The PEERS® for Preschoolers program at Florida Family Support gives children ages 4 to 6 the social tools to make friends, join in play, and feel confident in the world around them.
Full curriculum
Preschool program
90 min each
4:00 PM
Required participation
Full Each session builds on the last, giving your child practical tools they can use on the playground, in the classroom, and everywhere in between.
Sessions meet weekly on weekday afternoons at our Coconut Creek office. Groups are kept intentionally small so every child gets real practice time, not just observation.
Each 90-minute session uses the PEERS® curriculum — structured lessons, role-play demonstrations, and guided group activities. Your child doesn't just hear about social skills. They practice them with peers in a safe, supportive setting.
Parent participation is required and built into every session. While children work with our BCBA-led group, parents meet separately to learn the same skills so you can reinforce them at home throughout the week.
Weekly homework assignments help your child practice what they learned in the real world, with your support. By the end of 16 weeks, your child has a repeatable set of tools for making and keeping friends.
Is my child ready for a group setting? To get the most out of this program, children need to be at a developmental stage where they can follow basic verbal instructions and engage in simple back-and-forth interaction with peers. If you are unsure whether this program is the right fit right now, reach out — our care coordinator will help determine whether this group is the best next step, or whether a different service might serve your child better first. There is no wrong answer.
Ages
4 to 6 years
Program length
16 weekly sessions
Session duration
90 minutes
Day and time
Tuesday, 4:00 PM
Location
Florida Family Support, Coconut Creek, FL
Group size
Small groups only
Parent involvement
Required — parents attend every session
Curriculum
Full UCLA PEERS® for Preschoolers
Cost
May be covered by insurance. Private pay available. Call us to confirm.
Enrollment
Now enrolling — spots are limited
PEERS® certified provider — Florida Family Support is certified in the full UCLA PEERS curriculum
Fill out the short form below and a care coordinator will call you back to answer your questions and confirm enrollment.
We'll call you back within one business day. Questions about insurance? Call (561) 501-2884.
A social skills group is a small, structured program where children learn and practice the skills that help them make friends, join conversations, and navigate social situations with confidence. Unlike one-on-one therapy, groups give children real opportunities to practice with peers in a safe, guided setting. At Florida Family Support, our groups follow evidence-based curricula — Children’s Friendship Training (CFT) for younger children and the PEERS® program for teens and young adults — led by Board Certified Behavior Analysts.
Individual therapy focuses on one child working through challenges with a therapist. A social skills group focuses specifically on peer interaction — and the only way to truly practice social skills is with other people. Our groups give children a structured environment to try new skills, make mistakes safely, and build real confidence with peers their own age. Many families use both individual therapy and groups at the same time, and they complement each other well.
No diagnosis is required to enroll in our social skills groups on a private pay basis. Any child between the ages of 4 and 26 who would benefit from building social confidence is welcome. If you plan to use insurance coverage, an ASD diagnosis is required for billing purposes. Not sure if your child qualifies? Give us a call and we will help you figure out the best fit.
We offer four separate groups designed for different developmental stages. Our Pre-K group serves children ages 4 to 6, our Elementary group serves ages 7 to 12, our Teens group serves ages 13 to 18 using the PEERS® curriculum, and our Young Adult group serves ages 19 to 26. Each group uses age-appropriate material and focuses on the social challenges most relevant to that stage of life.
Yes — and this is one of the things that makes our program work. Parent participation is built into every session. While children work with our clinical team, parents meet in a separate group to learn the same skills and strategies. This means your child is not just practicing in a group once a week — they are being supported at home every day. Research shows that parent involvement significantly improves outcomes in social skills programs.
Our Pre-K and Elementary groups run for 12 weeks. Our Teens and Young Adults groups run for 14 weeks. Sessions meet once a week on Tuesday evenings and last 60 to 90 minutes depending on the group. The program is designed so that each session builds on the last, giving children a progressive foundation of skills rather than isolated lessons.
If your child struggles to make or keep friends, has difficulty joining games or conversations already in progress, tends to play alongside others rather than with them, or feels anxious or unsure in social situations — a social skills group could make a real difference. The best first step is to call us. Our care coordinator will ask a few questions about your child and help you decide whether a group is the right fit, or whether another service might serve them better first.