The Active Learning Center

The most caring facility that my daughter and son both thrived on. It prepared them for the challenges ahead. They knew my children and what was best for them!

MaryLou, Diane and Tara are passionate educators who REALLY care about the happiness and comfort of their families. Their very thoughtful approach to early childhood learning, inspired by Reggio Emilia, is evident and backed by the best research available in childhood development. I highly recommend them!

The Active Learning Center is a fantastic Denver preschool. My daughter went there and she absolutely loved it. I was very impressed by their learning and teaching philosophy. The children really drive the learning and activities. It’s a great school and I would recommend it to any parent.

We had two daughters attend the Active Learning Center (ALC). We can’t say enough good things about the staff, the safety or the program. ALC allows children to be children, yet also prepares them for future learning. The staff is loving and nurturing. They recognize each child’s unique gifts and help develop them in a developmentally appropriate manner. This center has been open for over 20 years and I hope it stays here for at least 20 more!

I sent both my children here. My daughter, Geneva, that is now 20 and going to University of Colorado, Denver and my son, Theodore, who is now in 8^th grade in DPS. I chose the school because of it’s diversity and community feel. I chose this model because it focuses on socialization which I believe is an important part of learning.
My son Theodore has a learning disability. I believe this school helped in dealing with the reality of this. He has also been in gifted programs, which I guess makes him twice gifted. When your child is 3 years old I believe this is a time of discovery. I knew when my daughter left that program she was going to rule the world, it was important for her to be in charge.
We found out with my son after graduating from this program he would be more of a gentle soul approach to his learning and living in the world.
They are both doing great.
I highly recommend this program for learning and socialization.

We had a poor experience with this school, though we really liked the initial tour. The main issue was that we were not made to feel welcome as an attachment parenting family. The staff are experienced, but the irony of that is they also seem hidebound and not open to learning. When we deviated from their expectations due to our following attachment parenting, we were basically asked to leave within a week.
The school’s lack of diversity was also glaringly evident. When I questioned the head teacher about this issue, her answer was basically evasive and incoherent. I encourage any parent/​guardian with a child here, or considering sending a child here, to do a daylong observation. The culture of the school is very important and fully observing is really the only way you will know for sure the kind of environment you’re leaving your child in for possibly 8+ hours a day. Other schools we went to also had much better basic physical security for the entrances and sign-​in/​out procedure.