Bal Swan Ball

About Bal Swan

Bal Swan Children’s Center is a private non-profit (501c3) school that serves children with all types of disabilities blended in the classroom with typical preschoolers. We serve nearly 400 children a year, from newborns through 6 years of age. Our students are from Boulder, Superior, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Broomfield, Arvada, Northglenn, Thornton, Federal Heights and Westminster.

The students with disabilities receive full therapy services in speech therapy, occupational-motor therapy, physical therapy, and warm water pool therapy. Children with disabilities who qualify through our funding agencies receive services at no cost to their families. Parents of typical children pay tuition just as they would for any preschool in town.

Bal Swan Children’s Center was the first school in State of Colorado to enroll typical students with children who have special needs.We became a pilot program for the state in 1963 and again in 1973. Our Center’s innovative idea of inclusion is considered best practice.

We receive funding from the state for the children with disabilities, but it does not cover the cost of this service. We need to fund-raise to make up the difference. We have two major fund-raisers each year; – The Bal Swan Ball, and – Golf 4 Kidz. We have other smaller fund-raisers throughout the year, write grants and work to solicit both individual and corporate contributions.

This year Bal Swan has much to celebrate! Throughout the year all of the students attending Bal Swan Children's Center are able to use the warm water therapy pool during class time. Our addition which was built in 2005 has allowed us to expand our programs and services to better meet the needs of our growing community. We now have four new classrooms, full day and half day preschool programming, a multipurpose room and a state-of-the-art physical, occupational and speech therapy room. Our school psychologist provides counseling services to students, parents and staff at no cost. Class size remains small and the student to staff ratio is low. In February the school took part in an accreditation program and we are thrilled to report that we received a 4-out-of-4 star quality rating, from Qualistar. Out of thousands of child care centers, we are one of a dozen state-wide that can boast such high reviews from Qualistar.

We would love to have you visit our Center, and see our program in action. Please call if you have any questions or if you would like a tour of Bal Swan Children’s Center, our phone number is (303) 466-6308.

The first time I walked through the doors at Bal Swan, it felt like home. No, not the kids screaming, dog barking, phone ringing part, but the warm, loving, comfortable part. I remember walking in with my son Michael who was 2 1⁄2 at the time and Patti (the Director of Education) seeing him for the first time came up to Michael, kneeled down & starting to talk and sign with him. The love on her face and the passion in her heart was easy to see – I knew we were in the right place.

Brianna Gazetta

Whitsell Consulting
Proud Sponsor of the Bal Swan Ball and Golf4Kidz