AHRC Learning Centers are built upon the belief: that children with developmental delays have the same needs as all children; and that parents and families are the most important people in the lives of their children.

• EVALUATIONS
• SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR PRESCHOOLERS
• SPECIAL EDUCATION ITINERANT TEACHERS SERVICES (SEIT)
• RELATED SERVICES (SPEECH, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES, NURSING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES) AS APPROPRIATE

• Special Classes
  Classes are small.  Bilingual staff are available.  Related services are provided as recommended by a child's Committee on Preschool Education (CPSE).  Summer sessions are provided when appropriate as recommended by a child's CPSE.
• Integrated Classes
  Integrated Classes provide students with disabilities with an opportunity to learn alongside their typically developing peers.

IF A CHILD NEEDS FEWER SERVICES, WE OFFER:

Special Education Itinerant Services (SEIT)
Special education itinerate teacher services (SEIT) and/or related services are provided in a  child care center Head Start program for a specified number of hours each week for children with delays ages 3-5.

For more information on any of the preschool services, please call Intake Coordinator at 212-780-2748 or 800-459-7596.

 - Preschools Locations for children between the ages of 3-5

ASTORIA BLUE FEATHER
HEADSTART PROGRAM
Awarded the Gold Certificate of Excellence in 2007 by Administration of Children and Family Services/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Education in an inclusion setting along with typically developing peers
• For children 3 to 5 years of age
• Bilingual services available

Astoria Blue Feather
27-07 8th Avenue
Astoria, NY 11102
718-721-3960

ESTHER ASHKENSAS (CENTRAL PARK)
EARLY LEARNING CENTER
(Specializing in Medically Fragile; Autism & Inclusionary)
Received the Early Childhood Program Award in 2005 by the New York State Education Department Office of School Improvement and Community Services New York City

• Special education preschool for children with developmental delays ages 3-5
• Special/inclusionary classes (special and regular child care children) for children 3-5 years of age
• Special classes for children with autism and/or medically fragile between the ages of 3-5.

Esther Ashkensas (Central Park) Early Learning Center
15 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
212-787-5400

FRANCIS OF PAOLA EARLY LEARNING CENTER
(Specializing in Medically Fragile; Autism & Inclusionary)

• Special education preschool for children with developmental delays and children who are medically fragile and non-ambulatory ages 3-5
• Special and inclusionary classes (special education and regular child care children) for children 3-5 years of age
• Special classes for children 3-5 years of age with autism
• Bilingual services available

Francis of Paola Early Learning Center
201 Conselyea Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-782-1462

HOWARD H. HABER EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Awarded the NAEYC accreditation in 2007 by the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation
Specializing in Autism & Inclusionary Programs

• Special education preschool for 3-5 years old
• Special preschool classes for children ages 3-5 with autism
• Universal Pre-K an inclusion setting along with typically developing peers
• Early intervention ABA classes for toddlers 2-3 years old

Howard H. Haber Early Learning Center
2300 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462
718-409-1450

• About AHRC NYC Education Services
• Evaluations for Early Intervention and Preschools
• Early Intervention Service Coordination
• Early Intervention Home & Center Based Programs
• Preschools for Children 3-5 Years
• Autism Spectrum Disorders Services - HOPE Continuum
• Brooklyn Blue Feather Elementary School
• AHRC Middle/High School