Developmental Disabilities

Children may attend Harwood Center two, three, or five days a week, depending on the location. The school operates a full-day school program providing a quality, early childhood education. Children may receive therapy services while at school. Harwood employs a speech/language therapist who delivers individual language therapy to children needing this service, and provides assistance to parents and staff as they work to improve the communication skills of all children attending Harwood.

Because of Harwood’s unique physical environment – its main location is housed within the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities and a satellite class is located within the Memphis Jewish Community Center – the Harwood Center-based students are able to interact on a daily basis with typical children from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Child Care Program and the Memphis Jewish Community Center Preschool. Harwood Center’s licensed teachers provide an individualized, 12-month program for children in all areas of development.

The Boling Center houses a UTHSC Center of Excellence in developmental disabilities, education, research, and service in the same building as Harwood’s Downtown/Medical Center facility.  Students training at UTHSC and other area colleges and universities in a wide variety of disciplines – including medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, nutrition, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and education – receive clinical experience at Harwood while enriching Harwood’s programs.

Classroom for Children with developmental delay (3 locations)

Harwood Center
Location: 711 Jefferson Avenue (within the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities)
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Days: Mon., Wed., & Fri. class, 18 months to 3 years

Harwood Center
Location: 6560 Poplar Avenue (within Memphis Jewish Community Center)
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Days: Mon., Wed., & Fri. class, 18 months to 3 years
           Tues. & Thurs. class, 18 months to 3 years            
           Mon. – Fri. class, 18 months to 3 years

Harwood Center (Les Petits Papillons)
Location: 8500 Walnut Grove Road (within Hope Presbyterian Preschool)
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Days: Tues., Thurs., & Fri. class, 18 months to 3 years

Speech Therapy

Available at all three locations and provided by Harwood Center’s licensed speech/language therapist.