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Special Start

By

Cambridge Public Schools

students learning

Special Start is Cambridge Public Schools’ preschool program for students with disabilities. The program provides services for preschool aged children 3 to 5 years of age.

Registration required

  • Sign-up is ongoing

Learn more about registering for school by contacting our Family Resource Center! See website below.

Cost

This Program is free!

Location

  • Both in-person and virtual (online or over the phone).

Baldwin School
85 Oxford St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

Baldwin

Cambridgeport School

89 Elm Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

Cambridgeport and The Port

Fletcher Maynard Academy
225 Windsor St
Cambridge, MA 02139
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

The Port

Graham and Parks
44 Linnaean St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

Neighborhood 9

Kennedy-Longfellow School
158 Spring St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

East Cambridge

King Open School
359 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

Mid Cambridge

Morse School
40 Granite St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

Cambridgeport

Peabody School
70 Rindge Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
Maraykanka

Neighborhood

North Cambridge

Register for Special Start at the Family Resource Center

Dates and Times

This program runs during the school year.

Monday through Friday.

Additional information

Special Start provides services for preschool aged children requiring special education, which include: screening, evaluation, development of Individualized Education Programs, walk-in-therapy, direct instruction in inclusionary, integrated and substantially separate classrooms and other services as deemed necessary through the team evaluation process. Typical learners are enrolled in our integrated classrooms through the annual Application Process.

Free

students learning

This program runs during the school year.

Monday through Friday.

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Shelagh Kelly Walker

Coordinator

617.349.6502
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Last updated February 28, 2022.