A story about achievement, purpose, family, and overcoming adversity
Every Child Achieves was founded by Occupational Therapist Fredlyn Berger, OTR/L with a simple vision to support her community when she saw her hospital program shut down their local early intervention program. Along the journey, Fredlyn built therapeutic solutions beyond the norm, all rooted in purpose to create positive change in this world.
As her journey expanded, Fredlyn brought on some of her most trusted confidants — her family — to help bridge the gap and bring expertise in new areas. Together, Fredlyn and her children, who are also Occupational Therapists, transformed the vision of ECA to make a larger impact on this world while empowering some of the brightest therapists in the industry to be part of this expanding vision.
Fredlyn also brought in her husband along with her son-in-law, who both brought expertise in business and innovation. Together, the team focused on quality, transparency, authenticity, and growth, with the intention to create an empowering and supportive environment that resulted in positive change throughout all of Every Child Achieves and everyone it serves, inclusive of clients, employees, community and more.
Every Child Achieves is a family founded and led organization rooted in a value of exchange in abundance, support at the highest level, and creating an environment for all to achieve.
Our founder ★“Changing the world one child at a time.”
— Fredlyn “Freddie” Berger
The Founder
Understanding Fredlyn's journey and vision
Fredlyn (Freddie) was introduced to the field of Occupational Therapy while she was a freshman attending the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Her first cousin sustained a severe traumatic head injury after falling off a high cliff. The cousin, who was 20 years old at the time, reverted to functioning at about a nine month old level when she came out of a several-week coma.
Freddie was able to assist the therapy staff work with her cousin as she helped her go through her rehabilitation program over the next six months. Within that period, the cousin recovered nearly 100% of her normal functions. This was such a phenomenal event that it made her realize how amazing it is to be a facilitator in helping others recover their lives.
The decision to study to be able to do this kind of work became her obsession. Freddie achieved her BS in Occupational Therapy in 1974 and moved to Los Angeles to do her final internships at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Hospital and Harbor General Hospital.
Fredlyn has practiced across the full spectrum of practice settings and all ages, from premature birth to geriatric level — experience that shapes how Every Child Achieves approaches every child and every family today.
Our Mission
Play is how change begins
We specialize in working with babies, infants, and toddlers between the ages of birth to three in their natural environment, funded by the California Early Start program in accordance with the Department of Developmental Services (DDS).
Our mission is also to empower an interdisciplinary clinical team with an emphasis on expertise in the birth to three demographic specializing in development. We believe in utilizing a combination of a play-based approach, routines-based approach, proven methods such as floor-time / DIR, and parent-focused coaching to get results.
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babies supported throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
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years delivering the highest caliber early intervention services.
We are a purpose-driven team committed to transforming all of the communities we work with throughout greater Los Angeles and beyond.
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Our clinicians stay because of the culture, the mentorship, and the impact. Learn what it looks like to grow your career with Every Child Achieves.