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Space Coast Early Intervention Center (SCEIC) is a preschool for children with and without disabilities. Our unique inclusive program ensures equal learning opportunities for all children, regardless of ability, to ensure they receive the academic and social skills needed to succeed in life.
SCEIC is an APPLE accredited Gold Seal Quality preschool. APPLE stands for the Accredited Professional Preschool Learning Environment, and it is awarded by the Florida Association for Child Care Management. Our APPLE accreditation status means that we have taken additional steps to surpass the minimum local state and county licensing requirements to ensure the highest quality educational environment for your child.
At SCEIC, we fit the program to match the needs of the child. Working with therapists, behaviorists, and early interventionists, our highly qualified preschool teachers use a variety of techniques to meet the needs of each student. SCEIC combines the benefits of large classrooms, low student to teacher ratios, adaptive equipment, state-of-the-art technology, and innovative teaching methods to provide quality educational experiences that all students can enjoy.
Best of Both Worlds
Traditional models for children with special needs focus on one-to-one therapy. While individual therapy is still a vital part of the day for our special needs children, equally important are the opportunities for social development that occurs with peer interaction. Through curriculum and play, our students learn social skills necessary for successful friendships to develop. Students learn appropriate behavior and have daily opportunities to develop and strengthen basic skills while working to meet their IEP goals. All children are assessed with various appropriate tools to measure achievement outcomes.
How can a typical preschooler benefit from SCEIC?
We refer to our typically developing preschool students as “role models”. Role model students benefit from SCEIC’s 
inclusive high-quality educational program as much as our special needs children do. Our students learn realistic and accurate views of individuals with disabilities as they see models of those who succeed in spite of challenges.
Our role model students often grow to become natural leaders who are provided with many opportunities to reinforce their skills by teaching and helping their classmates. Our low teacher- student ratio allows all of our students to benefit from more individualized attention and our highly qualified teachers provide the best education possible to each student.
Just a few short blocks from 192, with easy access to to I-95 from Palm Bay Road, we are conveniently located in the heart of Melbourne, FL on Dairy Rd. We are open from 7:30 am until 6:00 pm Monday- Friday.
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