Author: Ann Schimke

Inside Colorado’s free preschool initiativeSign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Colorado families can start applying for the state’s free preschool program for the 2025-26 school year on Tuesday at noon.The program, which launched in the fall of 2023, is open to all 4-year-olds. About 41,000 4-year-olds are currently enrolled in the program — about 65% of that age group in the state. A smaller number of 3-year-olds who need extra help are also enrolled.The state has made a few key changes…