The Preschool Exceptional Education Program serves children (ages 3-5) diagnosed as having mild, moderate, or severe disabilities. These conditions include but are not limited to intellectual disabilities, hearing, visual, speech, and/or language impairments, orthopedic and emotional disabilities, and developmental delays. 

Participation in the Preschool Exceptional Education Program provides opportunities for children to learn through projects, learning centers and playful activities. This program helps children to succeed in school by providing them with a developmentally appropriate curriculum in the areas of cognition, communication, emotional, psycho-motor, self-help and adaptive skills.

Any child residing in the Atlanta Public School area is suspected of having developmental delays.

Children can be referred six months before their third birthday.

Contact the Atlanta Public School's Preschool Exceptional Education Office at 404-802-1690 or 404-802-1699 to begin the referral process.

Preschool-aged students meeting eligibility criteria and needing exceptional education services may receive those services in a variety of placement options such as, but not limited to:

• A regular education early childhood program in a public school or community
• A separate special education program housed in the public school or community-based setting
• A program provided at home
• Georgia Pre-Kindergarten Programs