Special Needs Preschool

What is Special Needs Preschool (SNP)?

The CCS Special Needs Preschool Program provides early intervention opportunities and Individualized Education Program (IEP) services for those children ages 3 - 5 who have been identified as having special needs in one of the following developmental areas based on the state and federal guidelines:

• • Language

  • Cognition

  • Motor Skills

  • Adaptive Behavior

  • Social-Emotional Development

Columbus City Schools (CCS) is responsible for locating all children birth through 21 years of age with a suspected disability who reside within the Columbus City School district. CCS Special Needs Preschool program collaborates with Head Start programs, preschools, daycare centers, and several county agencies to identify and locate children ages 3-5 with suspected disabilities. These county agencies include:

• Family and Children First Council - Help Me Grow Program and the Early Childhood Resource Center

• Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD)

• Franklin County ADAMH Board