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Your 4-year-old Qualfies for FREE Universal Preschool
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All children who reside in Colorado and who turn four before Oct. 1, 2024 will be eligible for Universal Preschool during the 2024-2025 schoolyear
City of Aurora Preschools will continue to accept open enrollment for UPK throughout the year. Please contact the location that you are interested in for details current openings and enrollment.
Pre-Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be open from December 17-February 3 for families requesting Continuity of Care placements: families who are currently attending or who have a sibling curently attending a city of Aurora Preschool Program.
What is Universal Preschool (UPK) Colorado?
The state of Colorado launched Universal Preschool (UPK) in the fall of 2023. UPK will offer 10-15 hours a week of state-funded, high-quality, voluntary preschool to every Colorado child who is age 4 in their year before entering kindergarten. The program is being funded through Colorado House Bill 22-1295 that resulted from the voter-approved nicotine tax measure that passed in November 2020.
Families will apply for UPK through a universal online application. Slots will be awarded on a first-come-first-served basis, with considerations made for students who are already enrolled in a preschool program that they wish to continue in.
City of Aurora Preschools will offer a variety of UPK programs at each of our five locations.