Sequential Development Consulting

What Sequential Development Consulting does

Sequential Development Consulting (SDC) is a private early childhood education consulting firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and operating as Sequential Development LLC. Founded in 2023 by Stephanie Kaufman, MS, LMFT, the company partners with preschools and child care centers to help educators support children's development across three integrated domains: social-emotional health, sensory and motor development, and speech and language development. Service delivery is grounded in Dr. Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), a neuroscience-based framework applied via assessments, consultation, classroom observations, and coaching by a multidisciplinary team of licensed mental health clinicians, pediatric occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists.

The core product is a tiered SDC Membership Program providing member schools with annual professional development, consultation hours, member-only content, and member pricing on additional services. Beyond membership, SDC offers on-site classroom evaluations ($1,300-$2,100 for member schools), live professional development trainings, classroom environment design consultation, inclusive classroom support, developmental screenings, collaborative in-classroom coaching, community workshops for caregivers, a $25-per-video recorded training library, and a family-facing referral network of vetted clinicians. Delivery is regional and on-site across San Francisco, Oakland, the East Bay, South Bay, and Marin County, supported by a core leadership team of four directors and a network of 15+ independent contractors operating under nine named clinical partnerships.

The business operates as a founder-controlled, privately-held LLC with no external funding or parent company. Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring school memberships, one-time on-site evaluation fees, professional services (training and consultation hours), transaction-based video rentals, and charitable donations to a scholarship fund. Customers are exclusively early childhood education centers (22 named member schools), acquired primarily through direct outreach, website inquiries, community referrals, and testimonials from existing member schools. The company has no public revenue disclosure, no AI or technology-platform components, and no developer-facing APIs, positioning it as a services-led, talent-driven boutique consultancy.

Name

Sequential Development Consulting

Legal name

Sequential Development LLC

Website

https://sequentialdevelopment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sequential Development Consulting is a Bay Area early childhood education consulting firm that provides preschools and child care centers with membership-based professional development, classroom evaluations, and consultation across social-emotional, sensory-motor, and speech-language development, grounded in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education Consulting

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Infant/Early Childhood Consultation (0–5) (EDACAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG), Therapy-Integrated Childcare Support (coordination with OT/PT/SLP/ABA) (HSAAAIAM), Autism & Neurodevelopmental Early Intervention Programs (EDACAFAF)

Keywords

• Early childhood consulting
• Educator professional development
• Pediatric occupational therapy
• Speech language pathology
• Developmental screening services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SDC Membership Programs: Recurring membership bundles offered at four tiers. Member schools receive annual professional development, consultation services, access to member content, and member pricing on additional services.
2. On-Site Classroom Evaluations: One-time assessment services conducted by pediatric OT, SEL specialist, and speech-language pathologist to evaluate classroom environments, identify strengths, and provide recommendations. Pricing varies by number of classrooms.
3. Professional Development Trainings: Live/in-person professional development sessions for educators on topics including social-emotional learning, sensory processing, communication development, and classroom management. Available as standalone trainings or included in membership bundles.
4. Consultation Services: Hourly consultation calls and on-site support including classroom observations, collaborative coaching, and specialist consultations on child development topics.
5. Video Library Rentals: Recorded professional development trainings available for rent at $25 per video, covering topics such as Mind-Body Connection and Early Communication Development.
6. Scholarship Donations: Donations to scholarship fund that helps schools access SDC services. Donors can direct funds to specific schools, counties, cities, or neighborhoods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sequential Development Consulting (SDC) is an early childhood education consulting firm that partners with preschools and child care centers to support child development across three areas: social-emotional health, sensory and motor development, and speech and language development. SDC sells a tiered membership program bundled with professional development trainings, on-site classroom evaluations, consultation calls with clinicians, classroom coaching, and member-only educational resources. Services are delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of early childhood mental health clinicians, pediatric occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists, grounded in Dr. Bruce Perry's Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics.

