Durango Early Learning Center

890 East Third Ave, Durango, CO, 81301-0813
Tel: (970)259-1483
Grades: PK - 3 | 71 students
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Durango Early Learning Center offers toddler and preschool early childhood development for 70 children in La Plata County. Our value base derives from a strong respect for childhood and the recognition that children are natural explorers and experimenters, capable of constructing learning and knowledge. We offer an environment, both within the school and larger community, that affords endless possibilities for creativity, imagination, representation and problem solving. Our focus is to develop a strong sense of worth in every child that comes through the doors by promoting a belief in themselves as capable learners with valuable opinions and ideas. "Durango Early Learning Center staff are to be commended for the completion of their first Quality Rating." The education philosophy at Durango Early Learning Center evolves from the social construction theories of Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner, Howard Gardner, Loris Malaguzzi and Carlina Rinaldi. We have adapted the application of Piagetian ideas into the High/Scope Curriculum, which focuses on children “learning how to think and solve problems through their active involvement in personally relevant experiences.”

School Overview:
Durango Early Learning Center
School Type Alternative School
School Membership(s) Other associations(s) for exceptional children
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 3
Student Body
Total Students 71 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 16% (CO School Avg.: 19%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 4 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 18:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)

School Notes:

  • Durango Early Learning Center offers toddler and preschool early childhood development for 70 children in La Plata County. Our value base derives from a strong respect for childhood and the recognition that children are natural explorers and experimenters, capable of constructing learning and knowledge. We offer an environment, both within the school and larger community, that affords endless possibilities for creativity, imagination, representation and problem solving. Our focus is to develop a strong sense of worth in every child that comes through the doors by promoting a belief in themselves as capable learners with valuable opinions and ideas. "Durango Early Learning Center staff are to be commended for the completion of their first Quality Rating." The education philosophy at Durango Early Learning Center evolves from the social construction theories of Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, Jerome Bruner, Howard Gardner, Loris Malaguzzi and Carlina Rinaldi. We have adapted the application of Piagetian ideas into the High/Scope Curriculum, which focuses on children “learning how to think and solve problems through their active involvement in personally relevant experiences.”

Nearby Schools:

Durango Early Learning Center
Gr. PK-3 | 0 mi. away
Children's House Of Durango
Gr. K | 0.7 mi. away
St Columba School
Gr. K-9 | 0.7 mi. away
Grace Preparatory Academy Of Durango
Gr. 6-12 | 1.7 mi. away
First Umc Christ Childs School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-PK | 1.8 mi. away
Columbine Christian School
Gr. K-9 | 2.8 mi. away

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