In 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Universal Preschool (UPK) program — the state’s first free preschool initiative. With the 2024-2025 school year application process opening at the end of this month, The Sopris Sun spoke with Stacy Petty, director of the Universal Preschool Local Coordinating Organization (LCO). LCO is responsible for […]
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Tuition-free preschool gets started
Beginning this fall, all Colorado 4-year-olds and some 3-year-olds will be eligible to receive 10-15 tuition-free hours of preschool per week. If families meet certain eligibility factors, then they could receive up to 15 additional free hours so long as there are enough providers signed on. Eligibility factors include: belonging to a low-income family (270% […]