·        What age students are serviced at the Melinda Webb School?

o       18 months through 6 years of age

·        What are the typical teacher to student ratios?

o       Academic sessions occur in larger groups well within the daycare regulations of ratios.

o       Language sessions occur in smaller groups of two to three students per teacher.  Small ratios allow for more turns to practice listening and speaking skills.

·        What are the schools hours of operation?

o       Academic Day:  8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

o       Before School Care:  7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

o       After School Care:  3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

·        What are some of the services the students receive at The Center for Hearing and Speech?

o       Weekly speech language sessions are provided on an individual basis for one hour per week

o       Audiological support is available as needed

o       Weekly sessions provided by The River include art, music and

movement and story time

o       Play therapy (if requested)

o       Library storytime weekly with the CHS librarian

·        What roles do the parents play?

o       THE key to outcomes is family involvement and participation

o       Parents are required to observe a thirty-minute language session and a thirty-minute Discovery room session each month

o       Parents are required to participate in their child’s weekly speech language sessions

o       We ask that parents implement carryover activities as requested by the teacher

o       Parents are required to attend three parent conferences to actively participate in setting appropriate goals and targets

·        What programs are available to the parents?

o       The Parent Teacher Organization

o       Volunteer opportunities within CHS

o       The Family Services Coordinator provides parent sessions for support, education and networking

·        What is the cost of tuition and is financial aid available?

o       The average cost to educate a child at the Melinda Webb School is $33,296 per year; however, the most a family is asked to pay is $11,880 per year.  We are very proud that we are able to provide this form of financial aid to all of our students.  Tuition is based upon a family’s individualized income status.