Spread the word!  DPS and ScoopToo are co-hosting two Early Education Scoop events on December 10th and January 7th.  The events are designed to help parents navigate the ECE process through DPS.  These educational sessions will cover topics such as tuition, Choice Process, transportation, special needs programming, Advanced Kindergarten, English Language Acquisition, dual-language programming, Montessori programs and before and after school care.  Enrollment experts will be on hand to answer specific questions during the Q&A session following the presentation.

If you or anyone you know is seeking to learn more about this process, please attend this informative event.  Tell your friends, neighbors and playgroup-mates!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Marissa Ferrari, Communications Office, Denver Public Schools, (720) 423-3681 or marissa_ferrari@dpsk12.org

Denver, CO – For the first time, Denver Public Schools and scooptoo.com, a Denver school-focused blog, will host two information sessions designed to make the process of enrolling in preschool and kindergarten easier for parents. The events, billed as the “Early Education Scoop,” are set for Thursday, December 10 at the new Center for Early Education and Thursday, January 7 at Valdez ECE-7 School. Both events will take place from 6:30 – 8:30pm.

The Center for Early Education is located at 3245 E. Exposition Ave., at the corner of Exposition and Steele. Valdez is located at 2525 W. 29^th Ave., directly behind North High School. Attendance and parking at both locations is free.

The Early Education Scoop events will feature Enrollment Experts who can answer parents’ specific questions related to preschool and kindergarten topics of interest, including tuition, transportation, the School of Choice process, special-needs programming, Advanced Kindergarten, English Language Acquisition and dual-language programming, Montessori programs, and before- and after-school care. After a brief overview by the DPS Director of Early Education, each family in attendance will have an opportunity to present their specific questions to an Enrollment Expert as well as tour the host school.

The event agenda is as follows:

6:30 – 6:45pm: Welcome and Registration

6:45 – 7:15pm: Enrollment Overview

7:15 – 8:30pm: Individual Q&A Sessions with Enrollment Experts and School Tours

The Early Education Scoop events are co-hosted by Denver Public Schools and ScoopToo.  Attendance and parking are free. All handouts will be provided in English and Spanish, and Spanish-language interpreters will be present. Learn more at scooptoo.com or by calling (720) 423-3560.