Learning. Directly comparable CPSE-credentialed provider in NYC.
• AHRC NYC: Major NYC non-profit serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with early childhood and preschool-related programming that overlaps with Starting Point's CPSE-eligible population.
• HeartShare Human Services: Brooklyn-rooted NYC non-profit providing education, residential, and therapeutic services to individuals with developmental disabilities, with preschool-age programs that compete for CPSE-funded referrals.
• ADAPT Community Network: NYC-based non-profit offering services for people with disabilities including early childhood and educational programming, operating as a broader disability services incumbent in the same regulatory and funding environment.

Direct peers

• Birch Family Services: NYC non-profit delivering special education and related services to young children with developmental disabilities, including preschool integrated programs analogous to Starting Point's SCIS and SEIT offerings.
• QSAC (Quality Services for the Autism Community): NYC non-profit providing education, therapy, and support services to children and adults with autism, including preschool-age children with IEPs — directly comparable as a CPSE-affiliated special education and related services provider.
• Yeled v'Yalda Early Childhood Center: Brooklyn-based early childhood provider serving children with developmental delays and disabilities via CPSE-referred programming, including evaluations, SEIT, and integrated classroom services comparable to Starting Point's offerings.
• Sinergia: NYC non-profit providing service coordination, family support, and disability-related services — overlapping with Starting Point's CPSE coordination and home/community-based service delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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