Who has the best team? We do! 🎉 This week, we’re excited to celebrate all the amazing people who help create pathways for the youngest members of our communities! A big thank you to the wonderful staff at Otero College Child Development Services! You are all amazing! 🙌❤️
We are gearing up for our annual FREE Community Baby Shower and we want you to be our guest! The event will be held Monday, April 7, at Otero College. Businesses and local organizations that would like to participate can contact Melinda at 719-384-3109 or melinda.ramoscaltzontzin@otero.edu
Rocky Ford and Manzanola Head Start centers are on a 2-hour delay this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 12, due to weather. Staff at those centers are on a 1.5 hour delay. Buses will run on the delayed schedule.
Attention CECC Families: La Junta CDS will be in session on Monday, February 10.
Attention CDS Families: Head Start centers will release at 12 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, for parent-teacher conferences. If you have not yet scheduled your parent-teacher conference, please call your center. Thank you.
Atención familias de CDS: Los centros Head Start cerrarán sus puertas a las 12 p. m. el jueves 6 de febrero para las reuniones de padres y maestros. Si aún no ha programado su reunión de padres y maestros, llame a su centro. Gracias.
All CDS Head Start and Early Head Start centers will be on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, Jan. 21, due to anticipated cold temperatures. All staff will be on a 1.5-hour delay. Please stay safe and warm tonight and tomorrow.
Todos los centros Head Start y Early Head Start de CDS tendrán un retraso de 2 horas el martes 21 de enero debido a las bajas temperaturas previstas. Todo el personal tendrá un retraso de 1,5 horas. Manténgase a salvo y abrigado esta noche y mañana.
La Junta CDS is on a two-hour delay Monday, Jan. 20 due to weather. Staff is on a one-and-half hour delay.
Rocky Ford CDS and Manzanola CDS are on a two-hour delay this morning, Monday, Jan. 20. Rocky Ford and Manzanola staff are on a one-and-half hour delay.
School will start at the normal time tomorrow (January 20) for all CDS Centers. These decisions are always made after driving the roads and careful consideration of the forecast conditions. If anything changes in the morning, we will communicate it as promptly as possible. Please remember to dress children appropriately for weather.
Boone CDS center-based classroom is closed today, Wednesday, Jan. 8, for children only. Boone staff is on a 1-and-a-half hour delay.
Attention CDS families and staff: Due to weather conditions, all CDS centers will be on a 2-hour delay on Wednesday, Jan. 8, for children. All staff will be on a 1-and-a-half hour delay on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Please stay safe and keep warm!
Attention La Junta CDS families: We will release at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 7, due to weather. There will be a 2-hour delay Wednesday, Jan. 8, for children only at Columbian. Staff should report as normal in the morning, using caution.
Boone EHS: The Boone CDS center is on a two-hour delay today, January 7, for children. Staff is on a one-hour delay.
Did you know we enrolled over 800 children last year and employed over 300 people? Did you know we served more than 100,000 meals? Learn more about our program in our Annual Report. https://5il.co/349u4
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Members of our Migrant and Seasonal Head Start team are in the Denver area this week at a Migrant Education Program state conference. Pictured here with one of the speakers are (left to right) Gabriela Carrasco Mora, Family Advocate from Center who is also a presenter at the conference, Teresa Felix, Family and Community Partnership Manager, Adela Licano, Manzanola Center Manager, Christina Guerrero, Alamosa Center Manager, Berlinda Pedro, Boone Center Manager and Lucia Miranda, Center Center Manager.
Due to continued weather conditions, all Otero College CDS centers and Central Office will be closed Friday, November 8. Staff will not need to report unless contacted by your manager.
Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, all Otero College CDS centers are closed today, Thursday, November 7. There will be no services for children. Staff will not report.
