Child Study Center Foundation

What Child Study Center Foundation does

The Child Study Center Foundation operates the Child Study Center (CSC), a non-profit healthcare and educational program under Cook Children's Health Care System based in Fort Worth, Texas. It serves children with complex developmental and behavioral disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, providing integrated evaluation, diagnosis, and tailored treatment programs. The center's core technology centers on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy and multidisciplinary developmental-behavioral treatment approaches addressing challenging behaviors such as noncompliance, tantrums, property destruction, self-injury, aggression, and food refusal.

The center's product offering comprises three integrated components: the core Child Study Center clinical service (evaluation and diagnosis), Applied Behavior Services (ABA therapy and autism services via the Behavior Disorders Clinic), and the Jane Justin School, a specialized education program partnering with families and the community to foster knowledge and life skills for students with developmental disabilities. The school maintains its own academic calendar, parent handbook, faculty roster, and financial aid application process through the FACT (Financial Aid Calculation Tool) platform.

The business model is professional services healthcare, with revenue generated from insurance, Medicaid, and self-pay billing for medical and therapeutic services, supplemented by tuition and financial aid mechanisms for the Jane Justin School. Go-to-market relies on physician and healthcare professional referrals, direct family appointments scheduled via phone (682-303-9200) or web, and the broader Cook Children's Health Care System brand presence. Customer acquisition channels include the Cook Children's website, social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram), and dedicated professional referral pathways.

Name

Child Study Center Foundation

Legal name

Child Study Center (Cook Children's Health Care System)

Website

https://cscfw.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Child Study Center Foundation operates the Child Study Center, a non-profit program under Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas, providing evaluation, diagnosis, ABA therapy, autism services, and special education through the Jane Justin School for children with complex developmental and behavioral disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Healthcare Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Child Care Services (6244), Child Care Services (62441), Child Care Services (624410), Child and Youth Services (62411), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inclusive / Special-Needs Childcare Centers (EDACAAAH), Preschool Programs within Childcare Centers (EDACABAL)

Keywords

• Developmental disability treatment
• Applied behavior analysis therapy
• Autism services pediatric
• Special education school
• Behavioral health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing medical and therapeutic services to children with developmental and behavioral disabilities. Services are billed through insurance, Medicaid, and potentially self-pay arrangements. The center operates as part of the Cook Children's Health Care System.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Child Study Center Cook Children's (CSC) provides children with complex developmental and behavioral disabilities with evaluation, diagnosis, and tailored treatment including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy and autism services. The center also operates the Jane Justin School, a specialized educational program partnering with families to foster knowledge and life skills for students with developmental needs. Services are delivered as part of the integrated Cook Children's Health Care System.

Product overview

Child Study Center Cook Children's (CSC) operates as a unified healthcare and educational platform providing comprehensive services for children with complex developmental and behavioral disabilities. The core Child Study Center service offers evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment, while the Jane Justin School component delivers specialized education in partnership with families. Applied Behavior Services, including ABA therapy and autism services, provides targeted behavioral interventions. These offerings work together as an integrated care model addressing the multi-dimensional developmental and behavioral challenges of the patient-student population.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jane Justin School: Special education school in partnership with families and the community, fostering knowledge and life skills for students with developmental disabilities to achieve productive and meaningful lives.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Melmark: Non-profit provider of ABA, educational, and clinical services for children and adults with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities. Directly comparable integrated special education + ABA therapy service model.
• BlueSprig Pediatrics: Large PE-backed provider of ABA therapy and autism services for children with developmental disabilities. Operates multi-site clinics across multiple US states and directly competes with CSC's Applied Behavior Services and autism offerings.
• Bancroft: Non-profit providing specialized educational, behavioral, and therapeutic services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Comparable integrated special education and ABA therapy model.
• Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD): One of the largest US networks of ABA therapy providers treating children with autism and related developmental disorders. Closely comparable service line, target population, and evidence-based treatment approach to CSC.
• May Institute: National non-profit providing ABA, behavioral, and educational services to children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities. Comparable integrated clinical-education model across multiple sites.
• Behavioral Innovations: Multi-state ABA therapy provider serving children with autism and developmental disabilities with center-based clinics. Comparable patient population, treatment modality (ABA), and referral-driven GTM motion to CSC.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: National non-profit network providing disability services including autism services, early intervention, and special education. Comparable target population and therapy/education service mix, though with broader geographic and service scope.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large non-profit operating residential, educational, and outpatient behavioral health programs for individuals with IDD, autism, and emotional/behavioral disorders. Overlapping developmental and behavioral health service portfolio with CSC.
• Kennedy Krieger Institute: Major pediatric specialty hospital and research institution serving children with developmental disabilities, autism, and behavioral disorders. Comparable multidisciplinary clinical and educational programming anchored in a major health system.
• Texas Children's Hospital: Major pediatric health system operating developmental, behavioral, and autism services within its Texas-based network. Comparable health-system-anchored care model for children with developmental disabilities in the same state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CookChildrens
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/cookchildrens
• Facebookfacebook.com/cookchildrens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/child-study-center-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/cookchildrens/?hl=en

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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