Early Childhood Center (ECC)
Early Childhood Center (ECC)
Children turning five years of age on or before September 8 are eligible for Kindergarten and not ECC.
- The Early Childhood Center is designed to serve special needs children and typically developing children in an integrated setting.
- The ECC Program for 3 year-olds runs Monday through Thursday from 9:10-11:40 am.
- Children applying for this session must be three years of age by September 8.
- The ECC program for 4- year-olds runs Monday through Friday from 12:25-2:55pm.
- Children applying for this session must be four years of age by September 8.
Classes are limited in size: 60% of the class is typically developing children, and 40% of the class presents with varying special needs. Students who have received special education services and have met the appropriate age level goals, making them no longer eligible for services, will complete the school year but may not begin another year in the program under special education guidelines. He/she will be considered a peer model and will be expected to pay the tuition rate.
Application
Applications for admission as peer models are being accepted on November 16 for the next calendar year. Acceptance is based on a first-come first-served basis. Students determined to be “educationally at risk” due to environmental factors are given increased allowances to be involved in the program. Should the Early Childhood Center receive more applications than openings, a waitlist will be formed. Should an opening arise in the school year, students on the waitlist will be notified in the order on the waitlist in the order in which we received the application.
The ECC secures a few slots each year for at-risk students and can alter waitlist assignment numbers due to at-risk nature or concerns.
- The link to access the online application for the 2027-2028 school year will open on November 16th at 9 AM.
Annual Open House
The Open House is held yearly in October. We invite all Scituate Prospective and current preschool families to come and learn about the Early Childhood Center program. This provides an opportunity to meet the teachers and see the classrooms.
Developmental Screening Process
Developmental Screening is a brief check of a young child’s language abilities, play skills, fine and gross motor control, and math concepts, including recognizing colors, shapes, counting, size differences and classifying. All those who apply to the program will be asked to participate in our screening process. The information gathered from screening assists us in creating balance in classrooms and does not impact acceptance to our program. Screenings are approximately 15 minutes in length and will be held in February.
Tuition
A non-refundable deposit of $200 is collected after acceptance to our program in April, serves as a commitment to the school year program, and goes towards the balance of tuition. Tuition balance is then divided into installment payment, which are paid throughout the school year.
Payment slips will be provided.
- Tuition for the 3 year old AM session is $2,500 per year.
- Tuition for the 4 year old PM session is $3,100 per year.
Online Payments
Online deposit payments can be made using UniPay, Scituate Public Schools’ Online Payment System.
Early Childhood Center Open House
We invite all Scituate prospective and current preschool families to come and learn about the 2027-2028 Scituate Early Childhood Center Program.
Please join us Friday, October 23rd 9:00-10:00am at the Early Childhood Center Wampatuck School 266 Tilden Road.
Children entering the Early Childhood Program must be 3 years of age by September 8, 2027. Children age 5 years by September 8th are eligible for Kindergarten. We accept new student applications November 16, 2026 for the 2027-2028 school year.
Contact Lisa Perreault with questions.
Acceptance and Tuition
After a child is accepted into the ECC program, families must complete the online student registration and pay the deposit within 10 days to secure your child’s placement in the program.