Los Pasitos provides Early Intervention services to children ages birth to three years, that are at risk for, or that have a developmental delay or disability, get the support they need to reach their full potential. Los Pasitos partners with families to nurture and advocate for their child’s development through coaching and modeling in their natural environment so that parents and caregivers can shine while helping their child reach their full potential. All early intervention services are free to families
Learn About Our Services
Los Pasitos Family Service Coordinators help guide families through the early intervention process. Our Family Service Coordinators assist families with finding and obtaining needed resources, assist families in transitioning their child to preschool, and serve as a family’s single point of contact within the early intervention system.
Los Pasitos Physical Therapists help guide families to understand their child’s development in the area of gross motor skills. They will assist families through the very important transition of a child being stationary to moving freely.
- Rolling over
- Sitting up
- Crawling
- Walking
- Balance
- Coordination
- Improving circulation
- Training to build strength
- Increasing range of motion
- and More…
Los Pasitos Occupational Therapists help guide families to understand their child’s development in the area of fine motor skills, sensory motor processing, self-regulation, and positioning. Our Occupational Therapist will assist families in teaching their children how to use their fingers, small muscles, and cope with sensory issues related to clothes, food, and natural surroundings.
- Grasping
- Releasing toys
- Holding Crayons or or pencils for drawing
- Hand-eye Coordination
- Feeding, Bathing, Teeth Brushing, and Dressing skills
- Developing Positive Behaviors
- Sensory Issues
- Improving Social Skills
- And More...
Los Pasitos Speech Therapists help guide families to understand their child’s development in the area of communication, oral motor control, and feeding issues. They will assist families through the very important transition of a child’s non-verbal communication to using words to express their wants, needs, and feelings, as well as assisting with feeding issues commonly associated with delays in early childhood development.
- Making new sounds
- Saying words correctly
- Understanding or processing language
- Putting words together
- Expanding vocabulary
- Increasing memory
- Increasing attention
- Problem-solving
- Chewing
- Swallowing
- Trying new foods
- Brushing teeth
- and More…
Los Pasitos Family Counselor helps guide families in understanding their child’s development in the area of Social and Emotional skills. They will assist families in understanding their child’s emotions and behaviors. Our Family counselor will also assist families in coping with family and life stressors as well as assist in accessing community resources.
- Turn-taking
- Sharing
- Identify feelings and emotions
- Accept the word “No”
- Self-regulation (self-calming)
- Attachment/bonding
- Bottle & pacifier weaning
- Potty-training
- Kicking, hitting, pinching, biting
- Self-harm
- Tantrums
- Other challenging behaviors
- and more…
Los Pasitos Developmental Specialist helps guide families to understand their child’s development in all areas. With guidance and support from our licensed Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, and Family Counselor, our Developmental Specialist will look at the child’s overall development and assist the family in helping the child meet the appropriate milestones based on the age of the child to include Motor, Communication, social/emotional, cognitive, and self-help skills.
- Movement
- Grasp
- Speech
- Self-help
- Attention Span
- Self-regulation
- Purposeful play
- Playing well with others
- Expressing emotion appropriately
- and more…
Los Pasitos play group is co-facilitated by Los Pasitos Early Intervention therapists. This group includes music, movement, sensory activities, craft activates, free play, books, and snacks. It also provides opportunities for turn-taking, social interaction, physical and fine motor development, and increasing a child’s vocabulary and speech.
Meet Our Team!
Nicole Dean
Lead Coach / DS III / Community Outreach
Has been with Los Pasitos Family Services for 5 years now and wears many hats. She enjoys watching children and caregivers reach their fullest potential. Nicole loves her co-workers and is passionate about Early Intervention.
Vicky Sanchez
Intake Evaluation Coordinator / Family Service Coordinator
I have been employed with Los Pasitos for 4 years now. I enjoy my role as an IEC/FSC. I love working with my families and watching their children reach their childhood milestones as well as gaining lasting friendships with the families.
Denise Arlet
Family counselor / CPP Clinician
I am a mother of 9 and have been married to the love of my life for 29 years. I am passionate towards helping families be the best version of themselves that they can be.
Lacy Kastler
Intake Evaluation Coordinator / Developmental Specialist
I have been with Los Pasitos for 6 years. I love babies and helping them learn.
Yesenia Chavez
Intake Evaluation Coordinator / Family Service Coordinator
I’ve been with Los Pasitos for over 5 years. I love working with the children and their families. This place has taught me so many things about a child’s development. I am also a CASA Advocate.
Makaila Price
Family Service Coordinator
I have been working at Los Pasitos for 1 year and have loved getting to make connections with each of the families that I work with. I enjoy making everyone around me laugh, and often pull pranks on people around the office! 🙂
Gem Gonzalez
Family Service Coordinator
My name is Gem… I’ve worked at Los Pasitos for 4 years💜..I work with parents as we plan for their child to grow and meet their milestones. Before this life I live now, I lived a hard n rough life.. I talk and teach all my families with total understanding of the situations because I’ve been through what some are going through.. every family is different, but I want to make each family comfortable, so we get the most progress from parents and children😁
Summer Sosa
Family Service Coordinator
I’ve been with Los Pasitos for three years! I enjoy working with our Families and making positive connections with them! I love to be there with my families as their children blossom in our program! I spend my free time with my family and my fur babies creating beautiful memories! ❤️
Valerie Arlet
Family Service Coordinator
I have been with Los Pasitos for 4 years. I enjoy working with my families and watching the progress that the kids make throughout the years. I am currently going to school to be a Speech Language Pathologist; my passion is to work with kids to help them find their voice. During my downtime, I enjoy reading, painting, and playing video games.
Jasmine Mason
Family Service Coordinator
I’ve been with Los Pasitos for 3 years and have enjoyed working with the families I serve. I also spend time serving in the children’s ministry at Church on the Move aka Kids on the Move. It brings me great joy getting to work with children in all areas of my life.
Amber Clements
Development Specialist / COTA
I’ve been with Los Pasitos for 3 years and have loved working with these amazing kids and their families. During my free time I enjoy spending time with my wonderful son and 5 Dauchunds Daisy, Dixie, Milo, Rolo and Molly 💜
Veronica Manriquez
Development Specialist
I have worked for Los Pasitos 8 years as Developmental Specialist I. I enjoy working with my families and watching the children grow and reach their milestones.
