The Tiny Tim Center provides comprehensive early childhood education and therapeutic services to children with special needs and typical children from Longmont and surrounding communities. Through direct early childhood intervention with children ages three to five years, our specialized preschool services are designed to assist each child in making important developmental gains. While our preschool model has expanded to include at-risk and typical children, our goal has remained the same: to enable young children with disabilities the opportunity to maximize their potential while minimizing the long-term effects of their challenges on themselves and their families.

In 1997, The Tiny Tim Center expanded to include therapeutic outreach services to children from birth to 12 years of age. Through this program, we are able to offer individualized and/or small group motor and language therapies in the home, at our therapeutic facility, or other community sites to enhance the development of the child and to provide support to families and strategies for continued progress. Our outreach program staff also offers support to our local hospital nursery staff and families who have infants with special needs, and they provide quarterly screenings an follow-up support to our local teen parenting program.

While our history is rich with stories of the impact Tiny Tim has had on children and their families
over the years, our focus must be on the future. As part of our vision, we are committed to maintaining the scope and quality of our programs, and exploring and implementing inventive ‘best practices.’

Our Mission
To provide comprehensive early childhood education and therapeutic services to assist each child in reaching his or her highest potential.

Our Vision
To have highly developed programs and therapeutic services to meet the changing specialized needs of children and their families

The Tiny Tim Center's 2008-2009 Brochure (pdf)

Our History
In the 1950's, Longmont's parents of children with disabilities had few options for their children.

They could do as they were advised to do and place their children in institutions or they could keep their children at home with no local specialized programs to meet their children's needs.

That changed in 1956 when a group of families took action on their shared vision. Their children would be able to stay at home AND receive the necessary therapies and educational experiences.

They founded The Tiny Tim Center.

The Tiny Tim Center received tax exempt status as a not-for- profit: 501(c)(3) in 1966.

In 1990, The Tiny Tim Center expanded to include children without special needs. This inclusive educational model has resulted in assisting ALL children to reach their highest potential.