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  • Developmental Preschool

    Deer Valley Early Childhood Department provides inclusive preschool classrooms for children aged three to five years old (students must turn five after September 1st). Each classroom provides support and services for both age-appropriate children, and those children who have been identified as having special needs. Each classroom is staffed with a certified Early Childhood Special Education Teacher and two paraprofessionals.  There are two preschool sessions daily, which last 2.5 hours and run Monday through Thursday.

    The Early Childhood staff strives to provide each child with a unique educational experience, by individualizing the instruction for various learning styles and providing developmentally appropriate activities.  Therapy services for those children who are eligible include speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and vision/hearing services for those students who require this service.

    Every Developmental Preschool classroom focuses on the following areas:

    • Pre-academic skills
    • Positive social interactions
    • Opportunities to develop fine and gross motor skills
    • Problem-solving strategies
    • Critical thinking skills
    • Decision-making skills
    • Exposure to learning communities within the classroom
    • Increased language skills
    • Fostering curiosity and love of learning

     

    What is a Child Find Screening?

    Early Childhood Child Find Screening Dates for the 2023-2024 School Year

    Developmental Preschool Parent Handbook

    What is a Preschool Delay?

    Developmental Preschool Locations for the 2024-2025 School Year

     

    How can I schedule my child for a screening?

    You can contact our office to schedule a screening using any of the following ways;

    • Please fill out this Child Find Screening interest form by following this link: Screening Interest Form
    • For questions about Developmental Preschool, IEP's, and Child Find Screening's only please contact our early childhood Transition clerk, Carla, at 602-467-6018 or by email at Carla.Wandelt@dvusd.org.  
    • If you have questions about Peer Role Models or the Head Start programs, please call Amy Rice at 602-467-6013 or email Amy.Rice@dvusd.org 

     

    State and Federal Intervention Services

    AZEIP- Children ages birth to 3 years of age

    Division of Developmental Disabilities- ages 3 years and up

Preschool Children Learning
Preschool Children in Classroom