Questions and Answers

Community Preschool is able to offer low tuition rates because we are a non-profit, cooperative preschool. Our school relies upon parents to assist in the classroom several times a quarter, and to complete a community job once a year. Parent helping offers parents the opportunity to be involved in and contribute to their child’s education.

There is no required fundraising at Community Preschool.

Several optional fundraising events are scheduled throughout the year, such as the walk-a-thon, the spaghetti dinner, and the pancake breakfast with silent auction. We also offer everyday fundraising programs like King Soopers Community Rewards and Safeway grocery cards, Papa Murphy’s coupon cards and Morning Fresh Dairy Caps.

We are very proud of our very experienced, hard-working, caring staff. The combined teaching experience of our staff is over 50 years! Based on our annual school surveys, our teaching staff is the most important reason why families love and continue to support our school. We currently have three accredited teachers, and a very dedicated school administrator. To read more about them, please see the Teachers page.

Our school is one of the few local preschools that accept children in diapers. We have a health-code approved changing station and the teaching staff works with families when children are ready to begin potty-training.

Our school is located in the First Baptist Church. However, we are not affiliated with this church and do not include any religious education in our curriculum. We have been renting from the church for over 50 years and have a great working relationship.

Fall Open House for Enrolled Families is scheduled in August before school begins.

Your child should already be enrolled through our website:

1. Turn in your child’s required health forms (General Health Appraisal form and Colorado Certificate of Immunization form)
2. Sign up for first quarter parent-help days if you haven’t already done so on SignUpGenius
3. Sign up for a Community Job with our Jobs Coordinator through SignUpGenius if you haven’t already.
4. Pay first quarter tuition if you haven’t already paid.
5. Tour the building, visit your child’s classroom, and meet your teacher.
6. Attend an Orientation meeting

The first day of school for the 2023–2024 school year is Tuesday, September 5, 2023.  All classes commence during that week.

There are a couple of options for parking. Park along the street on 6th Street or Douglas, or you may use the church parking lot that is directly east of the church on the other side of Douglas. You may not park in the driveway that starts on the west end of the building and goes along the back of the building. This is a fire lane and must remain open at all times.

Please use the main school entrance through the courtyard gate, entering the doors at the northeast corner of the playground.

You may drop your child off no more than 5 minutes before class starts. Please respect the teacher’s time as they prepare the classroom for the day prior to class. Also, please be courteous of the teacher’s time and arrive on time for classes and when picking up children after class.

You are responsible to find a replacement for your assignment. If you do not find a substitute, the class may have to be cancelled for the day.

To find a sub, start with your class GroupMe app. Often there are parents who are willing to switch days. If you have exhausted this resource you can look to the Paid Parent Help List. Parent-helper subs are parents who are available to help in a class on a paid basis. They receive $20 per class session, bring supply or snack replacement on your child’s next class day.  Substitutes help as their schedules allow and are not obligated to fill in when contacted.

Also don’t forget to check with family members who may be able to fill in for you. We love to have dads, grandmas, and grandpas visit our classes.

To learn more please visit the Register for Classes page.

Our registration event for the following year will be scheduled in February or March. Watch for the date on our website home page, Calendar, and watch for more information on the Register for Classes page.