Early Childhood Center

Jefferson School District 251’s Early Childhood Center (ECC) provides special education services to children aged 3-5 who meet special education eligibility requirements and live within the district’s boundaries. Services are designed to remediate a child’s significant developmental delay(s) and are determined by an Individual Education Program.  Children with special needs are provided services in a pre-school setting alongside children of their own age who demonstrate typical development and can act as good models for language and social skills (Peer Model Program).  The focus of the curriculum is on the developmental areas of Cognitive Skills, Communication Skills, Social Skills, Adaptive Skills and Motor Skills.