Does Your Child Need a Preschool Experience?

What does the Colorado Preschool Program offer?

 

10 hours a week free preschool

2 home visits per year

Free ECHO Screenings

Monthly child development newsletter

   

Preschool services are for children three to school age. A limited number of services are available for infants and toddlers in a licensed child care center.

   

What is the Colorado Preschool Program?

  The Colorado Preschool Program offers 10 hours per week of preschool at no charge to parents.

 

The Colorado Preschool Program is:

Sponsored by Canon City Schools for Re-1, Re-2 and Re-3 School Districts

Coordinated by Project ECHO

Funded by the legislature to give some children a boost before they go to Kindergarten

 

Participating Preschools

     

Fremont County Head Start

Kinder Haus Child Care Center

New Child Montessori

Park Avenue Child Center

Rocky Mountain Children’s Discovery Center

SPIN Preschool

   

 

Who is Eligible?

Your child may qualify if you think any of the following applies:

 

Concern with speech/language or development 

 

Child's first language is not English 

 

Child is eligible for Head Start, but there are no openings

 

Siblings are eligible for reduced or free lunch program

 

Child or siblings qualify for Medicaid

 

Child is in Foster Care or has recently been returned to family out of home placement

 

Child has significant health problems affecting development

 

Teen Parents

 

Parents need a high school diploma or G.E.D

 

There are family stressors such as a custody suit, separation, death of a family member or other crisis

How Do I Apply?

   

To apply, a child must attend a Project ECHO vision, hearing and development screening.

For an appointment or if you have questions about this free program, 

 

Call Louise at Project ECHO at 276-5700