Laredo Child Development Center

APS Vision: Graduate every student with the choice to attend college without remediation.

Mission Statement: Ensure that all preschool students will transition into kindergarten with the experiences and skills necessary to reach high levels of learning throughout their academic career. The ECE department will provide support to the APS vista 2010 mission: "Teach every student the knowledge, skills and values necessary to enter college or a career and become a contributing member of society who flourishes in a diverse, dynamic world." The opportunites for early learning provide a strong foundation that will help to ensure academic success.

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Child Find Testing: Call 303-340-0859 x28344 for additional information or concerns regarding your child's development.

Colorado Preschool Program: classrooms are in session Tuesday - Friday. Hours vary per class. No school on Mondays. Classroom teachers are using Teaching Strategies GOLD (TS GOLD) Objectives for Development and Learning assessment system.  TS GOLD is an observational assessment tool designed to assess how children develop and learn. For additional information regarding our curriculum, please visit the ECE website at http://ece.aurorak12.org/curriculum/

Preschool Sessions are 2 hours, 45 minutes a day (4 days per week). If your child is going to be absent or arriving late, please call our office at 303-363-0484.

Preschool Hours:

• 8:45 am - 11:30 am           or          9:30 am - 12:15 pm
• 12:30 pm - 3:15 pm          or          1:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Every school in the state of Colorado has been charged with developing a Unified Improvement Plan. The plan is to identify areas of improvement and develop strategies for growth. The entire LCDC staff has contributed to the development of our Unified Improvement Plan. The process began by looking at our school’s data, identifying belief statements and planning action steps to improve our instruction. The next step is to share it with our families. At our Parent Coffee on January 25, 2012 at 9:45 a.m. we will be presenting our Unified Improvement Plan and providing time for families to ask questions. Please click the link below to view LCDC’s Unified Improvement Plan.

LCDC Unified Improvement Plan 2011-12

If you are unable to make the Parent Coffee in January and have further questions about our Unified Improvement Plan, please contact Shannon Blackard or Nicole Millward.

This school year, our preschool teachers have participated in extensive professional development with Marilyn Duncan, author of The Kindergarten Book.  Her research shows that preschool-age children, who are read to and are exposed to literacy at an early age, do better in school and become better learners.

 Our goal is to implement and support a Family Reading Program within our school and partner with families to reach a minimum of 1,000 books read by or to every preschooler before they transition to Kindergarten.

Our school is going to create a reading caterpillar that will extend from one end of the building to the other. The caterpillar’s body parts will represent 10 books read by or to each student. Every time a student reads or is read a total of 10 books, the caterpillar with gain a new body piece.

 Please use the attached reading chart to track the books you are reading with your child. Return the form to the classroom teacher with your signature when you have 10 books read.

 FamReadingProgram

Colorado Lions KidSight Program

KidSight is a free vision-screening program where Lions Club volunteers throughout Colorado conduct vision-screening sessions at preschools and other early childhood centers. The program is designed for children ages 2 to 6.

KidSight will be offering free vision-screenings on January 31, 2012 for all preschoolers who have a signed parent consent form on file with the Child Development Center. In addition, our preschool program will be conducting a mass annual vision screening for all students on January 10 and 25, 2012.

Preschool Hearing Screening

All students will be given the opportunity to have their hearing checked on January 18 and 26, 2012.

You will be contacted by the school nurse, if any concerns are found regarding your child’s vision or hearing.

If you have any questions regarding the upcoming vision and/or hearing screenings, please contact Judy Johnson, our school nurse at 303-363-0484 ext. 21523.