Formerly an elementary school, the Prospect Street School became the central location for preschool services in the Naugatuck public school system. While being built over half a century ago, the school was part of a reconfiguration in July 2010, taking away its K-4 status.
Now the school hosts the district's federally-funded Head Start program, the state-funded School Readiness program and the district's special education program for preschool students. Head Start is free for children who come from families below the federal poverty level, while School Readiness is at a reduced rate based on a sliding scale. This particular state-funded program is usually available for families who don't quite make the federal poverty threshold, but are not able to afford preschool for their children.
All three programs operate with a varying degree of participating. There are 30 children in the special education program, 91 in Head Start and 18 in School Readiness. They attend preschool at different times and for different lengths of time.
While the school does not have ramp access, all classes are conducted on the first floor of the two-level building.
The building principal is Laura Klimaszewski and the Head Start and School Readiness director is Janci Mons.