Douglas County School

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!
Lisa graham, Director, Early Childhood Education

Administrative Offices and Support Staff