Wethersfield Public Schools is seeking children three years of age as of October 1, 2023 to participatein the Wethersfield Preschool Program for the 2023-2024 school year. Our preschool is an integrated preschool program that includes children with and without special needs aging from 3 to 5 years. All children who attend the program must reside within the Wethersfield Public School district. We are only taking applicants for the three-year old program at this time. Classes are located at Samuel Webb Elementary School. Classes are 2.5 hours per day, Monday – Thursday. Children are assigned to a morning or afternoon session based on the needs of the program. Parents will be notified of the assignment upon acceptance. Cost per year for this four-day program is $1,200.00.

Our Peer Playmates are selected through a lottery system. The application deadline for the lottery is March 10, 2023. Children will be invited to a screening to select potential peer playmates. The screening will be held on Friday, March 17, 2023. Children who participate in the screening will be placed into a lottery to fill the number of open slots. Parents interested in completing an application should call Mrs. Rosanne Zdrok at (860) 571-8141 or email her at rzdrok@wethersfield.me to receive a registration application for the lottery.

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The Wethersfield Developmental Early Intervention Program offers a positive and stimulating environment, which fosters children’s creative and intellectual abilities appropriate for their own developmental stages. The goal is to create a nurturing first time school experience which builds self-esteem and independence for future learning. Classrooms are set up with a hands-on approach that supports the childrens' curiosity of the world around them. Through differentiated instruction as well as self-directed activities, children are encouraged to engage in a variety of experiences that help them ask questions, make choices, and solve problems. The objectives of the program strive to advance children’s growth in the areas of personal-social, communicative, cognitive, self-help, and motor skills.

The Developmental Early Intervention Team believes in educating every child to reach his/her fullest potential. The students leave the preschool program with a solid foundation on which to build as they enter the next step in their educational career.

Our Preschool is an integrated preschool program that includes children with and without special needs aging from 3 to 5 years. All children must reside within the Wethersfield Public Schoold District. Children gain entrance into the preschool program through one of two methods:

1) typical peer models are selected through a lottery process (see below for more information)

or

2) students with special needs that are found eligible through the PPT process. For further information please refer to the Wethersfield Public Schools' Preschool Manual.

Do you have a 3-5 year old?

During school closure, our screening process may look different, but our commitment to our community has not changed. Screenings are still available during closure. Parents or guardians who have a concern about their child's development and/or would like their child screened should contact the Special Services Department 860-571-8137 or email Nadine Charette at ncharette@wethersfield.me. Our team will be able to share with families our change in process to assure everyone’s safety during closure and through the health pandemic. Preschool screenings are typically held the first Friday of every month, but will now be made by appointment. All screenings are FREE to all Wethersfield residents.

Families of children who do not require special education services that would like their child to attend the Wethersfield Public School Preschool program as a peer playmate must enter a lottery. This lottery is held in the spring prior to the upcoming school year. Typically, 18 peer playmates will be selected to participate in the prek 3 program. Once a child is accepted into the program, he/she do not have to reenter the lottery for the following school year for the prek 4 program. A Pre K 4 lottery will only be held if openings are available for the upcoming school year. The Pre K lottery ends on March 11th.

Please do not register your student unless you have been notified that your child has been accepted into the program.