UCCS Family Development Center

We absolutely love the FDC! We’ve had children in 2 classrooms and have been so impressed by the communication, care, and activities. The tenure of the teachers and ratios with consistent student helpers are incredible and unmatched in the area. Highly recommend.

Finding a place you can trust to watch your child is like finding a needle in a haystack. I absolutely loved this daycare & so did my daughter. My daughter attended this daycare for a year & was in both the toddler 1 & 2 classrooms. She loved going to daycare every single day. Their curriculum is top tier & they treated my child like she was their own. 10/10 recommend.

I have nothing but good things to say about the family development center. My child's teachers are very communicative, the admins are supportive and helpful, and I love that there are students working there and observing for their education plans. I get picture updates, reports of his fun days, and weekly meal menus and curriculum plans. He has been thriving in many ways with the guidance of his teachers and with the peer play. Beyond how it's benefitted my child, it has made school much easier for me. The center came highly recommended, and I would also highly recommend.

Our three year old daughter went here for about a year. We loved the higher adult/student ratio with the college students helping in the classroom. We loved that the staff were experienced and had been with the center for a long time. We loved that the center provided multiple opportunities for parents to engage: parent/teacher conferences, open house before students transition rooms, classes to learn their approach with children, days that parents are invited to have a snack with the students. We liked the one-way mirrors so parents can watch how their child is doing without being a distraction. Unfortunately this center ended up not being the best fit for our daughter. Our daughter thrives with one-on-one attention, which is not possible in a larger setting. She seemed to do better with some teachers over others. We tried everything they recommended, but we just could not make it work. This center was recommended to us by a friend who had nothing but good things to say about the older preschool classroom. Students and teachers at the university get priority for enrollment and then they let the general public fill open spots.

My daughter has been in every single classroom at the Family Development Center. She started in the Toddler 1 class as a 13 month old (they don't have an infant program) just learning how to walk and is leaving an independent, caring, intelligent, well spoken, and reading 5 year old, more than ready for kindergarten. And most of the credit for this, I can confidently say, goes to the loving, professional teachers and staff at this preschool. They pride themselves on not being a "daycare" and that shows. The school family is one in which parents and teachers work together to cultivate an environment of trust, safety, and caring. Most of the teachers hold professional degrees in early childhood education and the administration supports the staff with continuing education. The school doesn't have an infant program, classrooms start at 12 months and go through to 5 year old preschool class. The teachers helped to potty train her and used a curriculum called Conscious Discipline which helped my daughter use her words and control her emotions. They also offer a summer program for 6-11 year olds that is filled with field trips and exploratory learning. My daughter can't wait to come back to this school for summer camp. This has been the best school and we hope all of her future education lives up to the first years she has had. She has a true love of learning.