Steele Cooperative Preschool
Now Accepting Enrollment for 2012-13
The first round of enrollment for the 2012-13 school year will open on Jan 1st, 2012 and will close at 11:00am on March 15th, 2012. Results will be distributed by email no later than March 19th, 2012; please check your spam/junk folder if you have not been contacted by then. Waitlist positions will not be discussed until April 2nd, the deadline for email acceptance for those students offered a spot in the first round.
Our Open House will be held Tuesday March 13th from 6-8pm. Please feel free to bring your children. You will meet the Director, teachers, members of the Parent Board, and some currently enrolled families.
To enter your child/ren into the pool for the first round lottery, please submit a Registration Form. A Registration Fee of $25 (+$10 for each child) must be received by the deadline listed above to validate your entry. This can be paid via check made out to Steele Cooperative Preschool and mailed to 3441 W 39th Ave Denver CO 80211 ATTN Enrollment or paid via Paypal here. Please write your child's name on the memo regardless of method chosen to avoid delays in processing.
If you have missed the March 15th deadline, you may enter your child onto the waitlist by submitting the Registration Form and Fee; your child will be placed on the bottom of the waitlist in the order in which the registration was received.
Waitlists tend to move quite a bit in April upon receipt of the results of the lottery, and in August when the DPS ECE waitlists move.
For questions about openings, please contact the Enrollment Coordinator. If you would like to schedule a tour, please contact the Tour Manager and include your child's birth date. A parent volunteer will contact you within a few days.
Fill out your Full Application for the 2012-13 school year.
If you've been offered enrollment at Steele for the 2012-13 school year, it's time to fill out your child's Full Application form. This form gathers all the relevant information required by the school and state law about your child, including important contact and medical information.
If you missed the First Round of Registration and would like to be placed on a waitlist, please contact us by email.
Before filling out the application form, have the following information on-hand to make the process go as smoothly as possible:
- Child's Information, including address and birthdate.
- Know what class in which your child will be enrolling. You can refresh your memory about which class(es) your child is eligible for here.
- Primary Parent/Guardian contact information, including address, phone number(s), e-mail, and employer information.
- Secondary Parent/Guardian contact information (if any), including address, phone number(s), e-mail, and employer information.
- Your child's medical and dental contacts, including addresses and phone numbers of their medical providers including dentist and hospital information. THIS IS REQUIRED INFORMATION.
- Information for any person authorized to pick your child up from school, INCLUDING YOURSELF.
- Information on allergies, special needs, and chicken pox vaccinations.
- For Polliwog- and Frog-level children, information on your child's potty-training development/progress.
Once you have this information in-hand, you should be ready to fill out the application. You only have 30 minutes to fill out the form, so gather this information first. Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an e-mail confirming the information you provided, which is also sent to the school for processing. If you have any questions about the application, please contact the Enrollment Coordinator via the links on our Contact Us page.
Please also take a moment to download the Colorado Immunization Form and have your child's doctor fill it out; current immunization records on all students are required by law to be kept by the school.
If you wish to submit a scholarship application for your child, it's available here.
About the School
Steele Cooperative Preschool was founded in 1982 by a group of parents interested in developing a cooperative preschool program for our children, ages two and a half through five. Since our inception, we have operated continuously at our present location, 3441 West 39th Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Steele Cooperative Preschool is an operating program of the Robert W. Steele Social Center, Inc. and works in conjunction with the Steele Center Board.
- Learn more about our Cooperative Philosophy.
- Learn more about our Classes.
- Learn more about the Enrollment Process.
Once again, Steele has been awarded a perfect 4 star rating from Qualistar Early Learning, a statewide non-profit organization working to improve the quality of early childhood education in Colorado! Learn more about Qualistar and our great accomplishment!
Our Mission
Steele Cooperative Preschool is a non-profit, state-licensed school in which a qualified director, certified teachers, and dedicated parents work together to provide quality preschool education for young children.
Need to reach us?
Thank you for your interest in Steele Cooperative Preschool. Please feel free to send us an email via the "Contact Us" page if you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour. Steele Cooperative Preschool is located at 3441 W 39th Ave, Denver CO 80211. You may also call us directly at 303-433-0832.