Our Services Include:

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The Opportunity Pre-School is a multi-disciplinary evaluation program and provider site. We offer:
  • Speech and Language Therapy
    • Utilizing the naturalistic environment our Speech Pathologists facilitate language development.  Many of our therapists have extensive knowledge in Sign Language and/or Spanish. We are able to implement PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) for children who are experiencing difficulty acquiring verbal communication and utilize AAC (Alternative Augmentative Communication Devices).  We have trained PROMPT (Prompts for Retraining Oral Musculature Phonic Targets) therapists who use a multi-sensory approach to facilitate improved intelligibility in our children with severe phonological delays/disorders, and apraxia.  Our Speech Pathologists conduct evaluations and interpret the findings to be utilized when developing an Individual Education Plan.
  • Social work and Psychological Services
    • School Social Workers are the link between home, school and community in providing direct as well as indirect services to students and families as well as to promote and support students' academic and social success. We offer psychological counseling services, crisis intervention and family counseling/training.  Our Psychologists administer psychological and developmental tests when necessary and interpret the findings for the families.
  • Physical Therapy
    • The Physical Therapists  work with both ambulatory and non-ambulatory children.  They utilize typical preschool activities as well as specific therapeutic activities to facilitate improved gross motor development and vestibular (balance) reactions to enable children to negotiate their environment safely. They are experienced in acquiring adaptive equipment to enhance the abilities of our physically challenged children.
  • Occupational Therapy
    • The Occupational Therapists and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants address fine and gross motor needs as well as sensory needs to facilitate improved object manipulation, self-feeding, pre-handwriting, and body awareness in space.
  • ​Early Intervention Programs
    • Center-based opportunities for children receiving Early Intervention, through the NYS Department of Health, to attend a half-day instructional program providing opportunities for cognitive, social-emotional, communicative, adaptive, and physical development. 

Our Developmental Skill Areas:
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  • Center-Based Instruction - Under the guidance of our NYS certified staff, our classroom experiences are designed to allow children opportunities for cognitive learning, communicative development, social-emotional growth and the tools that they need for a happy and successful educational experience. 
  • Physical Education - We provide opportunities for children to develop coordination skills with basic and creative movements and focusing body awareness and balance.
  • Music - Young children are natural musicians appreciating rhythm and melody.  They sing, chant, play rhythm instruments and use their bodies for musical expression.
  • Art - Provides the basic for language experiences.  Varieties of art activities and using different materials, children develop and refine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
  • ​Social Skills - Our focus is on developing awareness of self as an individual, stressing each child's unique qualities and appreciating the similarities and differences in others.
  • Science/Health - Each class will focus on children's innate curiosity, desire to explore and discover the simple concepts about their physical world.  Also focusing on developing different skills: comparisons, classifications, and fostering problem solving strategies.
  • Language Arts - Our program is designed to immerse children in a language rich environment.  Language experiences are provides through creative arts, creative dramatics, and play activities.  It is essential to foster a positive attitude towards reading, writing, thinking, and listening early in a child's school experience.
  • Math - A varied approach to math by utilizing concrete manipulative materials.
  • Technology Program - With our fast growing technology world, the use of tablets and computers are common within everyday life.  Based on NYS Common Core Standards for education, students would be able to use iPads/Apple TV to find information, complete certain tasks and solve problems.​