Special Needs Preschool
Individualized Curricula
Play. Learn. Progress.
Our preschool for special needs children offers families and students the opportunity to participate in a unique learning environment. Our educators and clinicians work hand-in-hand to provide students with learning opportunities and therapeutic services of the very highest caliber. Curricula and therapy services are performed in an immersive environment managed by a combination of experienced educators and behavior specialists. We are proud to serve as a resource for families in Rock Hill, Tega Cay, Fort Mill, and Indian Land in South Carolina, and throughout the Charlotte, NC metro area.
Preschool Overview
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
Calendar: August – May Academic Year
Location: 1689 Springsteen Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 (Illumine Church)
Phone: (803) 455-6733
Email: academy@carolinatherapeutics.com
Age Range: 2 to 6
Ratio: 2:9
Our Curriculum
Our early childhood development curriculum is modeled after the Carolina Curriculum for Infants & Toddlers with Special Needs and the Carolina Curriculum for Preschoolers with Special Needs, as applicable. We uniquely tailor our curriculum to suit each student’s needs by infusing age and stage-appropriate educational programming with individualized pediatric therapy services.
Our curriculum supports individual growth and development in five key areas:
- Personal-Social
- Cognition
- Communication
- Fine Motor
- Gross Motor
Therapeutic Services
Our team of licensed, professional clinicians adapts outcomes-based, research-driven therapeutic best practices to create individualized treatment plans for every student. We are deliberate in creating an environment where students feel safe and supported, so they can feel free to have fun while working toward their goals.
ABA Therapy
Supports the development of helpful and productive behaviors, and helps to decrease those that are harmful or adversely affect learning. Therapy typically results in improved cognitive, language, social, and self-care skills.
SPEECH THERAPY
Supports those who have difficulties with producing speech sounds, language comprehension and use, social communication, reading, and feeding/swallowing. Services are provided by licensed Speech-Language Pathologists.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Supports children with fine/visual-motor, sensory processing, and executive functioning challenges. Services are provided by Registered & Licensed Occupational Therapists or Certified OT Assistants.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Supports children with gross motor delays, upper/ lower motor extremity weakness and coordination, mobility, and range of motion, or needed gait training. Some need PT short term, others engage in lifelong therapy.
Candidates for Therapy
Most often, those who benefit from ABA Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, and/or Occupational Therapy have one or more diagnoses, including:
- ADHD
- Aphasia
- Juvenile Arthritis
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Auditory Processing Disorder
- Bone Fractures
- Cerebral Palsy
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Cleft Lip/Palate
- Cognitive Disorders
- Congenital Heart Conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Developmental Delays
- Down Syndrome & Genetic Syndromes
- Dysphagia & Feeding Disorders
- Expressive & Receptive Language
- Juvenile Fibromyalgia
- Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease
- G-Tube Dependence
- Hearing Impairments
- Herniated Disc
- High-Functioning Autism
- Labrum Tears
- Laryngomalacia
- Muscle Spasm
- Oromyofunctional Disorders
- Orthopedic Injuries
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Premature Birth
- Rett Syndrome
- Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Processing Difficulties
- Spina Bifida
- Spondylosis and Stenosis
- Stroke
- Stuttering and Cluttering
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Vision Impairment
Qualifiers for Enrollment
To qualify for Preschool enrollment, children must be:
- 6 years of age or younger by September 1 of any given school year
- Eligible for and receiving at least two therapy services from Carolina Therapeutics (CT)
- Approved for enrollment through CT pre-screening evaluation and assessment
- Enrolled with an approved homeschool association if over the age of 6 after September 1
