If and only if the constraints map nicely. Otherwise you're out of luck.

DrScheme's language levels, where constrained languages help beginners avoid the strange error messages one gets by accidentally invoking an advanced language feature, are unique, as far as I know. Correct me if a learning tool for any non-Lisp language has succeeded in implementing the same sort of thing. Otherwise, I think it's obvious that if you have specific desired constraints for a limited language, some kind of Lisp is your best bet.