Melville Elementary School

In our Melville classroom, children with and without disabilities have the opportunity to learn and grow together in a high quality, stimulating and nurturing environment. Our classroom is staffed by one certified teacher and two teaching assistants, and there are up to 15 children in each session. We offer a morning session 4 days per week, Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 to 11:15 for three and four-year old children. Children must be at least three years old by September 1 of the current school year to apply. We have an afternoon session 4 days per week, Monday through Thursday, from 12:30 to 3:15 for children who will enter kindergarten in September of the following year. All children must be residents of Portsmouth, and children without disabilities must be fully potty trained. Instruction is aligned with the RI Early Learning and Development Standards.