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Where miracles happen every day In July 2010, two extraordinary schools joined hands to create The Centers for Exceptional Children, bringing together more than 95 years of nurturing children with special needs. The Children’s Center and The Special Children’s School have been “Hallways of Hope” for thousands of children and their families. Our mission is to educate, nurture and support children with special needs to reach their highest potential intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically. Between the two locations, classroom teachers, numerous assistants, physical, occupational and speech therapists, nurses, and other support staff work as a team to help children open paths to a better tomorrow. The Centers for Exceptional Children are a unique partnership between the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools and the United Way of Forsyth County. This partnership enables CFEC to provide developmentally appropriate education, a full range of therapies and medical support, through a customized plan designed for each child. Our full array of services include remarkable experiences such as therapeutic horseback riding, horticultural therapy, music, art, story-telling and special holiday experiences. Many of the Centers’ enhancements flourish through the generosity of community support, proving that people are looking for fresh ways to serve worthwhile organizations. We support an Inclusion Program for many of our classes. This program
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places a number of typical children in classrooms. The remainder of the class is made up of children with a variety of special needs. The curriculum is theme-based, handson, and developmentally appropriate for all children. Because we are part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system, our teachers all hold NC teaching licenses, many with master’s degrees and National Board-certification — unheard of in most child care settings! In addition, both centers hold five-star licenses, the ‘gold standard’ for North Carolina preschools. Family Support Network of Greater Forsyth is an outreach program that further enhances CFEC. Affiliated with the Family Support Network of NC (www.fsnnc.org), examples of programs that FSNNC contributes are: the Parent-to-Parent Matching program, through which parents of a special needs child become mentors to parents who have a newborn with needs and a special touch program for parents with hospitalized children.
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The Children’s Center
2315 Coliseum Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27106 336-727-2440 www.thecfec.org
Inclusion Program 15 months-4 years Special Needs Children birth-11 years
The Special Children’s School 4505 Shattalon Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27106 336-924-9309 www.thecfec.org
Inclusion Program 3 and 4 years Special Needs Children 3-11 years Both locations: Before and after school care and fulltime summer program is managed by Imprints