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| Colchester Public Schools provides the Colchester Early Childhood Program (CECP). The CECP is a preschool learning opportunity provided to eligible 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children residing in Colchester. The goal of Colchester Public School’s CECP is to provide an early childhood preschool education to eligible children to promote their growth and development so that they are ready to enter kindergarten. Focused learning areas include: language; social skills; problem-solving; early literacy, math and science; as well as the development of gross and fine motor skills. The CECP is accredited through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), which is a hallmark of quality. |
The CECP consists of three distinct programs, all of which have their own eligibility. Those programs include:
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Early Start CT which provides an early education to 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children who meet the eligibility requirements;
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Early Childhood Special Education which provides a classroom program for some 3-, 4-, and 5-year -old children who: (a) are found eligible to need special education because of a disability and (b) have a frequency and intensity of need that requires that an early childhood setting serve as the intervention context; and
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Colchester’s Early Childhood Lottery that provides an additional opportunity for an early childhood preschool education to 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children living in Colchester.
Once accepted into any of the three programs offered through the CECP, children must be registered for school and follow district policy.
CECP Letter and Application (two pages)