B.E. Smith Family Center - Britain Development 7415 Grandview Street Shawnee Mission, Merriam, KS 66204

"All three of my kids have received services at Britain. My youngest is starting preschool there on Monday. I am thrilled! My older two now in 4th and 3rd grade had the BEST early childhood experience because of the staff and programs available at Britain. My oldest has very high needs, at the time was undiagnosed and nonverbal and non ambulatory. She was/ is super complex and they did amazing with her. We were able to keep her from getting a gtube until she was 8 because of the feeding therapy she received. She also grew and learned so much in her 3.5 years there! My son has adhd and autism, he only had the adhd diagnosis while there but we all suspected autism but getting the diagnosis through the medical system was hard, but Britian stepped in and did so much with him and taught us skills we still use with him today. My youngest has speech apraxia and has already made huge strides with just speech and I can’t wait to see how much she gets starting preschool. I have met some of my best friends there and I find it to be one of the most loving magical places on earth, if only they continued through elementary school!"

"Been going here for almost 3 years for my medically complex child with an ultra rare genetic condition and autism. They get OT, ST, PT, aquatic, music therapies as well as preschool and ABA. I was hesitant with ABA as I’ve heard the horror stories but they do it in a nurturing way here. I’m very happy with all therapies and support staff. We’ve used their nursing and social worker as needed. I wish they were able to go kindergarten and grade school too! I’ll be sad when we age out."

"Called to schedule an appointment for feeding therapy for my newborn. Had to leave a voicemail message with someone simply to “get information on their services” - not necessarily scheduling. Never received a phone call back. Disappointed."