Backpack Early Learning Academy
POPULATION
- 120 preschoolers ages 3-5 years old
- 22 preschoolers placed in area contracted private preschools
- 15 infants and toddlers
- Three – 4 year old classrooms
- Two – 3 year old classrooms
- One – infant classroom & one – toddler classroom for parents participating in English language acquisition (ELA), GED, job skills or high school classes.
STAFF
- Staff highly qualified and trained in early childhood education
- Student/Teacher ratio 15:2
ASSESSMENT
- Participating in CDE’s statewide accountability system; Results Matter
- On-going, age-appropriate assessment
- Creative Curriculum
- Pals Pre-K
- Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
CURRICULUM
- Research-based curriculum based on the Colorado Building Blocks to the Content Standards & the Open Court Early Childhood Curriculum
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
- Home visits and parent-teacher conferences
- Mini literacy inservices
SUPPORTED BY
- Delta County School District
- Title I
- Colorado Preschool & Kindergarten Program
- Child Find
- Even Start & Delta County Department of Human Services
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