Preschool

Thank you for your interest in the Douglas County School District Preschool Program

Early Childhood Education is part of the Student Support Services of Douglas County School District. We provide innovative and effective learning environments that are proven to positively impact long-term academic achievement and social-emotional development in nearly 70 preschool classrooms across the district.

We Value The uniqueness and learning potential of our youngest learners, a qualified, knowledgeable, and prepared staff who promote the learning and development of the whole child, the role of parents in the education of their children and being a part of the public education system and our community partners.

Our Focus To create an optimal play-based, early learning environment that enables all preschoolers to develop ready-to-learn skills. Learning opportunities are maximized through nurturing & responsive relationships and a variety of differentiated, instructional approaches. Our ECE teams are cognizant of the whole child and facilitate the development of foundational social-emotional, physical, language, and pre-academic skills in our youngest learners by utilizing developmentally appropriate, child-centered practices. We implement a fully inclusive educational environment that celebrates diversity and promotes a rigorous, high-quality, play-based approach to learning. We use the following Curriculum tools in our programs:

Creative Curriculum (Teaching Strategies)

Early Learning (Second Step)

To Learn More about our aged-based sessions, tuition fees and options, tuition assistance, curriculum, and Colorado Shines within DCSD ECE programs, please click on Preschool Program Information on the left. If you are ready to get started click on Preschool Enrollment!

We look forward to serving you and your family in our programs!