All Assistant Supervisors must be ECT qualified. Supervisors must be ECT qualified and earn their Large Center Director Qualification. Find the full qualifications here.

No refunds or credits will be given for school closings, days off, sick days, snow days, COVID or other health quarantines, or family vacation days. Regular tuition and fees will be charged for all absences. This policy is in place because the cost for staff and programming remains the same when children are absent.

20 total infants and 20 total toddlers (10 children per room) are allowed at our Arapahoe Ridge location.

The Colorado Department of Human Services licenses child care programs (all ages).

BVSD Community Schools is committed to ensuring every family in need of child care receives that care. We will work with families on an individual basis during this ever-changing and challenging time. Please contact us at bvsd.childcare@bvsd.org with any questions. We have a bilingual specialist on staff to support our Spanish speaking families.

The BVSD Community Schools Licensed Child Care Handbook provides relevant links, protocols and other details for ALL licensed child care programs (EC, PSE, SAC, ECE) operating in BVSD schools. The handbook is subject to revisions as necessitated by public health and the changing nature of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Our partners, including Boulder County Public Health and Children's Hospital, also have access to this handbook. 

Manual de Cuidado Infantil Escuelas Comunitarias de BVSD

Child care monthly rates are based on the total number of school days and hours throughout the year, divided by the number of months covered. This keeps the monthly amount stable to help families plan, and the variation of child care days from month to month are averaged out.

The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) provides financial assistance to eligible low-income families who need child care benefits for children from birth to age 12. If you are eligible, a portion of the total child care cost will be paid. You can find the CCAP checklist to submit to BVSD Child Care here. For information about CCAP denials and the appeals process, click here.

Infants and toddlers may be dropped off at 9:00am. Early Connections staff will report at 8:00am.

BVSD assures equal access to after school programs and extracurricular activities for students with disabilities. IEPs do not automatically apply to these programs, so the School District conducts an individualized inquiry about the student’s needs and whether there are reasonable modifications, aids or services that could be provided to allow the student an equal opportunity for participation in the program or activity. These discussions can occur in an IEP meeting, a Section 504 meeting or in an individualized discussion between a coach or activity leader and a parent.

If you believe your student requires modifications or accommodations to access a BVSD Infant and Toddler Child Care program, please email jasmine.bailon@bvsd.org.

BVSD Community Schools is committed to providing top-quality programs at prices that are competitive with comparable offerings in our community. We are also dedicated to paying our staff and contractors a living wage.

All Early Connections children are provided free lunch during the days they attend during the school year, and free breakfast and afternoon snack are provided depending on your child's AM/PM schedule. On school breaks and during the summer families are asked to provide lunches.

BVSD Food Services serves fresh and nutritious food every day. This amounts to nearly 14,000 scratch-cooked meals each day! We use healthier, locally sourced, and organic ingredients whenever possible, and we avoid highly processed foods, high fructose corn syrup, chemicals, dyes and food additives.

All of our beef and chicken on the bone and nacho meat is hormone- and antibiotic-free and our bulk milk is local.

All staff working with infants and toddlers have been trained in Safe Sleep Practices. Each child will be provided with their individual crib or sleep equipment. All infants are placed on their back to sleep. Alternative sleep positions for infants will only be allowed with a health care plan completed and signed by the child’s physician. Infant swaddling is also prohibited unless there is a physician signed health care plan. All children one month and older will be offered a clean, dry pacifier during nap unless a parent has signed a waiver that the child is not to be given a pacifier. Children who fall asleep somewhere other than the crib must be moved to the crib immediately. 

Cribs will be checked monthly for safety issues, all cribs should be approved by Consumer Product Safety. Soft music or sound may not be played within 3 feet of a crib. Sleep sacks will be utilized in lieu of blankets.  Sleep sacks that prohibit the movement of arms and legs will not be allowed unless a swaddle health plan is on record. No toys,  or mobiles can be used in or above a crib.  Children will be physically observed every ten minutes for normal skin color, breathing, level of sleep, overheating, and restlessness. Children will not be placed in the crib longer than ten minutes if awake.

See the full Safe Sleep Policy here.  
 

Community Schools provides a 15% discount to all BVSD employees interested in enrolling in one of our departments programs.

The Community Schools Childcare programs have been running all childcare options (infant care, preschool, school-age and summer camps) continuously since the pandemic began.   We align with the school district guidance to ensure that safety protocols are consistent at all of our sites.

As a part of our high quality practices we are on heightened alert for symptoms and enacting a more stringent sick policy to avoid having sick children or children with potential contagious symptoms in the program.  Per health department requirement, our staff members are frequently cleaning and disinfecting all spaces and objects that are used during programs.  Increased frequency of handwashing for staff and children throughout the day.  If you have been asked to quarantine because of possible exposure to COVID, do not enter our buildings or take part in your enrolled programs. We appreciate your compliance with this very important policy.

Guidance and regulations may change, please check back regularly for updates.