Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) programs instruct students with developmental delays or other federally defined disabilities. Preschool special education services are designed to enhance the developmental functioning of children with disabilities between the ages of 2 (by September 30) and 5 (and not age-eligible for kindergarten). Services are provided in the least restrictive environment, including home, community, and school-based settings. Spotsylvania County Schools offers a full continuum of services based on the student's needs.

ECSE Resource services are provided to children with mild to moderate delays in general education, community-based, or home-based settings. Such settings include private preschool, child care, Head Start, and other site-based locations. This allows children with delays to participate in typical programs with their peers while receiving special education to address areas of delay.

The Preschool Speech/Language program instructs students with mild to moderate speech and language impairments. Early childhood special education teachers provide language groups, and speech therapists provide preschool speech sessions.

ECSE Center-based classes (2’s, 3’s, and 4’s) are language-based classrooms for children with disabilities, emphasizing language development, problem-solving, social engagement, multi-sensory stimulation, literacy, prewriting and math activities, and behavior management. An Early Childhood Special Education Teacher provides services. The programs are individualized to address the uniqueness of each child. In addition, teachers provide family education and support through home visits to carry over learning into the home.