Programs and Services

Children’s Learning Center

The Children’s Learning Center is a New York State Education Department Approved Preschool Special Education
EVALUATION SITE

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Early Intervention Program

The Early Intervention (EI) Program of the Children's Learning Center provides educational and related services for children from birth to three years of age residing in Nassau County.  UCPN is a recognized and approved early intervention provider of a comprehensive taxonomy of evaluation and treatment services.  These services are provided on a twelve month basis in a natural environment for eligible children and their families.  The primary emphasis of this program is to provide family members with the support and knowledge necessary to foster confidence and carryover of educational and therapeutic skills in the home environment.  Classroom-based services are available for the children.  Experienced staff are available to serve as Ongoing Service Coordinators to assist families with their specific needs and concerns.

Preschool Program

The Preschool Program provides a multi-sensory approach to readiness skills for students ranging in age from three to five years.  This program enhances and integrates the motor, cognitive, language, perceptual, and social areas of development in order to maximize optimal learning.  An integral part of this program is ongoing parent contact that provides information and techniques to enable the parent to facilitate the learning process at home.  For many students in our preschool, the goal is to provide the students with the necessary academic and social/emotional skills to enable them to be mainstreamed into the public  school system.

Elementary School Age and Secondary Program

Students in this division of our school range from five to twenty-one. It is the largest section of our school with the main focus on developing skills that allow for academic growth and as much independence in functional ability as possible.  As in our other school divisions, a multidisciplinary team of physical, occupational  and speech therapists, psychologist, social workers, and related medical and adaptive equipment personnel help to coordinate and implement IEP (Individualized Education Plan) along with the teacher and classroom faculty.  Parents are asked to remain involved in their child's program by participating in classroom training groups, team meetings, social work groups.