Special Kids Special Families

10/06/2026

What an incredible day at the Special Olympics Regional Tournament in Pueblo! SKSF Team Heroes participated and won 3 for 3 in our divisions, bringing home three 1st-place ribbons! Our athletes took the top spot in Unified Team, Doubles, & Unified Doubles. So proud of this amazing team and all their hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship! Let's congratulate them on a job well done!

To learn more about SKSF's Special Olympic program visit us at: https://sksfcolorado.org/special-olympics-colorado/

10/05/2026

Respite care at Zach's Place isn't staffed by a separate on-call pool — it's the same educators your family already knows, just covering a different kind of day. Weekly breathing room, a week away, or a one-time gap while you're between arrangements: this is what we built it for. Read how families use it.

Respite care sounds like something you'd only reach for in an emergency. For most families who actually use it, it's closer to a regular tool: a scheduled afternoon each week, a few days of coverage while traveling, or a one-time break during a hard month. At

10/05/2026

Special Kids Special Families is grateful to receive a grant for $5,000 from Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation! With this support, we’ll be able to provide healthy options for our kiddos at Zach's Place. Together, we're sowing the seeds for a healthier future for our kids and connecting generations to a healthier, more fulfilling way to live. Sprouts Farmers Market

09/30/2026

Is Universal Preschool (UPK) really free? At Zach's Place, UPK-funded seats sit in the same inclusive classrooms as every other seat — same staff, same structure, same daily routine. Curious if your child qualifies? Reach out to schedule a tour before fall seats fill up. 🍎

If you've heard the term "UPK" and aren't sure what it actually covers for your family, you're not alone. Colorado's Universal Preschool program promises free preschool hours to many families, but how those hours look in a real classroom depends entirely on where your

09/28/2026

At Zach's Place, after-school isn't handed off to a different set of adults than the ones who taught your child all day. Same team, same building, same familiar faces — just extended into the afternoon. That kind of continuity matters, especially for kids who do best with consistency. Here's how our after-school program works.

The school day ends at 3 p.m. The workday doesn't. That gap is the entire reason after-school programs exist, and for most Colorado Springs families, closing that gap matters more than almost anything else the program

09/27/2026

Not every preschool classroom is built for a wide range of learners — ours is, from day one. That's what makes a Zach's Place UPK classroom different, and it's part of why families keep choosing us for preschool in Colorado Springs. Reach out for tour info.

If you've heard the term "UPK" and aren't sure what it actually covers for your family, you're not alone. Colorado's Universal Preschool program promises free preschool hours to many families, but how those hours look in a real classroom depends entirely on where your

09/24/2026

Somewhere around week 3 of summer, bedtime stopped meaning anything — sound familiar? Our latest blog post breaks down how to rebuild a back-to-school routine in just two weeks, one small step at a time. Read more on our website. 🎒

Somewhere around week three of summer, bedtime stopped meaning anything. Breakfast happens whenever someone gets hungry. That's normal, and it's also exactly why the first Monday of the school year can feel like a wall. Rebuilding a back-to-school routine doesn't have to happen overnight, and it