Countywide Programs Pre-K

Multi-Intervention Program for Students with Autism (MIPA)

The focus of the MIPA program is on increasing communication, independent life skills, social skills, and academic performance.  Students who are receiving special education support due to autism may be candidates for the MIPA program.  The program provides a highly structured environment and research-based academic and behavioral interventions for autism. The program uses a variety of strategies to prepare students to transition to less restrictive settings.  Examples of curricula used in MIPA classes include the STAR Program (Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research, Arick, Loos, Falco, Krug, 2004) and the Links Curriculum.

Two Year Old Toddler Program Preschool Special Education Programs (Cross Categorical)

Three-Five Year Old Programs

Community Peer Pre-K (CPP) Program

The Community Peer Pre-K (CPP) Program, located in 11 elementary schools, provides children with and without disabilities the opportunity to participate in an engaging and comprehensive inclusive Preschool program. The Toddler Program is a 25-hour-a-week program designed for children ages 2 years and 6 months through 3. It offers approximately 1/3 of the seats to students without disabilities.
The Pre-K Program is a full-day program designed for children ages 3 years and 6 months through 5. These classes have equal proportions of students with and without disabilities
.View a recording of our Pre-K Virtual Information Night to learn more about CPP ELIGIBILITY:

• Placement in CPP for children with disabilities is determined by the child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) team.

LEARN ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PEER PRE-K PROGRAM (CPP)

• Inclusive preschool programs have a positive and profound academic and social impact on children with and without disabilities.
• Children in the CPP Program receive differentiated instruction based on the Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS). Instructional areas of focus include literacy, mathematics, science, history, health and physical development, personal and social development, music, and visual arts.
• The toddler programs provide play-based instruction to target all developmental areas with a focus on communication, interactions with peers and adults as well as fostering growing independent skills.

SCHOOLS

CPP Program Locations (Spanish) (Amharic) (Arabic) (Mongolian)
CPP PROGRESS REPORT
3 YO PreK Progress Report- (English) (Spanish)
4 YO PreK Progress Report- (English) (Spanish)

Integration Station

Integration Station (IS) has several pre-Kindergarten special education programs that serve Arlington Public School (APS) students ages 2-5 who have disabilities. IS is co-located with The Children’s School (TCS) in Ballston, and provides an integrated educational program for 2-5 year old children with disabilities.

Learn More

4420 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 224. For more information, please call 703-462-5184.