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Boulder Area

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Boulder

Colorado

Denver Metro

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Ralphie's List (Rental Database for CU Affiliates)

听Average Distance to 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Campus

Superior7.9 Miles
Louisville9.3 Miles
Lafayette11.1 Miles
Erie14.7 Miles
Longmont15.6 Miles
Golden20.3 Miles
Firestone20.5 Miles
Denver28.9 Miles

听Where do our Employees Live?

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CU Children's Center

The CU Children鈥檚 Center offers full and part-time schedules and is open to children of CU graduate and family housing residents, students, faculty, staff and alumni. The following individuals are also included:

  • International visitors assigned to a CU department or faculty member are considered to be faculty, provided a letter from the department chair is furnished requesting this accommodation.

Learn more about the CU Children's Center听

Bright Horizons

To support our employees, the campus has partnered with Bright Horizons to give eligible employees access to the听program.听

  • 兔子先生传媒文化作品 has partnered with Bright Horizons to help employees better manage work, family, and personal responsibilities. There are two programs available to eligible employees:
    • Back-Up Child, Adult, and Elder Care
    • Enhanced Family Supports
  • Who is Eligible?Permanent faculty, staff, graduate students on an active appointment, and CU System Administration staff
  • Ability to use back-up care uses for tutoring.听

Childcare Assistance Programs

CCAP Boulder County

The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) provides financial assistance to eligible low-income families who need child care benefits for children from birth to age 12. 兔子先生传媒文化作品 the CCAP website to learn more.听

Childcare Subsidies City of Boulder/Longmont

With funding from the City of Boulder and City of Longmont, the Child Care Subsidy and Referral (CCSR) Program, in partnership with the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) provides assistance in paying for child care to low-income families. 兔子先生传媒文化作品 the to learn more.听

State of Colorado Assistance

The Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) helps families that are homeless, working, searching for work or in school find low-income child care assistance. Learn more at the .

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Choice Enrollment

Choice Enrollment

"Open Enrollment鈥 is the option for Colorado students to enroll in a public school other than their assigned 鈥渘eighborhood school.鈥澨齋tudents may open enroll into any public school as long as certain criteria are met. Most schools that do not have room for more students will have a waiting list. When there is room for more students, schools will either accept students on a first-come-first-served basis or hold a lottery to determine which students may enroll in the school. Check with individual schools for details.

Open enrollment applications are for enrollment into a school for the next school year. School districts, and some individual schools, set their own time schedule for accepting open enrollment applications. Many school districts have open enrollment deadlines in December, January, and February, so be sure to plan ahead. Most charter and option schools have different application guidelines and timelines than the local school district. Check with individual charter and option schools to learn about their application process.听

St. Vrain Valley School District

Located approximately 30 miles north of Denver, the District is geographically diverse. Its physical boundaries extend from the Continental Divide into the plains of Colorado.

  • St. Vrain Valley operates 60 schools and programs spread over 411 square miles
  • More than 33,000 students
  • St. Vrain Valley School District covers eastern Boulder, Broomfield, Dacono, Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Hygiene, Longmont, Lyons, Mead, Niwot, Peaceful Valley听and Raymond. Parts of Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer听and Weld Counties are also included.

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*There are many private schools in the Boulder and surrounding areas. 兔子先生传媒文化作品 and the听Colorado Department of Education do not endorse any particular group or organization. The CO Department of Education provides a list of contacts strictly as an informational service to those interested in private schools (link above.)听

Boulder Valley School District

Located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) stretches from the peaks of the Continental Divide to the suburbs of Denver.

  • BVSD has 56 schools in 11 different communities.
  • Approximately 30,000 students
  • BVSD covers Boulder, Gold Hill, Jamestown, Lafayette, Louisville, Nederland, Superior, Ward听and parts of Broomfield and Erie. The Boulder Valley School District consistently ranks among the top three of Colorado鈥檚 large Front Range school districts

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National Parks

Colorado has 13 national parks with听7,378,675 visitors annually. A short distance from Boulder,听Rocky Mountain National Park鈥檚 415 square miles encompass and protect spectacular mountain environments.

State Parks

More than a third of Colorado鈥檚 100,000 square miles are in state parks.听Colorado鈥檚 42 state parks are as diverse as the state itself, and they offer something for everyone.

Boulder Parks and Outdoor Activities

Boulder, Colorado offers a wide array of outdoor spaces to explore. From sports fields to playgrounds, skate parks to plazas, you can enjoy all of Boulder's public places and take in the great outdoors.

More Things to do in Colorado

Looking for more activities to do in Colorado?听Colorado is packed full of things to do year-round including activities such as horseback riding, mountain biking, skiing, camping, and more!

Parks and Rec

Boulder Parks and Recreation promotes the health and well-being of the entire Boulder community by collaboratively providing high-quality parks, facilities and programs.

Rustler's Gulch Hike near Crested Butte. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)