New Hartford Public Schools

Educating for Excellence

New Hartford Public Schools Preschool Program is a reverse mainstream program serving children ages 3-5. Three-year-olds attend five half days per week and Four-year-olds attend five full days. The program successfully integrates special education children with their typically developing peers and is modeled on a play-oriented curriculum. Language games, motor activities, pretend play, and stories are incorporated into each day. The major goal of the program is to foster children's natural curiosity for learning, and to promote self-esteem, self-help, cooperation, and empathy for others. Through consultation with the kindergarten teachers, literacy activities help the children prepare for kindergarten. The curriculum is also focused on acquisition of early math skills along with science activities.

* Staffing

In addition to a full time certified preschool teacher, there is a full time tutor assigned to the class. Additionally, the speech and language pathologist, school psychologist, and occupational and physical therapists spend time in the classroom.

* Program Hours

The 3-year-old program begins at
8:30 A.M. and ends at 11:00 A.M., Monday - Friday.

The 4-year-old program runs from 8:30 - 2:50 Monday - Friday.

* Itinerant Services

Children ages 3-5 who are not enrolled for the preschool program, but require speech and language, occupational or physical therapy services may receive itinerant services through the Special Education department.

The Play Group Day will be held at the New Hartford Elementary School on March 24th, 2023.

Screening Day will be held on April 6th 2023, by invitation only.

If you are interested in having your child attend Play Group Day, please complete the PreSchool Screening Sign Up Form

By March 15th 2023

The Department of Special Education and Related Services,
P.O. Box 315, 530 Main Street, New Hartford, CT 06057.

PreSchool Screening Sign Up Form

For further information, contact:

Kellyann Linn-Snowdon

860-379-1653

linn-snowdonk@newhtfd.org

Last Modified on February 15, 2023

The New Hartford Board of Education does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability (including, but not limited to, intellectual disability, past or present history of mental disorder, physical disability or learning disability), genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by Connecticut state and/or federal nondiscrimination laws.