PK-2 Resources

PRESCHOOL RESOURCES TO START THE YEAR

Boulder Valley School District has developed a school readiness calendar in English and a school readiness calendar in Spanish with activities each month that can fit into your everyday life. Keep in mind, children develop at different rates, and there is a wide range of what typical looks like at 3 and 4. Boulder Valley School District ensures that administrators and teachers recognize the whole child. As educators, we are prepared and ready to work with children who have a wide variety of developmental and academic skills and learning styles. We see each child as an individual and want to spark their curiosity and ensure success in the early years of their educational journey.

PRESCHOOL FAMILY HANDBOOK

TOILET TRAINING

Preschool Learning Videos

The Components of High-Quality Preschool

Select a topic below to learn more:

Creative Curriculum

The Creative Curriculum for Preschool empowers children to be confident, creative, and caring learners through play-based, hands-on investigations—a research-based approach that incorporates language, literacy, and mathematics throughout the day. It is a widely used, comprehensive curriculum based on child development and early education research and theory (Dodge, Durham, Duckett, & Stover, 2011). The curriculum is based on the same 38 objectives for development and learning as Teaching Strategies GOLD; these objectives include predictors of school success and are linked to essential early learning standards.

Teaching Strategies GOLD

Teaching Strategies GOLD is an authentic assessment measure designed for teachers to gather information on children ages birth through kindergarten. The measure is closely aligned with the Creative Curriculum for Preschool. The Creative Curriculum for Preschool and Teaching Strategies GOLD are based on 38 objectives for development and learning organized within the areas of Social–Emotional, Physical, Language, Cognitive, Literacy, and Mathematics. Two additional objectives relate to English-language acquisition. Objectives were developed from research-based predictors of school and life success.

School Readiness

FAQs about School Readiness

The vision of the School Readiness Taskforce is to create challenging, meaningful and engaging learning opportunities so that all children thrive as life-long learners and are prepared for Kindergarten.
Boulder Valley School District: Definition of School Readiness
Colorado Senate Bill 08‐212, Colorado's Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K), passed in 2008 with the goal of aligning Colorado's preschool through postsecondary education system.
State of Colorado: Definition of School Readiness

Early Learning & Development

Community Resources

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

If your family is facing hardship, please reach out to your Preschool Community Liaison for help connecting with the resources and support you need. In addition, you can reference our list of organizations that provide help below.

Salvation Army

Available services: utilities assistance, rent assistance, food boxes
Languages: English, Spanish

FISH of Broomfield

Available services: one-time utilities assistance, financial training, shelter assistance, transportation to job interviews (priority to those working through Broomfield Workforce Center), food assistance
Languages: English
To qualify for assistance, you must be a resident of the City and County of Broomfield, and have income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level (>$43,568/year for a family of 4). We are glad to establish an appointment with you to verify your qualification by calling us.
26 Garden Center Suite. 1
Broomfield, CO 80020
(303) 465-1600
Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; On call: 24 hours/7 days a week

Broomfield Workforce Center

Available services: online job search, in-person assistance/training on resumes, access to resource center (fax, copy machine, computers, job postings & resources), access to Fresh Start Clothes Closet, trainings, classes, etc.
Languages: English, Spanish
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
6650 W 120th Ave, A-3
Broomfield, CO 80020
(303) 464-5855
Workforce Center’s home page: http://co-broomfield.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=1426

Food Bank

Tuesday & Thursday 10am-1pm

Rent & Utility Assistance

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am-1pm by appointment only
Appointment line: 303-295-3366

Emergency Family Assistance Association

Available services: rent assistance, utilities assistance, emergency shelter, transitional housing, medical/dental & all others, furniture
Languages: English, Spanish
After making an appointment by calling 303.442.3042, you’ll meet with a caseworker who will review your information and discuss the forms of assistance for which you may be eligible.
-What should I expect at my appointment?
At your scheduled appointment, caseworkers will begin by collecting basic information, including who is in your household, where you live, and income information. Your caseworker will review a monthly budget to understand what expenses you have. We will use information from your budget to discuss the forms of assistance EFAA may be able to provide, in addition to a variety of community resources that may be of assistance.
-What should I bring to my appointment?
Please do your best to bring the following information to your appointment:
Current proof of address (utility/phone bill or lease), Photo ID, Current income verification, Estimate or documentation of financial request (a lease, Demand for Payment, medical or dental work estimate, utility bill)

If you have a question about something not addressed here, please contact us.

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