Boulder Day Nursery (BDN) subsidizes high-quality childcare for low-income families in Boulder County. The achievement gap starts before a child enters kindergarten. BDN's programming levels the playing field for at-risk children. Please give the gift of high-quality education to a child today.
"My son has flourished at BDN. As a single parent, knowing that I can depend on BDN allows me to focus on building a strong, stable future for my family." Victor King, Parent
Our mission is to provide and promote the best possible early childhood care and education opportunities that are both affordable and accessible to low-income working families.
An industry leader in Early Childhood Education (ECE) since 1917:
- 1917 Civic Committee of the Woman's Club of Boulder voted to establish Boulder Day Nursery
- 1918 First location, 1321 Walnut St.
- 1919 Second location, 1603 Walnut St.
- 1929 City Council voted to lease corner of Hannah Barker Park to the Boulder Day Nursery Association
- 1929 Ground breaking ceremony for 15th and Spruce St. location
- 1930 Building at 1518 Spruce St. completed
- 1934 Boulder Day Nursery hosts center for state-wide training of child care providers
- 1955 Licensed by State of Colorado Department of Public Welfare
- 1974 Boulder Day Nursery is one of the sites where the Storybook Journey curriculum is developed
- 1978 Boulder Day Nursery is featured on Mork and Mindy as the employer of Robin Williams' character, Mork
- 1989 Boulder Day Nursery assumed operation of 1st infant care center in Boulder
- 1992 Boulder Day Nursery was the first center in Boulder to become accredited by the National Association of Education for Young Children (NAEYC)
- 2002 Completed renovation of 1518 Spruce St.
- 2007 House Bill 1062 established and funded the Early Childhood Council, of which Boulder Day Nursery was one of the founding members
- 2012 Purchased land for Lafayette Site
- 2013 Finished Phase 1 of Lafayette Site housing 3 Head Start Classrooms and Boulder County Community Services Offices
- 2015 Started Design and Development Phase of the Lafayette Building
- 2017 Shortened Boulder Day Nursery to BDN to better accommodate our Lafayette families
- 2017 100 year anniversary of BDN
Organization name
Boulder Day Nursery
other names
BDN
1917
Tax id (EIN)
84-0446349
Category
Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Child Care Credit
Address
1518 Spruce StBoulder County, CO, US