Child Education Programs | Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) | The Incredible Years | Lunches and Snacks | Tuition Costs | Hours of Operation
Services Provided
Seeds of Learning serves children age 18 month through 5 years. Seeds has enhanced the quality quotient by adopting the nationally acclaimed Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies Gold assessment tool. Teachers design learning plans for each individual student. In addition teachers create weekly lesson plans that incorporate the strength, needs and interest of each individual child.
Through our cooperation with The San Juan Board of Cooperative Services (BOCS), we provide services for children at-risk in a wide range of need: hearing, sight, speech, developmental delays, etc.
Toddler(18 months to 3 years)
The Seeds of Learning Toddler program provides high quality care and education for children 18 months to 3 years. We have a ratio of four children to one teacher. We offer every child the opportunity to learn and grow emotionally and physically through developmentally appropriate practices. Through play, exploration and observation, toddlers learn of self reliance, social interaction and problem solving geared to ready them for preschool.
Preschool (3 years to 5 years)
The Seeds of Learning Preschool program provides high quality care and education for children ages 3 and 4. We have a ratio of six students to one teacher.Through play, interactions, and meaningful experiences children learn the skill they need to be successful. In the preschool, children continue to work on art, music, math, language/ literacy and social/emotional skills and are introduced to science/technology, social studies and cooking.
Pre-Kindergarten (4 years to 5 years)
The Seeds of Learning Pre-Kindergarten program provides high quality care and education for children eligible for Kindergarten the following school year. We have a ratio of six students to one teacher. The Pre-Kindergarten program has been designed to promote the development of skill needed for Kindergarten. This intentional kindergarten readiness program uses developmentally appropriate practices to creating a caring community of learners.
Colorado Preschool Program (CPP)
Colorado General Assembly lawmakers recognize that young children who are in need of language development are at risk of school failure unless they can receive support offered by early childhood care and educational services. They also recognize that parents and community play an important role in every child’s life and must be included as part of the program. The CPP program is based on the Quality Standards for Early Childhood Education set by the Colorado Department of Education. The Quality Standards are based on development of language skills, cognition, gross and fine motor skills and social skills. Both the student’s progress and the programs are evaluated by the CPP Council. The intent of the CPP program is to provide children and their families with the highest quality services available. Seeds of Learning has a contract with the CPP program and currently enrolls 22 students.
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The Incredible Years
Seeds is a part of the pilot program of Incredible Years sponsored by Invest in Kids. This program includes: skill building for children, skill building for parents, and skill building for teachers. These are accomplished through several arenas. One is a course in parenting skills. Another is the use of Dinosaur School, incorporating several puppets that through interaction with the children increase understanding in behavioral issues, setting limits, etc.
The Incredible Years parenting program was written to help parents with children between the ages of three and eight to cope with behavior problems. The program increases parent communication, limit-setting, problem-solving and anger management skills. Seeds of Learning offers the parenting class once a year. They provide materials for the class, dinner for the entire family and childcare while the parent attends the class. All of this is free of charge to parents, funded through grants.
The second piece of Incredible Years is the Dinosaur school offered in the preschool. The program instills conflict management and problem solving skills in children ages 3 to 5. The use of puppets Dina, Wally and Molly contribute to the success of Dinosaur school. The goal of the program is to promote positive academic and social behavior. Seeds of Learning has been implementing both pieces of the Incredible Years program since 2002.
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Lunches and Snacks
Seeds serves a hot lunch daily provided by Archuleta County Kitchen. Each lunch is federally approved and provides children the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of foods as part of a well balanced diet. In addition to the hot lunches, our parents cooperate with one another to supply a breakfast and a nutritious afternoon snack every day. Each family donates a portion of the breakfast/snack twice a month.
Tuition Costs
The cost of caring for one child for one day is approximately $54. Our typical tuition cost is $28 per day, which includes a hot lunch brought in each day from Archuleta County Kitchen. With encouragement from our many funders, in 2008 we implemented a sliding scale.
If you are in need of tuition assistance, please let us know. You may be able to work with the Department of Human Services to fill your need.
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Hours of Operation and Holidays
We are open year-round, MONDAY through FRIDAY, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.
We are CLOSED FOR THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS:
New Years Day
One week for Spring Break
Memorial Day
July 4th – Independence Day
One week in August
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Two weeks at Christmas
Once a month for staff training to insure high quality is retained in the center