Division of School Support Services

Pre-School / Early Start

Preschool

• LBUSD provides assessment and intervention services for preschool children (ages 3-5). Services are provided children who required special education services due to delays in one of more areas of development: communication, motor, social/emotional, visual, and/or cognition; or, because of an established medical condition or congenital syndrome which is adversely impacting development or likely to adversely impact development.
• Children are usually referred for assessment by parents or at transition meetings with either Harbor Regional Center or LBUSD Early Start.
• Assessment, Initial Individualized Education Programs, and Transition Meetings for children ages 3-5 are coordinated at the following location:
  
  The Willows
  LBUSD Infant/Preschool Referral Center
  4310 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 3
  Long Beach, CA 900807
  
• Referrals can be made by a written request to the above address or by calling:
  Telephone: 562-422-6868, ext. 237
  TDD: 562-423-8595
  Fax: 562-422-7902
• LBUSD offers a continuum of Special Education placement options and related services to preschool children. Preschool programs and services within LBUSD are currently coordinated through the Preschool Program Office located at the Willows, Suite 3. LBUSD programs are offered at various elementary sites throughout the district.

Early Start

• LBUSD provides early intervention services to children and their families, ages birth to 3, who have one or a combination of the following disabilities:
  
  • Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  • Visual Impairment (legally blind or low vision)
  • Orthopedic Impairment
• Services are coordinated through the following location:
  
  LBUSD Infant/Toddler/Preschool Referral Center
  The Willows
  4310 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 3
  Long Beach, CA 90807
• Referrals are typically initiated by parents, medical professionals, or therapists.
• Referrals for the LBUSD Early Start Program can be made by calling:
  Telephone: 562-422-6868, ext. 237
  TDD: 562-423-8595
  Fax: 562-422-7902
• Once a referral is received, a LBUSD Infant/Toddler Service Coordinator will contact the family and arrange a time for an intake meeting. Through the Individualized Family Service Plan, services are then provided to the child and family with home-based family centered services in the child's natural environment. Currently, LBUSD has interagency agreements and works together with the Braille Institute, Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic, and Early Head Start in providing Early Start Services.
• LBUSD Early Start Program offers a parent resource library and parent support groups on a monthly basis.