Life Skills PreSchool

About Life Skills PreSchool

The Life Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc. is a special needs program servicing students throughout New York City. Founded in the early 1970's, Life Skills upholds a mission to provide structure and support for children to develop their full potential, respect the diversity and unique contributions of all, offer instruction that is individualized and developmentally appropriate, promote a child-centered, safe and supportive environment, engage parents, the community and school members in a collaborative team-approach, and to inspire a lifetime to learning. Our program seeks to provide education and related therapy to special needs children in the least restrictive environment, to better prepare them for a successful future. Our preschool sites, located in the Bronx and Queens; service preschoolers with varying special needs and disabilities. Our student population is diverse however some possible impairments might include Autism, Health Impaired, Intellectually Deficit, Speech Impairment, Sensory related issues, Down Syndrome, to name a few. Our Queens site serves numerous medically fragile students that suffer from physical disabilities including seizure disorders. Our preschools utilize the Creative Curriculum in accordance with the Common Core. The curriculum outlines various objectives in all areas of development and learning for 3-5 year olds including social emotional, physical, language, and cognitive objectives. Our classrooms, activities, special events, and schedules are tailored to support this program. In all our program, we strive to promote parent/guardian involvement and support. We run frequent parent meetings, specialized classes run by licensed related service therapists and have offered English as a Second Language classes to parents and family members of our students depending on interest and participation. Our overall mission is to provide a quality education to our students regardless of their special needs and to prepare them for a successful educational career.