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Community Peer PreK (CPP)
CPP provides children with and without disabilities the opportunity to participate in an engaging and inclusive preschool program.
PreK program applications are open November 10th- January 16th at 4 PM. Learn about the application process and required documents.
We’re here to help! For assistance or questions, contact the APS Welcome Center at 703-228-8000 (option 1) or [email protected]
Toddler Program – Ages 2 years 6 months through 3
- 25 hours a week
- Approximately 1/3 of the seats are offered to students without disabilities
Eligibility: Children without disabilities must be 2 years 6 months old by Sept. 30
Locations:
- Carlin Springs
- Jamestown
PreK Program – Ages 3-4
- Full school-day
- Classes have equal proportions of students with and without disabilities
Eligibility: Children without disabilities must be 3 years old by Sept. 30 and toilet trained
Locations: Alice West Fleet, Barcroft, Carlin Springs, Dr. Charles R. Drew, Glebe, Hoffman Boston, Innovation, Nottingham, Taylor, Tuckahoe
If your child is enrolled in a Preschool program at a school other than their designated neighborhood school, they will be required to either attend their assigned neighborhood school or apply to an option school for Kindergarten.
Families can apply to any CPP program location. Transportation is not provided to families attending a program outside of their neighborhood zoned school.
CPP Program priorities:
- Children who are 3 years 6 months old by September 30th
- Neighborhood-zoned children
- Children in families below 80% of the median income in Arlington County
- Current APS employees who reside in Arlington
About CPP
Instruction
- Inclusive preschool programs have a positive and profound academic and social impact on children with and without disabilities.
- Children receive differentiated instruction based on the Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS).
- Instructional areas of focus include literacy, mathematics, science, history, health and physical development, personal and social development, music, and visual arts.
The toddler program provides play-based instruction to target all developmental areas with a focus on communication, interactions with peers and adults as well as fostering growing independent skills.
Transportation
Transportation is provided for students who are 4 years old by Sept 30th who reside in that zoned school area but live outside the neighborhood school’s walk zone.
APS transportation is not provided for 2 and 3 year old students enrolled in the CPP program.
Tuition
- Tuition determined using the following formula: (Family gross income x .05)/ Number of children you have enrolled in a fee based childcare setting
- Maximum tuition is $12,500
- All families of 3 year old children pay tuition.
- Families of four year old students who have a gross income below 80% of the median income in Arlington do not pay tuition.
- Families of four year old students who have a gross income above 80% of the median income in Arlington pay tuition.
- 80% of the median income in Arlington based on household size:
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- 2 people– $104,960
- 3 people– $118,080
- 4 people– $131,120
- 5 people– $141,680
- 6 people– $152,160
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Toilet Training Guidelines for Community Peer PreK
What does it mean to be “toilet trained”?
A child must be toilet trained to enroll in CPP. The Office of Early Childhood understands that being toilet trained is a developmental skill that children reach at different ages.
Toilet training is not provided unless your child has an Individualized Education Plan, a Section 504 Plan or a Medical Care Plan that indicates specific accommodations for toileting.
A toilet trained child:
- Wears underwear during the day at school and at home
- Indicates the need to use the bathroom
- Uses the bathroom independently
- Can remove most clothes and put clothes back on as necessary.
- Toileting accidents are expected as a rare occurrence. A child is not yet considered toilet trained for APS preschool programs if the child has 8 or more toileting accidents the first month of school.