Early Learners Toddlers
16–23 months
Functional communication, shared engagement, play, and early independence.
Proposed therapeutic child day program
ABA Today · Reston, Virginia
Ready to Learn™
Built on science. Guided by the child. Designed for what comes next.
A therapeutic preschool model combining preschool experiences with individualized, behavior-analytic teaching. Planned/requested for children ages 16 months through seven.
Program status
ABA Today Ready to Learn™ is a proposed therapeutic child day program. Final enrollment ages and program details remain subject to licensing review and approval.
01 / Executive overview
Individualized support shapes the preschool day.
ABA Today Ready to Learn™ is a proposed therapeutic preschool program for children who need more support than a traditional preschool or daycare can provide. It combines preschool experiences with individualized, behavior-analytic teaching to help children communicate, connect, participate, and grow more independently.
Teachers and behavior technicians, including Registered Behavior Technicians, will support children throughout the day. Board-certified behavior analysts will contribute to assessment, individualized planning, staff training, parent guidance, and progress review through scheduled involvement; the program does not promise continuous BCBA presence.
Communication, participation, behavior, adaptive skills, and school readiness will be addressed during real routines, play, peer activities, and planned instruction.
Who the proposed program would serve
The planned/requested range is 16 months through seven for children with autism, suspected autism, developmental delays, ADHD, and related learning or behavioral support needs. A formal autism diagnosis is not required. Each family’s child strengths, needs, safety, and readiness will be considered individually.
Final enrollment ages and program details are subject to licensing review and approval.
02 / Program pathway
A thoughtful continuum through age seven.
Each stage builds communication, engagement, independence, and participation around the child’s age and readiness.
Early Learners Twos
24–35 months
Expanding communication, transitions, peer participation, and adaptive routines.
Early Learners Preschool
Age three through preschool eligibility
Communication, group participation, independence, and early learning.
Kindergarten Readiness
An additional year to grow
More time to strengthen foundational skills before the next educational step.
Kindergarten Readiness: An Additional Year to Grow
This option supports children who need more time to strengthen foundational skills before their next educational step. It is therapeutic preparation and will not operate or be represented as a formally licensed kindergarten or private school.
03 / A day that fits your family
Preschool hours with optional care.
Early care offers a supported transition into the day. Extended care includes quieter activities, play, and everyday skill practice.
Early and extended care are available for an additional fee. All care ends at 5 p.m.
Full-day children have a scheduled rest period, with quiet activities for children who do not sleep.
Optional early care8–9 a.m.
Morning preschool9 a.m.–noon
Full-day preschool9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Optional extended care3–5 p.m.
04 / Family partnership
Practical support for home and preschool.
Families are informed partners in the skills children are learning and the strategies used to support progress.
Parent training and support included
You don’t have to figure everything out on your own. Parent training is included in our preschool program. Our board-certified behavior analysts and staff draw on their expertise in autism and behavior-analytic teaching to offer practical, individualized guidance. We welcome questions, explain the skills your child is learning, and help you practice strategies that fit your family’s daily routines. Whether you’re just beginning to learn about autism or looking for support with new challenges, we work alongside you to build understanding, confidence, and consistency between home and preschool.
Meals during the day
Breakfast and snacks are provided using a nut-free menu. Families send a packed lunch, and drinking water is available throughout the day.
We coordinate with families about allergies, dietary needs, and feeding supports.
A separate option: individualized ABA services
ABA Today’s separate one-on-one ABA program has its own intake and enrollment process. Insurance coverage may be available, subject to eligibility and authorization; private-pay options may also be available.
These services are separate from preschool tuition and early or extended care. The program does not promise public funding or Medicaid coverage for preschool tuition.
Fluency-building practice
The program incorporates fluency-building practices informed by Morningside training received by members of our team. This wording does not represent a promise of ongoing coaching, consultation, certification, or endorsement.
