Happy Hour 4 Kids was originally created to provide children
with a place where they could go and get the individual attention
they needed to learn how to socialize with their peers. Since then
Happy Hour 4 Kids has expanded to not only provide programs for children with special needs but also programs for parents, typically developing children and everyone in between.

Having spent a combined nine years in the education field, the founders of Happy Hour 4 Kids, also known as "The Steffanies," have met some amazing teachers and therapists along the way. We are pleased to announce that many of them have joined the Happy Hour team allowing us to create a *comprehensive pediatric therapy center!* We will now be able to offer socialization skills groups, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, physical therapy, counseling/play therapy and family therapy. For more information about each of our programs and staff members click on the program link above.

A little bit about Stefanie Ford:

Stefanie, co-founder/creator of Happy Hour 4 Kids, originally from Attica, New York, is a graduate from SUNY Cortland where she earned a BS in Elementary Education. Since then, she returned to school for Childhood Behavior Disorders. She holds a NYS teaching certificate. Stefanie moved to NYC in 2001 and began working as an ABA therapist. Since then, she has also worked as a SEIT(Special Education Itinerant Teacher), ABA lead teacher, mentor teacher and a special instructor.

A little bit about Steffanie Lindsell:

Steffanie, co-founder/creator of Happy Hour 4 Kids, originally from Washingtonville, New York is also a graduate of SUNY Cortland where she earned her BS is Business Economics. Since then, she has returned to school and now holds her NYS teaching certificate in Early Childhood Special Education. In 2002 Steffanie started working in NYC as an ABA therapist. Since then she has worked as a SEIT, mentor teacher, ABA lead teacher and special instructor. In 2003 she moved to NYC where she has resided since.

As a team:

In 2003, "The Stefanies" decided to start a social skills class for several of their students out of one the children's apartments. Since then, they have grown and collaborated to form a unique and comprehensive pediatric therapy center. They have had the distinct pleasure of closely working with some of Manhattan's finest OTs, PTs, SLPs, Social Workers, teachers and other therapists, some of who have joined the Happy Hour team. In addition, they work together to provide family training sessions in the home.