Early Childhood Education

Screenings for 2012-13 Colorado Preschool Program are completed. 

If you wish to add your child to the waitlist, please contact the ECE Dept. at 303-364-9371. 

The ECE Dept. is currently working on distributing placement letters for returning and new qualified students.  If you attended a screening between February and April 2012, and you do not receive a letter by May 11, 2012,  please contact the ECE Dept. at 303-364-9371 for an update on your child's placement.

An additional screening for Tuition Based Preschool has been scheduled below:

Meadowood Child Development Center
3333 S. Norfolk Way
Aurora, Colorado  80013
Monday, May 21, 2012
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Full-Day & Part-Day Tuition Slots still available - 

Legal Parent or Guardian must attend screening.  Photo ID required. 

Child/Children must be 3 or 4 years of age on or before Oct. 1, 2012 to be age eligible.

You must bring the child's birth certificate to the screening for age verification.

Questions- Call the APS Early Childhood Education Dept. at 303-364-9371 or check the website at http://ece.aurorak12.org/

Screening: For Colorado Preschool Program & Tuition Based Preschool

Screening procedures for the Colorado Preschool Program and Tuition Based Preschool, are a 3-step process:

1. Screening
2. Registration
3. Enrollment

Note: The Colorado Preschool Program and Tuition Based Preschool  have limited availability. Participation in this 3-step process does not guarantee placement. For additional questions, please call the Early Childhood Education Department at 303-364-9371.

Your child's birth certificate is required at the time of screening for age verification. If your name does not appear on the child's birth certificate, you MUST bring legal documentaion of guardianship. 

*Children must be 3 or 4 years old, on or before, October 1, 2012. If you have questions regarding the schedule above, please call 303-364-9371.  Students are not placed on a first come basis.  Placement does not begin until all scheduled screenings are completed. Due to limited space, attendance of a screening does not guarantee placement.

Children 2 years of age before Oct. 1, 2012 will not begin class until they have turned 3 years old.

*Current preschool students advancing to kindergarten in August 2012, do not need to re-register at the Centralized Admissions.   You must enroll your child in the school they will be attending for kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year.  Most APS Elementary Schools will begin kindergarten enrollment in mid-April 2012. 

Please inquire at your child's school main office regarding kindergarten enrollment dates and times.

Please click on the link below for Central Admission Forms for Registration:

http://admissions.aurorak12.org/requirements/admissions-forms/