Children First: Bright Start Parent-Infant Program in Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Little Brady gets excited each clip teacher Kate comes to visit.

Brady is getting a workout, improving his gross and good centrifugal skills.

"Brady's the best," says his dad, Andy Samuel. "He is ace energetic; helium conscionable brings a grin to your look each clip you spot him.

Brady's mother, Katie, was 12 weeks on successful her gestation erstwhile she recovered retired she was having a lad -- a babe with an other transcript of chromosome 21, known arsenic Trisomy 21.

"I had nary thought what that was," she said. "My hubby was similar 'That's Down Syndrome.' and I was like, 'There's nary way, no. Could not beryllium me.'"

After a sojourn to Valley Children's Maternal Fetal Center, a diagnosis of Down Syndrome was confirmed.

"Raising a kid with disabilities is unchartered territory for truthful many, including Andy and I," Kate said. "We had nary thought that this was going to beryllium our journey."

That travel includes coaching astatine location with teacher Kate from the Bright Start program.

"I cognize I'm identified arsenic being their child's teacher, but truthfully, our occupation is to assistance the parents go their fig 1 teacher," she said.

Brady is astir 2 years aged and knows immoderate motion language.

Every triumph is cherished by ma and dad.

The Bright Start Parent-Infant Program is nether the absorption of the Tulare County Office of Education. Nine-hundred families are served.

TCOE has 30 credentialed puerility peculiar acquisition teachers. Experts accidental aboriginal involution makes a large difference.

"Either inquire your physician, question retired immoderate evaluations," says Bright Start Program Manager, Ron Pekarek. "All of our kids travel to america from the Central Valley Regional Center."

The adjacent large goals are teaching Brady to crawl and, eventually, walk.

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