Children & Families

Easterseals Academy

An accredited private school serving K-12 students with developmental disabilities, combining small class sizes with academic rigor, life skills development, and on-site therapy services.

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Who This Program Serves

Support Built Around Real Needs

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About the Program

Easterseals Academy

Easterseals Academy is an accredited private school serving K-12 students with developmental disabilities in Central Arkansas. With small class sizes combined with academic rigor and life skills development, every child is supported in growing academically, socially, and emotionally.

The Academy accommodates students with diverse special needs including intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, speech/language impairments, traumatic brain injury, specific learning disabilities, and more.

Curricula include STAR (Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research), Links (web-based curriculum for independence), and Unique Learning System. On-site outpatient therapy services are available, and the school accepts ARKids 1st, Medicaid, TEFRA, and TRICARE. Financial assistance is available through Education Freedom Account scholarships and other programs.

Support a Student Through the Education Freedom Tax Credit

Through our partnership with ACE Scholarships, you can help fund scholarships for students at Easterseals Academy and receive a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 per year. The Education Freedom Tax Credit program opens January 1, 2027, and you can schedule your contribution now.

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