Developmental delays in children with a variety of special needs are evaluated and followed at Valley’s Kireker Center for Child Development. Therapies, structured on the individual needs of each child, are coordinated with the youngster’s personal physician and provided by a professional staff that includes a board-certified developmental pediatrician. Oversight and medical direction are provided by a board certified neonatologist who leads the center. Services offered by the center include:

• Autism Services—Please click here for more information.
• Physical Therapy—Help directed to children with walking difficulties and other neuro/muscular problems.
• Speech Therapy—Language, hearing impairment and feeding problems are treated by certified pediatric speech-language pathologists.
• Occupational Therapy—Help with motor skills and improvement in balance and hand-to-eye coordination is available.
• Pediatric Physiatry—A board-certified physiatrist, who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation for children, works with the Center’s occupational, physical, and speech therapists to create and implement a plan of care unique to each patient. The plan outlines specific cognitive and physical therapies to facilitate a patient’s learning of daily activities, such as eating and dressing. The goal is to enable the child to function as independently as possible on a daily basis. The physiatrist closely follows each patient’s progress and works directly with the Center’s therapists and makes appropriate changes to the plan of care as needed.
• Audiology—A state-of-the-art audiology test suite allows for the assessment and diagnosis of hearing disorders by a certified Audiologist.
• Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrics—A Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician, who is board certified in pediatrics and with subspecialty training in developmental/behavioral pediatrics, evaluates children who exhibit behavioral/developmental, psycho/social or educational concerns. Depending on a child’s diagnosis, services could include behavioral intervention; physical, occupational or speech therapy; or other services listed on this web page. For information on free state and federal developmental and educational resources, please click here. For information on evaluation of developmental and educational concerns, please click here. For more information, call 201-447-8151.
• Psychoeducational Evaluations—The resources of a licensed psychologist are available at the Center for Child Development. Psychoeducational testing, evaluation of kindergarten readiness, services for gifted students, and consultations regarding educational issues are provided. For more information, call 201-447-8151.
• Adoption Screening and Evaluation Program—Please click here for more information.
• Social Work—Assessments, parent support groups, counseling, advocacy and referral to local agencies are provided by a certified staff.
• Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up—Youngsters at risk and those with developmental delays, including those born in Valley's NICU and at other hospitals, are followed by a board certified neonatologist and pediatric nurse practitioner.
• Pulmonary Program—Children with infantile apnea, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and other pulmonary conditions are treated at the center by a board certified neonatologist who manages home application of oxygen and other respiratory support.

Directions to The Kireker Center for Child Development

The Center is located at 505 Goffle Road in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The phone number is 201-612-1006.

From Route 17:
Take Route 17 and exit at signs for Route 4 West. After several miles, Route 4 will divide 3 ways. Follow the signs to Oakland/Route 208 North. Go approximately 4 miles. Take the FIRST Goffle Road exit towards Midland Park/Ridgewood. The Center will be located 1/2 mile down the road on your right.

From Route 208 North:
Take Goffle Road exit towards Midland Park/Ridgewood. The Center will be located 1/2 mile down the road on your right.

From Route 287:
Take exit 59 to Franklin Lakes/Route 208 South. Continue on Route 208 for 5.2 miles. Take second Goffle Road exit towards Midland Park/Ridgewood. The Center will be located 1/2 mile down the road on your right.

From the Garden State Parkway:
Exit at the Bergen Toll Plaza (Exit 160). Make a left and follow signs to Route 4. Take Route 4 West. After several miles Route 4 will divide 3 ways. Follow the signs to Oakland/Route 208 North. Go approximately 4 miles. Take the FIRST Goffle Road exit towards Midland Park/Ridgewood. The Center will be located 1/2 mile down the road on your right.

From the George Washington Bridge:
Take Route 4 West. You will cross under Route 17. After several miles, Route 4 will divide 3 ways. Follow the signs to Oakland/Route 208 North. Go approximately 4 miles. Take the FIRST Goffle Road exit towards Midland Park/Ridgewood. The Center will be located 1/2 mile down the road on your right.

From the New Jersey Turnpike:
Take the Turnpike to Route 80 West (Exit 18). Take Route 80 LOCAL to Route 17 North. Take Route 17 and exit at signs for Route 4 West. After several miles, Route 4 will divide 3 ways. Follow the signs to Oakland/Route 208 North. Go approximately 4 miles. Take the FIRST Goffle Road exit towards Midland Park/Ridgewood. The Center will be located 1/2 mile down the road on your right.

From New York State:
Take New York State Thruway South. Take the 287 South/Route 17 South exit (exit 15) towards New Jersey. Stay right and merge onto 287 South. Take the Route 208 South exit towards Franklin Lakes. Merge onto 208 South. Take exit for Goffle Road/Midland Park/Ridgewood. The Center is about a mile up the road on the right. You will pass The Goffle Grill on the left and a Chevrolet dealer (also on the left). The Center is located on the right immediately past a hardware store.