Product overview

Sequential Development Consulting is an early childhood education consulting firm that offers a comprehensive suite of services to support child development in preschools and childcare centers. The core offering consists of a tiered SDC Membership Program that provides access to Professional Development Trainings, video-based training libraries, consultation services, classroom evaluations, and member-only content resources. Additional services include Classroom Environment Design Consultation (OT-based), Making Classrooms Inclusive individual child support, Making Classrooms Connected observation services, Screeners for Preschoolers, Consultation Calls with specialists, On-site Classroom Evaluations, and Collaborative Classroom Coaching. The company also operates a Community Workshops program for parents and maintains a Referral Network of vetted professionals. Services are delivered by a team of early childhood mental health clinicians, pediatric occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists, grounded in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics approach developed by Dr. Bruce Perry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SDC Membership Program A tiered membership program for schools and preschools providing access to professional development trainings, consultation services, and member-only content across social-emotional learning, sensory-motor development, and speech-language development domains. Four membership bundles available with annual billing; member pricing offered on additional services.
• Professional Development Trainings Live and in-person professional development sessions delivered by mental health clinicians, pediatric occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists covering social-emotional learning, behavior, sensory integration, communication development, and early childhood education. Available as standalone trainings or included in membership bundles.
• Classroom Environment Design Consultation On-site consultation with a pediatric occupational therapist to design, redesign, or rearrange classroom environments to support developmental needs of children, including layout, sensory experiences, and inclusive space planning.
• On-site Evaluation of Classrooms On-site observation of classrooms by pediatric occupational therapists, SEL specialists, and speech-language pathologists to assess strengths, identify areas for growth, and provide recommendations with implementation plans. Priced at $1,300-$2,100 for member schools depending on number of classrooms.
• Consultation Calls Purchasable hour packs enabling teaching teams to consult with pediatric occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, mental health clinicians, licensed educational psychologists, and pediatric psychologists on child development topics.
• Collaborative Classroom Coaching In-classroom support where SDC consultants work alongside teachers providing real-time coaching, modeling implementation of strategies, and behavior interpretation in partnership with teaching staff.
• Screeners for Preschoolers Developmental screenings for children age 3-5 conducted by pediatric occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and mental health clinicians observing small groups in preschool settings.
• Video Library of Trainings On-demand video library of recorded professional development trainings presented by occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and mental health clinicians, available for rent at $25 per video on topics including Mind-Body Connection and Early Communication Development.
• Community Workshops Presentations and learning opportunities for caregivers and community members on child development topics including workshops on boundaries, resilience, anxiety, and feeding.
• Making Classrooms Inclusive Individual child support service focused on creating inclusive classroom environments, with recommendations addressing specific child needs while enhancing inclusivity for all students.
• Making Classrooms Connected On-site mental health observation service where a clinician partners with teaching teams to strengthen connection, communication, and relationships within the classroom group.
• Member Content and Resources A members-only library of educational resources including handouts, guides, and activities covering social-emotional development, sensory-motor development, and speech-language development topics.
• Referral Network A vetted referral network connecting families with speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, licensed educational psychologists, pediatric psychologists, and marriage and family therapists across the Bay Area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Teachers report increased confidence in approach to child care and education after SDC professional development
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Ready Set Go TherapycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric therapy practice serving Marin County providing occupational therapy, speech therapy, summer camps, and year-round groups. Team member Gigi Galliani serves as Director of Occupational Therapy at Ready Set Go Therapy and provides OT consultation services through SDC's network.
• The Speech PathcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Francisco-based private practice founded by Dr. Shivani Patel providing evidence-based speech and language evaluations and therapy. Dr. Patel serves as SDC's Director of Speech-Language Development.
• All Brains Speech TherapysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerOakland-based neurodiversity-affirming speech therapy clinic. Team member Molly Ramassini provides SLP consultation services through SDC's network.
• NurtureAlly OTsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric occupational therapy practice led by Kelly Van Clief offering in-person therapy in San Francisco and virtual care. Provides OT consultation through SDC network.
• Dynamic Communication Speech TherapysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouth Bay pediatric speech therapy clinic serving Fremont, Milpitas, San Jose, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale. Team member Shivani Bhakta provides SLP consultation through SDC.
• Parent-Child ConnectionsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEL specialist and parent coaching practice led by Julie Johnson, offering parent coaching, teacher consultation, and professional development workshops.
• Constant Love and LearningsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractice led by Dr. Katie Raher offering parent coaching, adult nervous system regulation support, and professional development in early childhood best practices.
• Brain Waves Educational PsychologysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacific-based educational psychology practice serving the Bay Area. Team member Rachel Holowicki provides psychoeducational assessments, IEEs, and consultation through SDC.
• Chickadee Speech TherapysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSan Francisco and Pacifica-based speech therapy practice. Team member Gina Calabrese provides SLP consultation through SDC network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Teaching Strategies: Teaching Strategies is a long-established early childhood education platform offering curriculum, assessment, and professional development. It competes with SDC for the same preschool buyer budget on PD and classroom-improvement tools.
• Kaplan Early Learning Company: Kaplan supplies early childhood classrooms with educational materials, furniture, and PD resources. It overlaps with SDC on the early childhood PD and classroom support category.
• HighScope Educational Research Foundation: HighScope offers early childhood curriculum and practitioner training programs. It is a comparable professional-development provider serving preschools, though broader and academically oriented.

Direct peers

• Hanen Centre: Hanen specializes in early childhood speech-language professional development for educators — a direct comparable to SDC's speech-language pillar and educator trainings.
• Responsive Classroom: Responsive Classroom provides SEL and educator PD rooted in classroom practice — directly comparable to SDC's SEL training and collaborative coaching offerings to teachers.
• Committee for Children: Committee for Children delivers SEL curricula and educator professional development (Second Step). Overlaps directly with SDC's SEL training, classroom coaching, and teacher-facing content.
• Frog Street: Frog Street provides early childhood curriculum and professional development to preschools nationwide. Like SDC, it sells PD training and support to early learning centers, though at much broader scale and without the multi-disciplinary clinical model.
• Pyramid Model Consortium: Pyramid Model promotes a social-emotional and behavior framework for early childhood with training and coaching for teachers — a direct comparable to SDC's SEL pillar and PD workshops.

Regional players

• Kidango: Kidango is a Bay Area early childhood education and family services nonprofit operating child development programs. It is a comparable Bay Area ECD services organization, though it operates programs directly rather than consulting to schools.
• Erikson Institute: Erikson Institute provides early childhood professional development, graduate programs, and consulting to educators. Comparable in delivering PD and consulting to early childhood programs but based in Chicago, not California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sequentialdevelopmentkids
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sequential-development-consulting
• Instagraminstagram.com/sequentialdevelopmentkids

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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