Universal Preschool
Universal Preschool offers voluntary preschool to every child the year before they are eligible for kindergarten.
The Early Childhood Council of Boulder County (ECCBC) serves as Boulder County’s Local Coordinating Organization (LCO). As your LCO we are your local support for families and child care providers through the Colorado Universal Preschool (UPK) process.
Universal Preschool offers voluntary preschool to every child the year before they are eligible for kindergarten. Families can choose the right setting for their child to attend Universal Preschool, whether it is in a licensed community-based, school-based or home-based preschool setting. The goal of UPK is to create equal access to quality education before kindergarten and help reduce the overall cost of preschool for families.
UPK Resources for Providers:
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Registration is open for both the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 school years.
Applications are accepted through May 1, 2025, for the 2024/2025 school year.
To be eligible for the program, children must be 4 years old by October 1st the year they are entering preschool.
2025/2026 full timeline for providers and families and actions items, click here.
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Universal Preschool Quality Standards information:
Read the final UPK Quality Standards rule language here.
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This newsletter is for providers participating in UPK. The newsletter contains timely UPK information.
Click here to subscribe and receive future UPK Newsletters.
View our previous newsletters below:
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As your Local Coordination Organization (LCO) we host two virtual meetings per month with providers. You can anticipate receiving timely Colorado Department of Early Childhood information and ask questions. To schedule a 1:1 in-person meeting please email, shannahbennet@eccbouldercounty.org.
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday virtually from 1-1:45pm and 5:30-6:15pm.
1-1:45 pm (Zoom Meeting Link) virtual
Meeting ID: 829 3609 5509
Passcode: 650534
Dial in option: 720 707 2699 or 719 359 4580
5:30 -6:15 pm (Zoom Meeting Link) virtual
Meeting ID: 892 4001 1595
Passcode: 910071
Dial in option: 720-707-2699 or 719-359-4580
For more information email UPK@eccbouldercounty.org.
Previous meeting update slide decks can be viewed below:
Have a question about UPK? Send an email to UPK@eccbouldercounty.org.
To schedule a 1 on 1 meeting email shannahbennet@eccbouldercounty.org or call 720-548-3987.
Do you have more questions?
Reach out to us via UPK@eccbouldercounty.org or call 720-548-3981 if you have any additional questions.
