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Early Care and Education Center
Teresa Mullineaux, supervisor
484-237-5401
The Early Care and Education Center provides a nurturing environment in which infants, toddlers and preschool children play, learn and develop. This program is located at the Educational Service Center at 455 Boot Road in Downingtown, and operates year round, from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Early Care and Education Center
- Infant
- CCIU Employee $48/child/day
- Non-Employee $53/child/day
- Young toddler
- CCIU Employee $45/child/day
- Non-Employee - $50/child/day
- Older toddler
- CCIU Employee - $42/child/day
- Non-Employee - $47/child/day
- Preschooler
- CCIU Employee - $40/child/day
- Non-Employee - $45/child/day
Early Care and Education Provider Training Program
Andrea Vaughn
Chester County Alliance
484-237-5166
This program is an initiative to improve the quality of care for Chester County children by offering training, support, and mentoring to Chester County early care and education providers. It is available for child care centers, groups, or family day care homes, with an outreach to providers offering unregulated care.
Various workshop topics are offered. In addition, workshop trainings are customized for providers requesting on-site training.
Early Intervention (See Preschool
Special Education Services)
Education and Training Services for Adjudicated Youth/Residential Treatment Facility
Alan Slobojan, Ed.D.
Director, Career, Technical & Customized Education
484-237-5109
This service provides professional staff, curriculum and educational specialists for programs that service court adjudicated youth. Basic academic instruction in all major subject areas can be provided as well as reading, physical education, driver education, related arts and special education. Supervisors and fully certified regular and special education staff are assigned to deliver educational programs. Classes are limited to a maximum of twelve (12) students per teacher. Instructional aides are also provided as needed.
Emotional Support - Center for Arts & Technology
Lisa Tzanakis, principal
Center for Arts & Technology
610-486-2273
Emotional support classrooms provide academic and emotional support for students identified as emotionally disturbed who manifest behaviors which result in behavioral and academic deficits. Students receive instructional and emotional support based on their individual needs.
Program Features:
- Curriculum following general education courses
- Staff development training
- Consultation with community agencies
- Parent involvement
- Behavior management program
- Transitional/vocational program at the secondary
level
- Group interaction training
- Problem solving and impulse control intervention
Instruction is provided in the following areas:
Health and support services provided in the basic program include:
- Behavioral management techniques
- Vocational assessment
- Psychological assessment and counseling
- Interagency coordination
- Mental health specialist support
Related services not provided in the basic program but available at an additional charge include:
- Speech and language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
Emotional Support - Child
Development Center
Susan Mateka, Principal
Child & Career Development Center
610-383-7400
The Emotional Support program provides academic and emotional support for students who are seriously, emotionally disturbed. Students receive instructional and emotional support to improve social and behavioral skills, group interaction skills, improvement of self-esteem and remediation in planned courses. Classes are provided for students in grades K-12.
The primary goal is to teach appropriate social skills, so that students are able to function appropriately in an academic and social setting.
Program Features:
- Individual assessment and educational planning
- Structured environment
- Interagency coordination
- Computer literacy education (all programs)
- Community-based instruction
- Social experiences - dances, assemblies, field trips, Special Olympics training and competition
- Curriculum following mandated planned courses
- Staff development training
- Parent education
- Transition services
- Job coaching
- Adaptive physical education
- Swimming
- Participation in community work experience team
- Behavior management systems
- Prosocial skills instruction
- Adventure education
Related services included in the basic program are as follows:
- Speech and language therapy
- Behavior management for students and parents
- Social skills training for students and parents
- Counseling and social services
- Pre-vocational skills
- Adventure education
Health and support services included in the basic program are as follows:
- School nurse
- Social worker
- Psychiatric services
- Psychological assessment
- Behavior intervention
Related services not included in the base cost but available on an as-needed basis include:
- Occupational and physical therapy
- Hearing and vision services
- Psychiatric evaluations
Emotional Support - Cross District
Lorrie Steele, Supervisor, Special Education
484-237-5190
Emotional support classrooms provide academic and emotional support for students identified as emotionally disturbed who manifest behaviors which result in behavioral and academic deficits. Students receive instructional and emotional support based on their individual needs.
Program Features:
- Curriculum following general education courses
- Staff development training
- Consultation with community agencies
- Parent involvement
- Behavior management program
- Transitional/vocational program at the secondary level
- Group interaction training
- Problem solving and impulse control intervention
Instruction is provided in the following areas:
- Interpersonal skills
- Academic development
- Self-regulation skills
- Prosocial skills
- Positive school behaviors
The primary goal of this program is to increase basic academic, social and behavioral skills necessary to function in a mainstream setting and in the community.
Health and support services provided in the basic program include:
- Behavioral management techniques
- Vocational assessment
- Psychological assessment and counseling
- Interagency coordination
- Psychiatric assessment and consultation
- Mental health specialist support
Related services not provided in the basic program but available at an additional charge include:
- Speech and language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Ambrose Finnegan, Ed.D.
Director, Student Support Services
484-237-5057
Students in CCIU's English as a Second Language (ESL) program are provided with instructional services to assist them in their academic subjects, to develop their ability to read, write and speak English and to adjust to the social and academic demands of learning in an English-speaking classroom.
Even Start
Linda Rigler, Supervisor
610-869-8970
The Even Start program is a family literacy program. Services include adult education, early childhood education, parenting education, and Parent And Child Together (PACT) activities. Services are provided through a combination of center-based and home-based components. A family unit qualifies for Even Start services if there is a child between the ages of birth and eight years and a parent eligible for adult basic education. These services are offered in the Avon Grove and Kennett Consolidated School Districts only.
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