Welcome to Woodland Park Early Childhood Center!
We serve children ages 3 to 5 at two locations in the district, Gateway Elementary and Summit Elementary.
For 2023 -2024 Pre-K families: The family application for Universal Preschool (UPK) is open! Families can sign up for UPK Colorado at www.UPK.Colorado.gov
Every child in the year before they are eligible for kindergarten is eligible for half-day (15 hours) and 3-year-olds (10 hours in the district) with a qualifying factor, are able to apply for UPK Colorado for the 23-24 school year.
Qualifying Factors:
Gateway Elementary * 100 Panther Way * Woodland Park, CO 80863
Current openings: 1 Half Day AM spot, 1 Full Day spot
Summit Elementary * 490 Meadow Park Dr. * Divide, CO 80814
Current openings: 2 half day AM or full day spots
Funding Options:
New for 2023-2024:
All students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) will be served at Gateway. **Students with just speech articulation can be served at Summit and Columbine as well.
Gateway: 8:10-3:05, half day AM 8:10-11:10
Summit: 7:50-2:45, half day AM 7:50-10:50
Columbine: 7:45-2:45, half day AM 7:45-10:45
The After-School Program will be determined by parent need and staff availability.
Email the Director, Katie Icenhower, kicenhower@wpsdk12.org
Our Vision
Planting the seeds to grow our children’s future.
Our Mission
We come together with compassion and grace for children and their families to guide and nurture through play, building confidence, empathy, independence, and respect in a safe and loving environment.
Please click on the link below to view the handbook.
Handbook
Gateway Staff:
Summit Staff: