The Little Tree Preschools

As a program of The Learning Tree, Inc., The Little Tree Preschool’s mission is focused on improving the services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities throughout Alabama. This is achieved by providing intensive, behavioral intervention (also known as ABA/Applied Behavior Analysis) in a setting with typically developing children serving as peer models.  After opening our first preschool in Auburn in 2005 with the assistance of a grant from the State Department of Education, we quickly saw the demand for other sites around the state. In Fall 2007, in collaboration with Mobile County Public Schools, a second Little Tree Preschool was opened. Then in Fall 2008, the third Little Tree Preschool opened in Jacksonville, AL.  All three sites are committed to providing best practice in the intervention and educational services we provide to meet the needs of young children and their families.

We highly value and maintain strong partnerships with the Universities and Colleges of Alabama to collaboratively advance knowledge in the fields of behavioral and educational interventions for young children. All three Little Tree locations serve as high quality practicum training sites for university students at the Undergraduate, Master’s and Doctoral level.

Another way we achieve our mission of improving services is by developing strong relationships with the parents of the children we serve. We provide weekly parent training and assistance dealing with issues in the home. This service is a great source of support and education for parents coming to grips with their child’s ASD diagnosis and how they can best help their child maximize their potential.