Universal Pre-K Sponsors Celebrate Beginning of Preschool Enrollment
Families can now sign up for state-funded, voluntary preschool beginning in the 2023-2024 school year
DENVER, CO – Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Sen. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, who sponsored legislation creating the voter-approved universal preschool (UPK) program in Colorado, are celebrating today’s opening of UPK enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year.
“Universal preschool is finally coming to Colorado, and the start of enrollment means we’re that much closer to providing every family with the high-quality education our kids deserve,” said Fenberg. “Early childhood education is critical to a child’s future success, and UPK Colorado will make transformational changes for Colorado kids and their families well into the future.”
“Access to quality early childhood education not only supports critical early development and future educational outcomes for Colorado kids, but also the very well-being of families across our state,” said Buckner. “As we work to build a better Colorado, UPK Colorado will directly benefit families across our state, save people money and set our future leaders up for success. I am so excited that enrollment for fall of 2023 is beginning, and I look forward to watching this new program benefit Colorado’s youth for generations to come."
UPK Colorado launches in fall 2023, and family enrollment begins today, Tuesday, January 17. Families can now log on to https://upk.colorado.gov/ to begin the enrollment process on a rolling basis. There is no deadline to sign up, but families are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible. Children will begin being matched to providers in mid-February.
Families will be able to select the preschool provider that works best for them from a list of over 850 high-quality providers.
There are more than 29,000 seats available across the state for students to participate in the high-quality, voluntary mixed delivery preschool program available to every Colorado child in the year before they are eligible to enter kindergarten.
Additional information about the family enrollment process can be found here.
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