| Northwest Essex Community Healthcare Network |
| Therapeutic School & Preschool |
| 570 Belleville Avenue | County:Essex |
| Belleville, NJ 07109 | Year Established:1971 |
| Phone: | 973-450-3123 | |
| Fax: | 973-450-3025 | |
| Email: | jtandler@northwestessex.org | Web-Site: |
| Executive Director: | Anthony Lucibello, M.P.A; C.S.W. | ||
| Principal: | Jo Tandler | ||
| Type of Program/Services: | Private School for Individuals with Disabilities - Day Program. |
| Services Include: | Health Services, Psychological, Social Services, LDTC, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Music, Art, Adaptive Physical Education, Individual Play therapy, Individual Reading., life skills |
| Full-time staff:75 | Part-time staff:3 |
| Classes Offered/Disabilites Served: | Autism; Behavioral Disabilities; Multiple Disabilities; Preschool Disabilities, |
| Age Range: | 3-14, 3-21 |
| Counties Served: | Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Union, Morris |
| Approval/Accreditation: | 19 |
| Number of Students/Clients: | 54 |
| Number of Classes (if school): | 12 |
| Grade Range: | Preschool - 8, 14-21 |
| Length of School/Program Year: | 10 months and Six Week Extended School Year |
| Private Students/Clients accepted: | Yes |
| Scholarships available: |
| Mission Statement: | The Therapeutic School and Preschool provides a psychotherapeutic education that allows each child to grow at his/her own pace. A total treatment approach provides a setting designed to foster emotional, social, cognitive, and language development with the ultimate goal of returning the child to a public school setting. |