Babysitters Of Boulder, a woman-owned local business founded in 2018, specializes in dependable, nurturing childcare services for residents, visitors, hotels, weddings & events. We place skilled nannies, family assistants, and home managers for families in Boulder, Denver, and Fort Collins. We prioritize safety as an insured, state-registered agency with a screened and CPR-certified team. We invest in our community through volunteerism, local partnerships, and continuing education for staff. Count on Babysitters Of Boulder for responsive service and quality in childcare.

Blossom International Preschool is a multicultural Waldorf-inspired, play- and nature-based Licensed Child Care Center in operation since 2015. Blossom is a FARM to ECE preschool. We serve 2 organic nutritious snacks per day (check our website for our weekly menu). Cooking and baking are a big part of our curriculum as well as handwork, music education, performing arts and Preschool Life Skills. We follow a multicultural Waldorf inspired curriculum and French language is integrated into our daily rhythm and circle/songs. Spanish, German and Italian are spoken in the school. We create a safe, nurturing and supportive environment, empowering children to explore and expand during their early years. We celebrate U.S. and International festivals and holidays. At Blossom, we celebrate diversity and we welcome families with children ages 2.5 to 6 years old.

Inspired by RIE principals and the Educaring Approach, respect is a core value at Blue Leaf School. We believe in hearing children, valuing their feelings, and respecting their needs. Every child is unique, and we carefully observe and interact with students as individuals. We help children feel secure, welcomed, confident, and autonomous. Clearly communicating our actions, intentions, and expectations, we support a child’s growth through their own whimsical exploration and curiosity for the world around them

BVWS’s preschool and kindergarten are magical places! Beauty and quality are apparent everywhere. From the handcrafted toys to the nature table and the lovely draped silks, the whole room welcomes the child to a busy day filled with imagination, inspiration and activity. Developmentally-appropriate curriculum with an emphasis on movement and sensory-integration inspires engagement and a life-long love of learning.

Licensed. Lifeways (Waldorf) Certified. A small, play-based, outdoor-focused home school for children ages one to five in North Longmont. We see every child as unique and beautiful with unlimited potential. They are seeds to be nurtured with love, guidance, and grace so that they might blossom into the fullest expression of who they are meant to be. Outdoor learning with gardening and farm animals. Master’s degree teachers. Chemical free, eco-friendly environment. Based on Waldorf/Lifeways philosophy. Organic, all natural foods, many taken from our own garden. A non-profit school welcoming diverse families, regardless of race, socio-economic status, or gender orientation.

Now enrolling for the 23/24 and 24/25 school years. Flagstaff Academy is a Universal Preschool Provider offering full-time preschool for 4 & 5 year olds and part-time preschool options for children ages 3 - 5. Founded in 2009, our preschool incorporates the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence Curriculum and Early Learning Developmental Guidelines. Children in the preschool program develop both socially and academically, and discover that learning is fun through play-based activities. Unique learning opportunities include regular visits to our greenhouse/geo-conservatory classroom and teaching garden, and school library time.

Licensed & Accredited. A supportive community, committed to educating the whole child--head, hand, and heart. Outdoor-oriented classrooms connected to nature encourage learning through play and exploration with a focus on relationships, communication, art, nature immersion, and a foundation for pre-academic skills. Small classes, low student teacher ratios, wide variety of high-quality materials and experiences. Specials including music, art and PE. Award-winning, master-level teachers with over 25 years of experience in each classroom. Personalized Affordable Tuition. ACIS accredited, NAIS member.

The Boulder JCC Early Childhood Center is designed to enhance each child's social, emotional, linguistic, cognitive, and physical development. Our school offers opportunities for exploration and discovery in a play-based, educational environment. We strive to nourish children's innate wonder, curiosity, imagination, and self-esteem. We welcome children ages 6 weeks through Kindergarten. As a play and constructivist-based Reggio Emilia-inspired school, we believe that education is a process, brought on by the child's interaction with their immediate world. It is through playing in this world that each child is encouraged and stimulated to wonder, explore, experiment, and discover, using their own unique learning style and interests. As a Jewish school, we approach our work with children through Jewish lenses.

Miss Joanie Drama offers full-day camps for Summer, Winter Break, Spring Break, School Day Off Workshops, Holiday entertainment, and MORE!

August - May school year, June - mid August Summer Camp Program. Licensed. Participating in Universal Pre-K. Colorado Shines level 5 school.
Montessori Academy provides a challenging and nurturing environment that leads children toward confidence, independence, and a life of learning through discovery, observation, and positive, helpful friendships. We offer toddler, preschool, and kindergarten programs in a nurturing environment that respects each individual child. Montessori Academy has been an American Montessori Society full-member school since 2002. Our lead teachers are certified. Preschool classroom currently bilingual with a Spanish teacher. Multiple Covid-safety precautions. See our Facebook page for a short virtual tour! Please call if you would like more information or to enroll.

