TECEC

Special Education Preschool

CRITERIA FOR ENTRANCE
Trumbull Resident 3 or 4 years old; 3 or 4 years old Transdisciplinary Assessment; Identified as having developmental delays.

Special Education Preschool is an early intervention program that provides developmentally appropriate learning experiences to address the fundamental needs of students to acquire basic skills and social competence. Students in this program have specific identified developmental delays which may be in the domains of cognitive, language, motor and/or social-emotional functioning. A cornerstone of the program is the integration of students without indentified special needs who provide modeling of age-appropriate skills in all areas of development. This is one of many methodologies, which we use, that research has proven to be an effective strategy for educating children. All of the programs at the Trumbull Early Childhood Education Center are taught by highly qualified teachers either certified in special education, early childhood education or dually certified in early childhood/special education. They are supported by a transdisciplinary team which includes the nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech/language pathologist, school psychologist, social worker, and paraprofessionals. Bus transportation is provided by the town of Trumbull for students with identified special needs.

Inquiries about this program may be made to Child Find at 452-4422

Preschool Integration Program (PIP)

CRITERIA FOR ENTRANCE
Trumbull Resident 3 or 4 years old; Transdisciplinary screening; Age appropriate skills

The Preschool Integration Program provides a preschool experience for children with age-appropriate skills in which they interact with and serve as peer playmates for children with identified special needs. Students are actively engaged in school readiness activities, which help to prepare them for kindergarten. Students accepted into the program pay tuition based upon the amount of days in attendance.

Preschool Education in Trumbull (ELL)

CRITERIA FOR ENTRANCE
Trumbull Resident; Bilingual/E.L.L. Special needs for mild Speech/Language; At risk Title I Director’s Discretion.

The Preschool Education in Trumbull Program is a language-based program that is committed to providing English Language Learner (ELL) students the opportunity to develop pre-academic skills and concepts at the same level as other students while acquiring English language proficiency. Through intriguing activities that elicit conversation and collaborative learning, students develop a passion for learning not only the English language, but readiness concepts which are a foundation for future academic ventures. The student’s eligibility is determined through a developmental screening process. The 4-year-old group meets Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 12:50-3:20 p.m and the 3-year-old group meets Tuesday & Thursday from 12:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. In addition to school readiness activities, a thirty-minute language lesson is provided once a week by a speech/language pathologist.

For any additional information, please contact the program coordinator at 452-4423.

Head Start

CRITERIA FOR ENTRANCE
Resident of Region; 3 years old by 12/31; Income eligibility; Application, Interview

Head Start is a federally funded grant program for preschool children from low-income families in the region. Head Start helps all children and their families succeed. Services are also offered to meet the special needs of children with identified special needs. Children in Head Start must be 3 years old by December 31. Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities similar to other preschool programs. In addition, they receive medical and dental care, and have a healthy breakfast and lunch daily. The children come to school 5 days a week for 4 hours per day. Readiness activities for kindergarten are incorporated throughout the year. The Head Start personnel consists of a director, disabilities coordinator, health/nutrition coordinator, social services/parent involvement coordinator, two certified classroom teachers, an education coordinator and two paraprofessionals. All children in the program are transported to and from school by their parents.

For any additional information, contact the Head Start Parent Involvement Coordinator at 452-4423.

Specialized Resource Program (SRP)

CRITERIA FOR ENTRANCE
Trumbull Resident, 3 or 4 years old; Assessment Socio-Communicative Disorder; P.D.D. or Autism IEP

The Specialized Resource Program provides educational programming for children with Pervasive Developmental Delays (PDD). This group of disorders, commonly referred to as the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), includes the developmental disorders of Autism, PDD-NOS, Aspergers and Rett’s Syndrome and other related conditions. Some children with those related disorders need specialized programs like the SRP or Special Education Preschool Program where they are provided with an individualized program that is geared towards their strengths and addresses their current challenges. This comprehensive approach utilized to educate children includes the strategies of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), social and communicative interventions and generalization of learning. It is an intensive, specialized program that is language and behaviorally based.

Inquiries about this program may be made to Child Find at 452-4352.