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Center for Education

Little City Center for Education is a therapeutic day school for children with moderate to significant autism and other developmental and intellectual disabilities. We offer a safe and supportive environment where students learn academics, life skills, and social skills they need to lead a more independent and fulfilling life.

Who We Serve

We serve children from ages 7 to 22 with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

What To Expect

Our 10,000-square-foot school has seven unique classrooms divided between elementary and high school-aged students, as well as four sensory therapy rooms and a sensory gymnasium. Each student receives the staff support they need based on their own unique Individualized Education Program (IEP). This includes social workers as well as speech, behavioral, and occupational therapists to provide the specialized instruction our students deserve.

Our goal is to help all students work toward the least restrictive environment, which includes striving toward higher functioning classrooms within the school and also potential returns to home district programs.

Location

Little City Palatine Campus

1760 W. Algonquin Rd.

Palatine, IL 60067

School Programs & Services

  • Vocational Education
  • Independent Living Skills
  • Technology Resources
  • School Health Services
  • Adaptive Aquatics
  • Sensory Integration Therapy
  • Counseling
  • Crisis Management
  • Community Based Instruction
  • 1:1 Instruction
  • Assistive and Adaptive Technology
  • Transition Programming
  • Art Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Social Skills Instruction
  • Physical Education
  • Social Work
  • Behavorial Support Services through Ukeru and CPI
  • Online art portfolio of Little City student art at Artsonia

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Reach & Impact

We currently serve a record-breaking 43 students in our school.

  • We accept multiple disabilities, but our primary focus is on autism and intellectual disabilities.
  • Our typical classroom size is 8 students in our moderate program and up to 4 students in the THRIVE program.
  • Typical teacher to student ratio is 2:5 to 6:5 dependent upon the number of students with 1:1 aides.

Note to Parents, Guardians, and School Districts

  • If you are a parent/guardian and your student is going to be absent from school, please call 847-221-7161
  • If you are a district seeking therapeutic school placement for your student, please contact us at school@littlecity.org.

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