Colorado’s new universal preschool program is now live. NicoleDenver7 sat down with the director of Colorado's UPK program to talk about what this program is all about, who can benefit and how parents can take advantage of this program. EdColo
DENVER – Colorado’s new universal preschool program, which allows families with eligible children to receive up to 15 free hours a week of preschool, is now live Tuesday.
LR: That is correct, there are. So, all of our school districts currently serve 3 year olds, and they have qualifying factors, like having an IEP, if the child is homeless, if the child is in a low-income family – they can qualify for slots at the school district, those are what we call targeted. So not every child is eligible. So they will have to get in touch with their school district with the availability of those slots. But for 4 year olds, it's totally universal.
NB: We know early on there were concerns about making sure there were enough providers, making sure there are enough early childhood educators out there and people working in this industry to provide high-quality child early child education to students.
There's loan forgiveness for early childhood educators teaching and early learning programs across the state. We just launched an early childhood salary increase pilot to use federal funds to work directly with a handful of providers around the state to increase wages.
We know during the pandemic that parents really understood the importance of childcare, preschool teachers, K-12. Because again, it wasn't an easy job. And many parents who are at home, trying to do their regular job while trying to take care of their children, it was a huge challenge. So I think there's a greater appreciation for the professionalism that our early care and education providers bring to the table.
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