Preschool Classrooms

Our Longmont preschool prepares children for academic and life success in kindergarten and beyond. We offer an inclusive education model, which serves children of all abilities from age 2 1/2 until they are ready for kindergarten. We place high value on diversity, empathy, and respect while instilling a love of learning and delivering a strong academic foundation.

Our preschool classrooms work with children in a deliberately diverse, literacy rich, project-based learning environment. Our inclusive classrooms include students with various learning styles and abilities, and our teachers' strong knowledge of child development helps them to successfully teach and challenge young children of many talents and interests. We utilize a variety of curricula that teach reading, math and science exploration, and social skills, while also fostering a child's cognitive and motor development. Additionally, children increase their independence and strengthen their social and emotional development through peer interactions and play-based learning.

Overview

  • Ages served: Approximately 2 1/2 until kindergarten-ready.

  • Hours: Preschool program hours are 7:30am to 5:30pm. We have full- and half-day enrollment options. We ask that no child be on campus longer than nine hours per day.

  • Months: All TLC classrooms are open year-round. Trimesters run August to December, January to May, and May to August. We loosely follow the St. Vrain Valley School District schedule from August to June regarding holidays and breaks.

  • Classroom capacity: 10 to 14 children per room. TLC has four full-day preschool classrooms and one half-day classroom..

  • Teachers in the preschool classrooms: Two highly-qualified early childhood teachers with additional support staff, as needed.

  • TLC has six to eight late start days per year for additional professional development. On these days, all TLC staff will attend training from 7:30-10am, with children arriving at 10am.

  • Student growth monitoring: TLC uses Teaching Strategies GOLD to monitor milestone development in every student.

  • Academic curriculum used: TLC uses the Creative Curriculum, Storybook Journey, Learning Without Tears, Zoophonics, and a variety of hands-on STEM activities.

  • Social-emotional curriculum used: All TLC staff are trained in the Pyramid Model approach, which are evidence-based practices that support inclusion and healthy social-emotional development, while also fostering strategies to mitigate challenging behaviors in children.

All of our classrooms are rated by Colorado Shines, which is Colorado’s Quality Rating and Improvement System that oversees early childhood programs across our state.

registration

Enrollment for all TLC education programs begins with a tour. On the tour you can meet our teachers and view the infant nursery and toddler classrooms. Tours are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month and are limited to four families per tour. All tours are led by our Educational Services Manager and our Therapeutic Services Manager. We request that your child attend with you. Please call us at (303)776-7417 to let us know if you'd like to schedule a tour.

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