CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community

CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community (K–8)

Charter school · Ages 5–14 · Free

CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community is a tuition-free public charter school at 19722 Collier Street in Woodland Hills, serving kindergarten through eighth grade, about ages 5 to 14. The California Department of Education lists it as a traditional program in the Los Angeles Unified School District, directly funded rather than locally funded, and not virtual. The directory shows no dual-language or multilingual program. Its phone is (818) 346-5100. It fits a Woodland Hills family wanting one free public school from kindergarten through middle school.

• Charter school
• Los Angeles Unified
• Price level: Budget: low prices or free
• Free, state-funded or takes childcare subsidies: yes

• Tuition-free public charter school.

Inclusive preschool program

Preschool · Ages 3–4

A preschool inclusion program for children ages 3 to 4 who are eligible for special education, offering multidisciplinary support within a general education classroom. It is a California Department of Education certified Nonpublic Agency that contracts with LAUSD, and it operates at the CSUN Child and Family Studies Center, which is NAEYC accredited and licensed by the California Department of Social Services. Interventions and therapies are built into typical early childhood classroom activities, with an emphasis on practicing natural social and communication skills with peers, individualized instruction and planned classroom modifications. Tours and information are available through the early education office.

• A childcare center
• Getting in: An application, with interviews or testing

Infant and Toddler early intervention program

Early intervention · Up to age 3

Early intervention for infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months who are at risk for or have developmental delays, running since 1991. Families choose among three options and can switch as needs change, space permitting: a center-based program for ages 12 to 36 months where a parent or caregiver joins the classroom typically twice a week, with up to one home visit a month; a weekly home visit program with an early intervention specialist; or a childcare intervention program that brings services into the community childcare the child attends. A team of an early intervention specialist, speech and language pathologist, physical therapist and occupational therapist plans each child's program using trans-disciplinary assessment, weekly team meetings and frequent progress observations. Play and time with children without disabilities are emphasized. Spanish-speaking staff are on the team.

• Early intervention, Speech and language therapy, Physical therapy, Occupational therapy, Augmentative and alternative communication and Family support
• Jodie Agnew-Navarro, M.A., early childhood special education credential, Olga Quirarte, M.A., early childhood special education credential, Adria Harrington, M.A., CCC-SLP, Debra Huntsman Lannom, P.T. and J. Sarah Handwerger-Lipman, M.S. OT, OTR/L
• Where care happens: At the clinic or office; In the family’s home; At the child’s school or daycare

• Activities: Early intervention, Speech therapy and Physical therapy