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Preschool special education services can support children ages three to five with disabilities or delays in development. These services are provided free of charge to families. Preschool services can help support a child’s learning, speech and language, physical development, social-emotional skills, and other areas.

The Preschool Special Education Department, or Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE), of the Rochester City School District, manages the process for preschool children.

Preschool services can start the year a child turns 3 years old. How the process begins will depend on whether

The child received Early Intervention (EI) services;

The child is attending a preschool program; or

The child is in another childcare setting.

The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations.