Albuquerque, NM: District opens early childhood center; 5 SPED preschool classes
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
Albuquerque Public Schools has opened its first dedicated early childhood center, repurposing the former Duranes Elementary School into a preschool and community hub.
The Duranes Early Childhood Center welcomed students for the first time Tuesday. The center currently has about 60 children enrolled. It can accommodate about 105 students with its currently open classrooms and up to 150 at full capacity.
The center includes four New Mexico Pre-K classrooms and five special education preschool classrooms. The programs use a full-inclusion model designed to give students opportunities to learn together. . . .
The center will also serve as a lab school in partnership with the University of New Mexico and Central New Mexico Community College.
Parents can still apply to enroll their 3- or 4-year-old children through APS ParentVUE. APS also offers preschool programs at 68 other sites across the district, although availability varies by location.
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