At Rochester School for the Deaf (RSD), our Early Childhood Programs support families in ways that effectively help them to understand and succeed with many of the unique challenges they will face.

RSD teachers and support staff provide comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic services to help develop an individualized plan to meet the social and academic needs of each young child in our programs.

We recognize and value:

• Parents and their intimate knowledge of their child
• The importance of educating children with hearing loss as well as members of their family
• Collaborative partnerships between teachers, therapists, specialists, and families
• Parent's rights to make informed decisions about appropriate educational options for their child
• Opportunities for parents to network with each other through workshops and school activities

Our Early Childhood Programs offers:

• A home-based Infants, Toddlers and Twos Program for children with hearing loss from birth to 18 months of age and our center-based program for children from 18 months to 3 years of age
• A full-day Preschool Program for children ages 3 and 4
• An Extended School Year Summer Program designed to support the ongoing educational and social development needs of young children

All Early Childhood Program services are free-of-charge to those families whose children fall within the guidelines to attend RSD and who reside in the 22-county area surrounding Rochester, New York.