Student Services / Preschool Program

Preschool Program (PRIDE)

The program has been developed to identify and provide comprehensive educational experiences for disabled children three to five years. The goal of the program is two fold:

To provide a natural environment for children of varying developmental levels to work at acquiring skills needed to achieve and develop to the fullest extent in the least restrictive environment.
To support families as they develop resources for managing the daily stressors involved in raising a child with special needs.

The emphasis of the curriculum is positive. It focuses on the strengths of the child and the child's existing resources. This framework can be readily adapted to the natural setting of the home, with caregivers providing the active learning experiences, a facilitative structure with supportive guidance. Parents are supported to be the first and primary teachers of their children, a role which continues for a lifetime.

A Preschool Registration Packet can be downloaded here.

For information on the Integrated Preschool Program, click here.

Last Modified on May 7, 2013