Birth to Three Developmental Center

What Birth to Three Developmental Center does

Birth to Three Developmental Center is a private non-profit organization headquartered in Federal Way, Washington, founded in 1966 by four parents seeking services for children with developmental disabilities. Designated as a Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence by the Washington State Health Care Authority since 2018, the organization delivers early intervention therapy and educational services through the Washington State Early Supports for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) framework to children from birth through age six and their families in South King and Pierce Counties.

The core service line spans developmental screening, multi-disciplinary evaluation, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language therapy, feeding therapy, specialized instruction, and service coordination delivered through Family Resource Coordinators, both in-center and via at-home visits. The service portfolio is supplemented by the CHERISH™ program (licensed from Kindering) for children in the child welfare system and the Birth to Five Early Learning Center subsidiary, which provides licensed childcare for children aged 4 weeks to 6 years 11 months and meets Washington State Level 3 Early Achievers standards. Multilingual accessibility across 10+ languages supports an intentionally diverse regional catchment.

The business model is funded primarily by government contracts from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), Washington State Department of Health, King County Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports, Pierce County Human Services, and the King County Best Starts for Kids initiative, supplemented by Medicaid, private insurance, foundation/corporate grants, and individual donations. Services are provided at no out-of-pocket cost to eligible families. Go-to-market is community-led and referral-driven, channeled through pediatricians, healthcare providers, school districts, Early Head Start, and other social service programs rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Birth to Three Developmental Center

Legal name

Birth to Three Developmental Center

Website

https://birthtothree.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Birth to Three Developmental Center is a non-profit organization founded in 1966 providing ESIT early intervention therapy and educational services for children from birth through age six and their families in South King and Pierce Counties, Washington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Intervention Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Developmental Screening & Assessment (0–5) (EDACAFAA), Mental Health & Infant/Early Childhood Consultation (0–5) (EDACAFAO), Center-Based Toddler Care (18–36 months) (EDACAGAB), Therapeutic & Developmental Preschools (Specialized Support) (EDACABAO)

Keywords

• Early intervention services
• Developmental screening
• Occupational therapy
• Speech-language therapy
• Early childhood education

Headquarters

HQ city

Federal Way

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contract Funding: Primary funding from government agencies including Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), Washington State Department of Health, King County Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports, and Pierce County Human Services. These contracts fund the core ESIT early intervention services.
2. Public Insurance (Medicaid): Medicaid funding for eligible families covers therapy and early intervention services.
3. Private Insurance: Insurance premiums from private carriers fund services for covered families.
4. Foundation and Corporate Donations: Funding from foundations, corporations, individual donors, and community friends supports program operations and enables services not covered by government contracts or insurance.
5. Best Starts for Kids: King County initiative funding that supports early childhood development programs.
6. Donations: Individual and community donations accepted through the organization's donation portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Birth to Three Developmental Center is a non-profit program that provides therapy and early education services for infants, toddlers, and their families in South King and Pierce Counties, Washington State. The organization delivers Early Supports for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) including developmental screening, evaluation and assessment, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language therapy, feeding therapy, specialized instruction, service coordination, and Family Resource Coordination. It also operates the CHERISH™ program for children in the child welfare system and the Birth to Five Early Learning Center, a licensed childcare center.

Product overview

Birth to Three Developmental Center is a non-profit organization providing a comprehensive suite of early intervention and educational services for infants, toddlers, and young children from birth to approximately six years. Founded in 1966 and designated as a Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence by the Washington State Health Care Authority, the organization operates across South King and Pierce Counties in Washington State. The core offering consists of Early Support Services (ESIT) including developmental screening, evaluation and assessment, and various therapeutic interventions (occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language therapy, and feeding therapy), supplemented by specialized instruction, service coordination, and family resource support. The organization also operates the CHERISH™ program for children in the child welfare system and the Birth to Five Early Learning Center, a childcare center meeting Washington State Level 3 Early Achievers standards. This is a service-based organization offering therapeutic and educational programs, not a software or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CHERISH™: Children Encouraged by Relationships in Secure Homes - A program supporting the emotional and social wellbeing of children in the child welfare system, particularly those living in foster care or other supportive placements.

Products and services

• Early Support Services (ESIT)
• Developmental Screening
• Evaluation and Assessment
• Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Physical Therapy (PT)
• Speech-Language Therapy (SLP)
• Feeding Therapy
• Specialized Instruction
• Service Coordination
• Family Resource Coordinator (FRC)
• Parent and Caregiver Education and Support
• CHERISH™ (Children Encouraged by Relationships in Secure Homes)
• Birth to Five Early Learning Center

Quantifiable outcome

• Most evaluations can be completed in approximately 90 minutes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Washington State Health Care AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesignated Birth to Three as a Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence in 2018. This government designation provides regulatory recognition and drives referrals from the healthcare system, making it a foundational partnership for the organization's credibility and service delivery.
• KinderlingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKinderling created the CHERISH program (Children Encouraged by Relationships in Secure Homes) that Birth to Three implements to support children in the child welfare system. This is a program licensing/partnership relationship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kindering: Bellevue, WA-based non-profit providing early intervention and developmental services to infants and toddlers; most directly comparable peer as the creator and licensor of the CHERISH program that Birth to Three implements.
• Boyer Children's Clinic: Seattle-based non-profit offering early intervention, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy to children birth through adolescence in the greater Puget Sound region — direct therapeutic model overlap.
• Northwest Center: Greater Seattle non-profit providing early childhood education, inclusive child care, and developmental disability services — comparable mix of therapy, early learning, and developmental inclusion programming.
• Children's Therapy Center: Washington State non-profit providing pediatric occupational, physical, and speech-language therapy with a comparable birth-to-3 early intervention focus.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals Washington: State affiliate of the national Easterseals network providing early intervention, therapy, and disability services across Washington — comparable services but as part of a larger multi-state platform.
• Mary Bridge Children's (MultiCare): Tacoma-area pediatric health system that includes therapy, developmental, and early childhood services; comparable in therapeutic scope though embedded in a much larger hospital network serving Pierce County.
• Zero to Three: National non-profit organization dedicated to the healthy development of infants and toddlers, providing resources and policy advocacy for the birth-to-three age range that Birth to Three serves directly.

Regional players

• WithinReach: Washington State non-profit connecting families to health and developmental resources including early intervention programs — comparable family-navigation/coordination role with similar referral-driven model.
• Thrive by Five Washington: Washington State early childhood initiative focused on child development and family support, funded through the WA Department of Children, Youth, and Families — comparable funder/mission space though policy-oriented rather than direct service.
• Help Me Grow Washington: Washington State affiliate of the Help Me Grow national network connecting at-risk children to developmental services — operates as a referral and care-navigation hub comparable to Birth to Three's Family Resource Coordinator model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BirthtoThreeDevelopmentalCtr
• Instagraminstagram.com/birthtothreewa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/birth-to-three-developmental-center

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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