December 19, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jeffco preschool registration for fall 2009 begins January 20. Jeffco Public Schools offer a tuition-based preschool program for all children aged 3 or 4 at thirty-five different sites throughout the district. Children may attend preschool when they turn three on or before Oct. 1 of the year they enter preschool.
Preschool is offered 2, 3, 4 or 5 days a week depending on the location. The registration fee is $60 per student or $85 per family. The full Tuition Schedule with revised rates for 2009-10 is available on the Jeffco Web site at www.jeffcopublicschools.org/schools/profiles/pre-school/index.html.
All programs are licensed by the Colorado Department of Human Services and meet the Colorado Department of Education Quality Standards for Early Childhood Care and Education Services. Jeffco preschools offer a dynamic, research-based curriculum that help prepare students for kindergarten.
To locate a preschool near you, call the district’s school boundaries office at 303-982-2339 or the Early Childhood Office at 303-982-1737. Visit the district’s Web site at www.jeffcopublicschools.org/schools/locator/boundaries/index.html for more information.
To register for preschool, parents should bring a birth certificate and proof of immunizations and address. Students must be immunized in accordance with the Colorado Immunization Law, which requires DTP/Td, polio, measles, rubella, mumps, chickenpox and Hepatitis B vaccinations.
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