Browse UPK providers and submit an application

Families: browse providers and submit an application for your 4-year-old or qualifying 3-year-old. Choose from a pool of licensed and registered community-based, school-based, and home-based providers in your area.

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Get help with UPK

Need help or have a question about Universal Preschool in Denver? Create a UPK Helpdesk ticket and someone will be in touch.

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Join the Healthy Universal Preschool Collaborative

Universal Preschool Program providers: We and Denver Preschool Program, with support from Healthy Child Care Colorado and Assuring Better Child Health & Development invite you to participate in the Healthy Universal Preschool Collaborative, a free oral health education, screening, and referral incentive program to help your program meet the new Healthy Development Quality Standards (8-CCR 1401-1-4.112) that are coming in 2026.

This project, made possible by a generous grant from Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, will exponentially address oral health needs for kids across Denver who may not be receiving adequate dental care. In addition to providing stipends and getting your program prepared for the new quality standards, we promise to help make your participation fun, easy, and informative for families!

Learn more about the initiative here. Contact Luisa Lemus at luisa@denverearlychildhood.org with questions.

UPK Calculator Tool for Providers

Developed by Denver Preschool Program (DPP) and Metrix IQ, this calculator is an unofficial tool for providers to better understand the impact of UPK funding on your business model. Please note, the tool is for illustrative purposes only and is not an official calculator approved by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.

Good to know: If you work for a DPP program, you have access to free business and financial coaching. Enlist the help of a financial coach who can assist with thinking through and running the numbers for UPK tuition amounts. Please contact Dora Esparza for more information at dora@denverearlychildhood.org.

Calculator

This is an unofficial tool for providers to better understand the impact of UPK funding on your business.

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Denver's Local Coordinating Organization (LCO)

Denver Preschool Program is the Local Coordinating Organization for Denver. A Local Coordinating Organization (LCO), as identified in HB22-1295, is a community agency or organization responsible for supporting local access and equitable delivery of early childhood and family support programs. An LCO fosters partnerships, creates alignment, and establishes a comprehensive, locally supported plan for providing early childhood and family support programs equitably. The LCO serves as a liaison between families, the local early childhood system, and the state.

 

UPK in Denver

DPP (Denver Preschool Program) is Denver's LCO. Visit their UPK Colorado page for updates, FAQs, and more.

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