PSD ECE offers high-quality programs that help young children get ready for kindergarten. Preschool is offered in 22 PSD elementary schools and five centers across the district's 1,800 square miles. Placement at neighborhood schools or a parent's top-choice location is not guaranteed, but preferences are highly regarded and given due consideration upon admission.
How do I start?
Preschool (3-5 years old) Application Process Checklist
Step 1: Complete Application
Step 2: Complete Enrollment Packet
Step 3: Gather Additional Documents
1. Child's Birth Certificate
2. Verification of Residency (Utility Bill, Lease, Mortgage statement)
3. Proof of family’s Income
Most current income tax return
Most current W2
3 Months of pay stubs
University Benefits
Student Income verification
Proof of enrollment in
TANF (Temp Assistance for Needy Families)
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
SNAP (Supplemantal Nutrition Assistance Program)
Child Support
4. Custody Paperwork - if applicable
Step 4: Complete ASQ-3 and ASQ-SE
Online at: www.asqonline.com/family/a80b32
Paper: contact Fullana 970-490-3204 OR visit us at Fullana, 220 N. Grant Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521
OR ask your child's primary care provider
Step 5: Submit all of the above paperwork
In-person at Fullana, 220, N. Grant Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521
OR via email
psdece@psdschools.org
Step 6: Submit Health Documents
These documents are preferred at the time of application
but are not required at the time of application. They are required within 30 days of your child's first day in class.
Child’s physical exam –well child exam must be completed in the last 12 months, if your child has not had a well exam in the last 12 months now is a great time to get it scheduled.
Child’s Immunizations
Dental Exam
Step 7: Review and Interview
When you submit your application online, Fullana front office staff will contact you to review application and conduct interview. When you submit in-person, staff will review application and conduct interview at that time.
Step 8: Complete Enrollment
Your application will then be moved on to our eligibility team for processing and eligibility determination, you will be contacted via email regarding your eligibility.
All children start on our waitlist and placements are
made from the waitlist based on our selection criteria
as our program is not first come – first serve.You will be contacted should your child be placed in a
classroom, and you will be sent final enrollment
paperwork and a start date.
Step 9: Attend Preschool!
Your child will be taught by highly qualified licensed teachers who will provide social-emotional skill development, literacy and language development, individualized academic plans, and FUN-filled classes!
Early Head Start (prenatal-36 months) Application Process Checklist
Step 1: Complete Application
English Prenatal-3 years old Program Application Link
Spanish Prenatal-3 years old Program Application Link
Step 2: Gather Additional Documents
1. Child's Birth Certificate
2. Verification of Residency (Utility Bill, Lease, Mortgage statement)
3. Proof of family’s Income
Most current income tax return
Most current W2
3 Months of pay stubs
University Benefits
Student Income verification
Proof of enrollment in TANF, SSI or SNAP
Child Support
4. Custody Paperwork - if applicable
Step 3: Submit all of the above paperwork
In-person at Fullana, 220, N. Grant Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521
OR via email
psdece@psdschools.org
Step 4: Submit Health Documents
These documents are preferred at the time of application
but are not required at the time of application. They are required within 45 days of your family's first home visit.
Child or expecting parent's physical exam –well child exam must be completed in the last 12 months, if your child has not had a well exam in the last 12 months now is a great time to get it scheduled.
Child or expecting parent's immunizations
Child or expecting parent's dental exam
Step 5: Review and Interview
When you submit your application online, Fullana front office staff will contact you to review application and conduct interview. When you submit in-person, staff will review application and conduct interview at that time.
Step 6: Complete Enrollment
Your application will then be moved on to our eligibility team for processing and eligibility determination, you will be contacted via email regarding your eligibility.
All children start on our waitlist and placements are made from the waitlist based on our selection criteria as our program is not first come – first serve.