This Denver institution guides young children 12 months through pre-kindergarten on the adventure of
06/17/2025
Here we go!
Blocks? ✅
Tricycles? ✅
Baby Dolls? ✅
Books? 📚 ✅
BIG TRUCKS? 🛻 ✅
Our moving trucks came today to load all the fun and move it on to our next stop!
We’ll miss you so much Marion Street, see you soon Ringsby Court!
02/25/2025
🌟 We have exciting news! 🌟
Our Young Toddler program will be open to children as young as 18 months for the 2025-26 school year! We have part-time and full-time spots for toddlers (and our preschool friends) and are enrolling now!
02/08/2025
Curious?
Come learn more about our community TOMORROW, Saturday, February 8. We’re hosting an Open House in our NEW HOME from 9:30-10:30 AM.
3507 Ringsby Ct., Ste. 101, Denver, CO 80216
We can’t wait to see you there!
01/22/2025
It’s cold outside but we’re planning for Fall! Here are a few FAQs for our lottery - which is open now! - for spaces at DCP next year. Find out more about these questions and many others in the “Apply” section of our website.
Questions? Want to learn more about what makes DCP unique or talk to current families? Reach out!
01/20/2025
Due to icy road conditions and sub-zero temperatures predicted for the morning, DCP will follow Denver Public Schools in a two-hour delayed start on Tuesday, January 21.
School will begin at 10:30 AM, giving families and members of staff time to commute safely to school.
Please note that extremely frigid temperatures and wind chills below zero are predicted for tomorrow morning. We hope it will warm up enough for an outdoor recess by mid-day, but we will of course decide tomorrow. Families are encouraged to dress children appropriately and be well-prepared for winter weather, hoping we can get some outside play time!
01/15/2025
Big news for DCP: we're moving for the 2025-26 school year! Come meet our teachers and learn more about our move at our Open House tomorrow night, Wednesday, January 15, 6-7:30pm.
The lottery for next year goes live on our website goes live on Jan. 15 (at 5pm) and is open until Jan. 24 (5pm). Results will be shared on Jan. 31 (also at 5pm).
Can't make the open house? Have questions? Email our Executive Director and Head of School directly at [email protected]
01/08/2025
Join us from 6:00-7:30pm next Wednesday, January 15 for our Annual Open House!
The lottery for the 2025-26 school year will go live on our website at 5:00pm that evening, and remain open through Friday, January 24 at 5:00pm. Results will be shared Friday, January 31 at 5:00pm.
Can’t make the Open House? Email [email protected] to set up a tour!
11/18/2024
Block play can be amazing for young kids!!! And we’re lucky at DCP to have brand new, high quality, wooden blocks this year, thanks to the paddle raise at last April’s auction.
DCP families - if you want to learn more about the benefits of block play, be sure to join us at the (in person)Town Hall this Wednesday (11/20) night, with Dr Deb Deverell!
11/07/2024
Bundle up friends - tomorrow is a SNOW DAY!
Denver Cooperative Preschool will be closed all day tomorrow, Friday, November 8 due to an ongoing severe winter storm with significant additional snowfall predicted. Our inclement weather policy follows closures within Denver Public Schools and the district has also announced a closure tomorrow.
Tomorrow first Friday coffee walk will be rescheduled to next Friday, November 15!
Stay warm and cozy, and we’ll see you next week!
11/06/2024
Take a break from cooking and dine with .Birdcall on Friday (11/8)! Use promo code - DCP1108 - at their Five Points location (800 E 26th Ave, Denver, CO 80205) and they’ll donate 25% of those sales back to ! See you there! 🐓🐓🐓
10/25/2024
What a wonderful Fall Fest! Crafts, games, photo opps, cupcakes — and perennial favorites: the hot dog cart, trick or treating around the block, and cart rides pulled by adorable doggies. Thank you to all the DCP community who helped out - staff, families of staff, and parents!!
10/13/2024
No need to plan dinner Tuesday! Just swing by Mici on Colorado. They’re giving back 20% to if you just show this pic at checkout or use code “GIVEBACK” when ordering via Toast. Thanks, Mici!!!
Denver Cooperative Preschool was founded in 1960 by a group of parents from the discontinued Colorado Women’s College Nursery School. By 1962, the preschool had grown and a group of parents from south Denver branched off to establish the University Park Cooperative Nursery School near Denver University. In 1964 the preschool split again: Montview Community Preschool remained at the church and our preschool moved to 8th and Cherry. It was then named the Medical Center Cooperative Nursery School. The name “Denver Cooperative Preschool” was adopted in 1966. We moved to our current location in 1983.
Our mission is to guide young children on the adventure of self discovery through play. We envision an active society where children and adults join in the exploration of life, the quest for understanding, and the journey towards wisdom. We believe that a child’s early experiences are the foundation for adult potential, that parents are key to a child’s unique development, and that play is essential in the learning process of a child.
DCP strives to provide an environment in which children know that people care for them and accept them as they are. We hope that our children will become confident in themselves and their ability to do things and make appropriate choices as they learn about their world and themselves. To achieve these goals we use the Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines and individual student portfolios to assist in curriculum building and student assessment.
We are a non-profit, non-denominational school owned by the member families. We are part of the Denver Preschool Program and rated Level 4 by Colorado Shines, the state’s quality rating and improvement system for early care and learning programs.
| Monday | 8:30am - 3:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 3:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 3:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 3:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 3:30pm |