Preschool Inclusion Program (3-5 years)
We believe that a high-quality early childhood education program can provide the best learning environment for all young children, including those with disabilities. Such programs encourage children to learn through exploration and play and consider children’s individual characteristics. In addition, children can learn a great deal from observing and playing with each other. In a general early education program, same-age peers can provide more advanced models of important skills including play, social skills, and language.
The CHIME Institute Preschool Program provides interdisciplinary, developmentally appropriate programming, services and support for inclusion of young children with disabilities in a general education preschool setting.
Special features include:
- Developmentally appropriate interventions and therapies embedded within typical early childhood classroom settings and activities
- Emphasis on natural social and communication skills practice with peers
- Individualized instructional techniques and approaches to classroom accommodations and modifications planning
- Interdisciplinary team planning and provision of services within the classroom environment
- A multidisciplinary staff that includes ECSE Credential Teachers, Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist
The CHIME Preschool is a certified Nonpublic Agency by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division and children are referred for enrollment in the Program by the local school district (LAUSD).
We partner with the CSUN Child and Family Studies Center/Lab School, an early childhood program committed to fostering continued growth and development of the "whole" child. It is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and licensed by the California Department of Social Services.