The Children's Academy at Hospi-Tots, 1219 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401, US

For more than 50 years, First Step Inc. has been a child care service group that serves children with special needs in the Nashville community. Based in Nashville, Tenn., the clinic operates a Child Development Center offering interventions and educational services for children with severe medical conditions. Its services include child-specific care, on-site nursing, early literacy programming, including a Community Outreach Program and The Ayudando Ninos Program. The organization's program serves more than 125 children with special needs and its families. Additionally, it focuses on offering learning program for children ranging from six weeks up to five years old with emphasis on individual development.