| BPS Preschool Program at Wellington School
Visit Wellington School web site at www.belmont.k12.ma.us/wellington for school information.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in our preschool, please complete the online application and registration form and mail to to the Early Childhood Director at 121 Orchard St., Belmont, MA 02478. An Open House invitation will be mailed to every applicant after receiving a completed application. If there are more applicants than available openings, a lottery is held.
 Late application and registration form is available here.
If your child is between 3-5 years of age and you have concerns about your child's development in any area, you can contact us. We will then do an initial screening and, based on the results of that screening, a follow-up evaluation. Because we are a public school system, these services are free to all Belmont residents. The Preschool Team of professionals includes the following:
Special Education Teachers
Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Speech/Language Pathologists
Early Childhood Director
School Psychologist, as needed
Classroom Program Information:
The Belmont Preschool offers several classroom options. Each class enrolls up to 15 children. Of these 15 children, up to seven will have identified special needs and up to eight will be typically developing children from the community. The preschool curriculum follows the MA State Early Childhood Program Learning Standards. Students are engaged in developmentally appropriate activities throughout the school day to promote language, social, emotional, cognitive, and motor development.
Eligibility:
Children must be 3 years old by September 1 and not age eligible for Kindergarten.
2012-2013 class options are:
The preschool follows the elementary schedule in the Belmont Public Schools calendar
Tuition:
Rates for the 2012-2013 school year are available from the office of the Early Childhood Director.
We hope that beginning in late 2012 payments may be made online at: www.belmont.k12.ma.us/payonline
or by U.S. mail to:
Belmont Public Schools
644 Pleasant Street
Belmont, MA 02478
Attention: Georgia Patterson
Location:
Wellington Elementary School
121 Orchard Street
Belmont, MA 02478
Contact:
Peg Hamilton, Early Childhood Director, phamilton@belmont.k12.ma.us
617-993-5615
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