Schools - Clay

The leading behavioral health solution for early education centers

With a suite of proprietary tools, Clay provides training and strategy support, enabling teachers to better identify and intervene in potential concerns.

Why Clay matters?

Early education centers are increasingly on the frontlines of the mental health crisis. Clay is a platform that empowers early education centers to address potential behavioral and developmental health concerns in young children, improving classroom functioning. Our goal is to ensure children get the support they need as early as possible through early identification of any potential risk factors. Clay also supports family engagement in the process, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment for young children’s development.

Clay empowers early education centers to create a better classroom environment.

Ongoing developmental and behavioral screening and monitoring tools to support children and educators in the classroom
AI-powered assistant for teachers to get instant answers and support for behavioral health
Peer support chat groups for educators on behavioral topics and knowledge exchange
Interactive professional development and support for teachers around behavioral and developmental health
Evidenced-based, personalized interventions and strategies for parents and educators
Psychoeducational content for families and educators

Clay offers a comprehensive suite of behavioral and mental health services for school communities.

Access to behavioral health consultants to trouble shoot scenarios in the classroom.
Virtual professional development for teachers around behavioral and developmental health.
Ongoing developmental and behavioral screening tools for children, in line with AAP guidelines.
Evidence-based, personalized interventions and strategies for parents and educators.
Behavioral health care navigation (based on screening results) for your families.
Psychoeducational content for families and educators.

Using best-in-class screeners to monitor progress.

Clay uses the SWYC as its main screening engine. The SWYC (Survey of Well-Being in Young Children) is an age-specific, comprehensive, first-level screener developed by researchers at the Tufts Medical Center for children ages 1 month to 5 1/2 years old. The SWYC combines developmental and behavioral questions with screening for autism, parental depression, and other family risk factors. It is designed to be sensitive enough to identify any child who may be at risk and encourage parents to have conversations with their physician.

What early childhood operators have to say

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In commitment to our partnership with families and, given how much we value supporting all of the needs of children we educate, our partnership with Clay is perfectly timed. It will also be a tremendous asset in supporting our teachers and leaders at our schools. I couldn't be more excited!

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Through our partnership with Clay we can support our Growing Room families and enhance our school and family relationship with valuable resources that will help to identify and provide early intervention for behavioral health needs.

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Partnering with CLAY, and the individualized resources they offer to the families in our community, guides our students towards positive habits and a robust tool box for life.

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We want children and teachers to feel happy and healthy in both mind and body. That’s why we introduced a mental health and wellness benefit for our team this year. Now, we are thrilled to partner with Clay to give our families opportunities to help their children thrive in school and life while reaching their full potential.

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Early signs of challenging behaviors are observed every single day in a childcare setting. Supporting children with additional needs and providing early intervention is a critical need for our schools – we have been actively looking for a solution and are thrilled to be partnering with Clay.

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Identifying and supporting behavioral health issues is one of the most important skills we must have today as early childhood educators. Our partnership with Clay is incredibly exciting and we look forward to providing these additional and invaluable resources to our Otter Learning community.

Led by an experienced team of clinicians.

With decades of experience in pediatrics, behavioral health and child development.

The leading behavioral health solution for early education centers

Clay empowers early education centers to create a better classroom environment.

Clay offers a comprehensive suite of behavioral and mental health services for school communities.

Using best-in-class screeners to monitor progress.

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