Preschool

The Johnstown Milliken Preschool is dedicated to providing a structured learning environment through a curriculum that develops children’s social, emotional, physical, cognitive and language abilities. As a District, we believe that by offering an effective early childhood program, including full-day kindergarten, focused on alignment, coherency, and continuity of programming, we are providing students with a pathway of opportunity to foster lifelong learners who are prepared for the future.

Our preschool participates in Colorado's Early Childhood Outcomes Initiative, Results Matter, using the Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment.

The goals of Results Matter are:

• To document, describe, and value child progress over time.
• To inform and influence day to day interactions and interventions in a child's life.
• To collect data to develop effective preschool programs.

More information can be found at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter

Universal Preschool Colorado allows families to choose the right setting for their child, whether it is in a licensed community-based, school-based or home-based preschool setting. Families of children in the year before they are eligible for kindergarten, and qualifying 3-year-olds, can apply now for Universal Preschool Colorado for the 2023-24 school year.

Universal Preschool Colorado is not a first-come, first-served program. Applications are currently being accepted. You can begin your application at any time and return to it as many times as you like before submitting. 

Qualifying 3-year-olds - Families of 3-year-old students who are low income or who have a one qualifying factor, wishing to send their child to a program run by a school district, will not be able to select a specific school location and should select the school district where they reside. School districts will match 3-year-olds in a separate process.

Eligibility - Some participating school districts around Colorado have local Board of Education adopted policies allowing for alternative dates for kindergarten eligibility. If you live in one of those districts and your child is showing as ineligible in the State application portal, please reach out to your LCO to ensure you are placed for matching in that school district.

Read more on our Universal Preschool Family Information page.