05 / Program design
Assessment and data guide individual plans.
Caregiver priorities, direct observation, skill assessment, baseline measurement, and scheduled clinical review shape a plan that can change when the data say it should.
Define and measure
Caregiver priorities, records, medical and safety needs, direct observation, and baseline performance.
Assess skills and function
Communication, learning readiness, adaptive skills, preferences, and the function of behavior when indicated.
Teach and support
Observable goals, prompting and fading, reinforcement, replacement skills, generalization, and data collection.
Analyze and adjust
Clinical review of progress, treatment integrity, barriers, and plan changes with family participation.
06 / Everyday routines
Learning priorities in real life.
Teaching happens across routines, play, peer activities, early learning, and family-supported practice—not in isolation.
Functional communicationRequesting, rejecting, asking for help, making choices, AAC use, and shared attention.
Behavior and replacement skillsFunction-based prevention, coping, tolerance, participation, and safe alternatives.
Adaptive independenceToileting, eating, dressing, transitions, daily routines, and age-appropriate self-help.
Learning readinessAttending, imitation, following directions, play, group participation, and early learning.
Peer and social participationShared engagement, turn-taking, reciprocal play, flexibility, and classroom participation.
Family partnership and generalizationCaregiver priorities, coaching, and practice across people, routines, and settings.
Measurement and treatment integrityObjective data, consistent implementation, supervisor review, and timely plan refinement.
Clinical coordinationCollaboration with speech, occupational, medical, educational, and other professionals as engaged.
07 / Leadership and staffing
Clear professional accountability.
Teachers, behavior technicians, scheduled clinical involvement, and child day center operations work together with distinct responsibilities.
Function
Primary role
Accountability
Scheduled clinical involvement
Board-certified behavior analysts with applicable active credentials.
Contribute to assessment, individualized planning, staff training, parent guidance, and progress review through scheduled involvement.
Direct-care coverage
Behavior technicians, including certified RBTs, who also meet applicable child day center requirements.
Support children throughout the day, implement individualized teaching, collect information, and participate in training and supervision.
Teachers
Teachers meeting applicable program and licensing requirements.
Guide developmentally appropriate preschool learning and collaborate with behavior technicians and families. Teacher staffing is budgeted separately from direct-care coverage.
Program operations
Qualified administrator, program director, and program leaders.
Maintain licensing compliance, staffing schedules, safety systems, records, and daily program quality.
Related professionals
Appropriately licensed speech, occupational, medical, and other specialists as engaged.
Coordinate discipline-specific services and recommendations within each professional scope.
Credential integrity
Staff must complete the 40-hour RBT training course before starting. Course completion alone does not make someone a certified Registered Behavior Technician. Professional titles will be used only when the applicable active credential is held.
Staffing commitment
The planned baseline is one direct-care staff member for every three children, with additional individual support when needed. The teacher is budgeted separately from that direct-care coverage.
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Visit LearnWithABAToday.net08 / Licensing scope
Clear about what is included.
The opening program is presented for review as a therapeutic preschool program, with a defined boundary around Kindergarten Readiness and any future school model.
Within this proposed scope
ABA Today Ready to Learn™ as a therapeutic preschool program, including age-appropriate early learning and Kindergarten Readiness: An Additional Year to Grow as therapeutic preparation.
Outside this application
A formally licensed kindergarten or private school program. Any future private school pathway would be separately licensed and would not be represented as part of this proposed preschool program.
Program document
Review the complete licensing overview.
The full document includes the proposed model, program pathway, clinical priorities, staffing responsibilities, credential safeguards, and program scope.
ABA Today Ready to Learn™ Program and Licensing Overview
Four-page PDF · ABA Today, LLC
Contact us
Let’s talk about Ready to Learn™.
Have questions about the proposed program, service availability, or next steps? Send a general inquiry and our team will follow up.
Reston Center
11511 Sunset Hills Road
Reston, Virginia 20190