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Boulder Day Nursery Association is a nonprofit organization that operates the Boulder Day Nursery, which exists to provide and promote high quality child care, early learning programs and family support services for low-income families, in environments that respect diverse ethnic, cultural and social traditions.

We offer full-time and partial week care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. We offer multi-child discounts, scholarships, accept social service and CCAP payments, and our fee structure is a sliding scale based on your household income.

Information

Since 1917, Boulder Day Nursery has provided working families with high quality early childhood programs, and been a leader in advocating for issues of concern to children and families. Whether you're a parent looking for child care, or interested in finding out how you can help support our mission, we invite you to browse through our website, and perhaps start with the 'Why Boulder Day Nursery' section on the navigation menu above.

90th Anniversary

Boulder Day Nursery commemorated its 90th Anniversary with the theme "Consistent Mission, Constant Change." Read about our nine goal strategic plan that looks to our past to guide our future.

School Closings

During the winter, BDN is closed when BVSD is closed for weather. For inclement weather and school closing information, visit the BVSD site.

News

Thanks to Foolish Craigs on Pearl Street for the recent fundraiser they held for Boulder Day Nursery. There was a line out the door of people who came to support BDN and enjoy some great food with friends and family. 20% of their sales that night were donated to BDN programs.

Oldest Centers In North America

Boulder Day Nursery Association was recently named the 74th oldest child care organization in North America by the education journal Exchange. Their article "The Heroic Beginnings of Child Care: Looking Back Two Centuries" looks at the long and proud history of early childhood education that predates systemic K-12 education. Many of the organizations featured in the article have backgrounds and founding narratives similar to ours. The article can be found and read in it's entirety in our News section.

Otoacoustic Emission Training/Screening

An Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) training and screeing was recently held at BDN. This was a regional training drawing audiology and ECE experts from around the western United States, held in conjunction with the National Office of Head Start and Utah State University. BDN will retain the equipment needed to conduct OAE hearing screenings, and act as a hub for future trainings in the Boulder community. The beauty of the OAE is that it is very accurate, not a "scary" test for kids to take, and even young infants can be easily screened for hearing problems by trained testers.