PreSchool

Name	Room Number	Voice Mail Box
Mrs. Patricia Olson	34	243
Mrs. Emily Provost	34	304
Mrs. Suzi Klatt	34
Mrs. Susan Kosnoff	34
Ms. Tara Lameroux	34
Mrs. Urania Nicholson	34

Preschool children with special needs may attend the Early Childhood Program at John Paterson School. This program is available to all identified children with special needs that live in the Paterson and Chaffee districts. At a Planning and Placement meeting the team determines the child's eligibility and develops an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) specific to the child's needs. The IEP is then implemented in the Early Childhood Program. This program is available to children who are three and four years old.

The children in the Early Childhood Program have the opportunity to learn and play with typically developing peers who are three, four, and five. The typically developing children must be three by September 1^st of the school year and toilet trained. There is a tuition fee for this program. The program is theme based and developmentally appropriate for preschool children. A typical session may include opportunities for free play, story and circle time, music and movement, and directed small group learning. The three year old children meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. The afternoon session for four year olds meets every afternoon with children attending three or four sessions per week.

The program team includes a speech/language pathologist, a full time aide, a full time special education teacher, tutors, and the services of the nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, and school psychologist when appropriate. Additional support is provided if the PPT determines it is necessary for the safety and well being of the child. Transportation is provided for children with special needs. Parents provide transportation for all other children.