Nursery Program
Half day and full day special education programs follow a therapeutic environment created in the classroom.

• Teachers create a safe and trusting environment where children feel comfortable and can acquire skills, learn to understand feelings, and modify behaviors that can interfere with learning and relationships.



• Each child is assigned to a team that includes parents, teacher, assistant teachers, social worker, and related services therapists, as needed. The team reaches consensus about priorities.



• Preschool classes, ranging from eight to ten children, make it possible to implement each child's instructional objectives through play, individual instruction time, and regular classroom activities.



• Therapies (physical, occupational, and speech therapy, etc.) are provided within the school day, individually, in a group or through a consult model. The child's team sets appropriate goals and develops interventions that can be implemented during typical classroom activities or at home.




• Computer, music classes, library, indoor and outdoor activities are also part of the child's special education activities

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English Language Learning Classes (ELL)

VCLC offers two half-day special education preschool classes for children whose native language is Spanish. The goal of the ELL program is to promote English while developing early literacy skills. Classes are initially conducted in Spanish with English introduced gradually. Classes are supported by a bilingual/ bicultural staff. As the children's use of English increases, they may be moved into other VCLC nursery classes.