Client Spotlight: Pee Dee Kids
At Pee Dee Kids, owner and Early Intervention Supervisor T’Challa Y. Douglas provides quality, family-centered early intervention services for children up to six years old.
Services happen through family training visits in the child’s natural environment, like home or daycare. Douglas believes every child grows at their own pace, and Pee Dee Kids’ mission is to provide quality care with close, personal attention for each family.
Service Area
Pee Dee Kids provides in-home early intervention in:
and parts of Chesterfield, Horry, Lee, Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties.
What Is Early Intervention?
“A system of services that helps babies and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities.” — T’Challa Douglas
It focuses on helping eligible babies and toddlers learn the basic, brand-new skills that typically develop in the first three years of life:
Physical
Reaching, rolling, crawling, walking
Cognitive
Thinking, learning, solving problems
Communication
Talking, listening, understanding
Social/emotional
Playing, feeling secure and happy
Self-help
Eating, dressing
Finding Her Calling
Douglas originally planned to be a music therapist but switched her major to psychology to work with families in a different way. She worked as a social worker and HASCI Coordinator, then earned her MA in Mental Health Counseling in 2005, when she came to understand that the earlier services begin for a child, the better.
What Makes Pee Dee Kids Different
- Every client is treated like family
- Every staff member has over 10 years of experience
- Low turnover: two interventionists have been there 5+ years
