Henrico County Public Schools Preschool Special Education Program
HCPS provides a continuum of service to meet the individual needs of learners. The preschool special education program serves children that are 2 years old by September 30th to 5 years of age and ready for school age programming. There are a wide variety of services for preschool students to meet the diverse needs and provide developmentally appropriate services for young children. The type, amount, and frequency of service is based on a child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) and driven by the child’s goals and objectives.
Continuum of Services:
Continuum of services- Preschool
- Consultation- monitoring progress, providing
- Home based services- providing educational services for children in their homes, nursery schools, private preschools, baby sitters, day care center, and Federal 4 year old programs. Providing parents and child care staff with strategies to help with daily routines and teaching new ways of working with each child. Home-based teachers provide developmental therapy, adaptations, and specific techniques to children in private settings.
- Self- Contained preschool services: preschool classes within elementary schools. Services are based on individual needs of the student. Structured, routine based program with a thematic approach. Classes are grouped for 2-3 year-olds and older 3-4 year olds.
- Self-Contained Highly Structured Programming: preschool class that provide specialize direct instruction including visual supports for children on the Autism spectrum.
- Collaborative Class for 4-year-old students: collaboration between special education and the Federal 4-year-old preschool program. Larger group setting.
- Collaborative community based preschool class: partnership with Kiddie Ko. childcare center.
- Reverse Inclusion- Pilot Class: Reverse inclusion classrooms consist of equal numbers of same-aged children with and without disabilities attending classes together. This pilot project will provide children who are grouped heterogeneously the opportunity to interact and learn from each other as well as to gain greater understanding of human diversity and its value to our society. All students’ benefit from carefully designed instruction that meets their individual levels.
- Support services provided but not limited to: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Vision Services and Interpreters for children with hearing impairments and are provided in a continuum- consult, direct, integrated services.
Links:
- Developmental Milestones
- Parent tips
- Recognizing Difficult Behavior
- Discipline Guide
- Discipline Strategies
