PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
Inspire Kids is dedicated to developing each child’s life-long love of learning. Inspire Kids currently operates four preschool sites in Goshen, Newburgh and Monroe. Each year, the preschool enrolls approximately 250 children placed with us by their local school districts’ Committees on Preschool Special Education for school year and summer programs. The children experience a variety of developmental delays or challenges, and receive special education and supportive therapies and services according to an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP). Related services that Inspire Kids provides include speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, play therapy, family counseling, and the services of Teachers of the Blind & Visually Impaired.
Inclusive Classes
(Preschool Partners)
Golden Apple Preschool
The Golden Apple Preschool, located within Inspire Kids, is open to the general public and offers full-day inclusionary preschool classes for typically developing children between the ages of 2 ½ and 5 years. The children learn within integrated classroom settings in which children with typical and special needs together benefit from an early education curriculum of learning, play and social skills.
Head start
The Head Start of Eastern Orange County–Inspire Kids SCIS classroom is a collaborative early childhood education model that brings together Head Start and Inspire Kids teachers to support the diverse developmental needs of young children. This partnership combines the comprehensive services of Head Start with the specialized instruction provided through the SCIS (Special Class in an Integrated Setting) program. In this inclusive classroom, teachers work together to implement the curriculum, promote school readiness, and support children’s social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Children with developmental delays or disabilities receive individualized instruction and services aligned with their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
