Overview

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Helping families in our community give their children the best chance for success- from prenatal through preschool.

Services Offered:

• Student Screening
• Evaluation as Needed Through Child Find
• Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Education
• Family Services and Parenting Education
• Resources, Services, and Community Referrals/Connections

Quality services and support are available to families who meet the Early Head Start eligibility requirements.  Quality preschool, both no cost and tuition based, is available through the Early Childhood Program for children ages 3 to 5*.  Tuition based sites for 2011/2012 include Kruse Elementary, Shepardson Elementary, Rice Elementary, and Bacon Elementary.  For further information including prenatal, infant, and toddler offerings, preschool offerings, and services available to all families, visit the Early Childhood Programs page.

For a list of sites offering no cost preschool, click here.

*Children must be 3 years old by September 15 of the year of enrollment for Head Start, Colorado Preschool Program and Tuition based preschool. Children are eligible on their 3rd birthday for Early Childhood Special Education/Integrated Services.  Children who are school-aged 5 or age 5 by September 15 are not eligible for preschool services.

Resources

• PSD Child Find Services
• 2-1-1 Community Resource
• Colorado Department of Education
• Colorado Department of Human Services
• Early Childhood Council of Larimer County
• Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
• Region VIII Head Start