Our School
Welcome to Little Early Childhood Center
Where BIG things happen!
Little is home to over 250 three to five-year old students and their families. Little provides a quality, caring public education to students with a wide-range of needs. These diverse needs are seen as one of our biggest strengths. It is through our students' differences that they are able to learn invaluable lessons from one another.
Classrooms at Little Early Childhood Center
To support the needs of all our students, Little offers two different classroom options. The first type of classroom provides support to children in a unified setting including both students who are typically developing and those with special needs. The other type of classroom provides support to only children with special education services who need higher levels of structure and support. All classrooms provide instruction to students in half-day sessions.
Unified Classrooms
Mixture of Students with and without an Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Inclusive setting to meet the learning needs of Regular Education Students and Students with Exceptionalities 3-5 years old. Unified classrooms provide academic instruction to promote kindergarten readiness skills. Students learn pre-reading, writing and math concepts as well as fundamental social skills needed for building positive relationships. These classrooms have one teacher and two paraprofessionals.
Special Education Classrooms
Only Students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP)
The majority of our classrooms at Little serve only students with special needs. These rooms offer a small class size with very structured lessons. The curriculum in these classrooms is highly modified to meet the individual needs of the learners. These classrooms have one teacher and two paraprofessionals.
Little is a school with a lot going on! It's a place where diversity is welcomed and small things are never overlooked.
Guiding Principles
Mission
We will be an exemplary model of early childhood that will empower all young children to become effective, enthusiastic and socially competent learners by creating a bond among children, their families, the school and community.
Our Values
We will be an exemplary model of early childhood that will empower all young children to become effective, enthusiastic and socially competent learners by creating a bond among children, their families, the school and the community
Our Core Beliefs
- We believe that children come first.
- We believe that our school will be an emotionally and physically safe place for everyone who comes through our doors.
- We believe that all staff will be positive role models to ensure a respectful environment for all stakeholders.
- We believe our school will lay the foundation for life-long learning through incorporating best practices.
- We believe that positive, meaningful connections with families and community are vital for success.
Contact Us
The Little Early Childhood Center office is open Monday-Friday from 8:15a.m. until 4:30p.m.
- Main Phone Line: (316) 973-5300
- Fax Number: (316) 973-5310
- Nurse Phone Line: (316) 973-5308
If our office staff is unavailable, please leave a brief message with your name, your child's name, teacher (if applicable) and reason for your call. We will return your call at our earliest convenience.