At Off Broadway Preschool we aim to inspire curiosity, creativity and compassion in children and families through our programming. Our daily schedule balances child-directed play experiences with structured group classes in music, yoga, visual art, and integrated arts. In addition, we introduce the children to language arts and the physical sciences through story time and creative play. We employ professional educators to guide children through the school day and keep a low teacher to student ratio to ensure that children and families are given personalized attention. Meals are prepared in-house using high quality organic ingredients. Our recently updated facility is conveniently located in downtown Boulder which allows us to take walking field trips to the Farmers Market, library and Museum of Boulder. We continue to adhere to state, city and Early Childhood Council recommendations for Covid-19. We offer enrollment in Universal Preschool (UPK) Colorado.

The transition from home life to school is an important milestone in a child's early development. At SHJ, love, and care for each student helps to ensure a smooth transition. Our Preschool program for 3-year-olds develops social-emotional and early learning skills through hands-on, play-based activities. Children practice independence, patience, sharing, and listening—the building blocks for a lifetime of success. Our Pre-K class for 4-year-olds is filled with the discovery and lots of learning through play. Children engage in creative lessons to develop early literacy and math proficiency and prepare them for Kindergarten.

Summer & Fall School-Age, Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten Farm-Based Programs for children Age 3-8. Choose 2 or more mornings, afternoons or full days, Summer Hours, 8:30-3, School Year Hours 8:30-4:00. This mostly outdoor based program consists of hands on animal time, harvesting and gardening, outdoor nature play, project based learning and so much more!

NOW ENROLLING. Licensed. Sunflower celebrates 40 years of connecting young children to nature and their inherent sense of wonder! Sunflower Preschool is a certified Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom, National Wildlife Federation certified wildlife habitat, as well as PACE certified since 2008. Sunflower Preschool, which opened its doors in 1981, offers a small, eco-friendly, play-based, hands-on, nurturing environment, where children learn through exploration and discovery. At Sunflower, our classrooms are Montessori-based with a science and nature emphasis. The teachers are well-paid professional ECE teachers who have been a part of the Sunflower staff for years. Please come and take a look at our unique children’s science museum as well as the multisensory outdoor environment.

Sunset Academy is a licensed childcare center in Longmont, Colorado. We provide English/Spanish bilingual childcare services to children from 6 weeks to 12 years old. Since 1994, we have serviced two generations of children in the Longmont community; and since 2017, under the ownership of Dr. Eric Kuang, we have improved the quality of care greatly. In 2021, we were rated by Colorado Shines as a level 4 school, in recognition for our high-quality care. We achieve high quality by strictly following the rules and regulations of the state to ensure safety and health of the children, by employing the best teachers in the city with the highest pay in the industry, and by continuously improving our learning environment and curriculum.

Thorne Nature Preschool is built on the simple belief that kids grow better in nature. Our preschool offers a unique early childhood education experience where young children go to learn, grow, and reach their full potential through daily immersion in nature with caring, attentive teachers. With dual goals of nature connection and fostering the development of the whole child, Thorne Nature Preschool prepares young children to succeed in school and in life. Thorne Nature Preschool is a provider of Colorado’s Universal Preschool program. Now enrolling at our new nature center in Lafayette!

TLC Learning Center has been a leader in early childhood education and pediatric therapy services since 1956. We serve neurotypical and neurodivergent children side-by-side in our fully inclusive early learning program and provide year-round early childhood education programming for children from eight-weeks until they are kindergarten-ready. We believe that inclusive education benefits every child, preparing them for success in school and beyond by fostering empathy, compassion, and a lifelong love of learning.

Treehouse Learning provides quality early childcare and experiential education for children ages infant- kindergarten and weekly summer camps for K-3. Now in its 27th year as an independent, family-owned school, Treehouse Learning incorporates Montessori and Reggio Emilio approaches with High Scope curriculum for play-based learning that supports academic readiness, creative expression, and social interactions! Our unique offering of enrichment specials includes creative arts, movement, music, embedded speech & occupational therapy, mindfulness, SEL, gardening and nature-based engagement, outreach visits, and more! Chef-prepared lunches & snacks daily! Now offering UPK!

Wee Folk Forest Kindergarten is a "rain or shine" outdoor preschool/kindergarten in the greater Boulder area for children ages 2 1/2 to 6, and children 0 to 2 1/2 in our Parent/Tot program.

A waldorf-inspired, play-based and nature focused preschool + Kindergarten for children ages 2.5 - 6. We're an in-home, licensed school. We follow the seasons + days include nature time, circle time, seasonal crafts, baking + cooking + an all organic menu.