Colorado Preschool Program (CPP)

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In 1988, the Colorado General Assembly created the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) to serve the young children in Colorado who were most vulnerable to starting grade school unprepared. The legislature responsibly recognized that providing quality early childhood education would ultimately curb dropout rates, help children achieve their full potential, reduce dependence on public assistance, and decrease susceptibility to criminal activities (22-28-102 C.R.S.). 

 

CPP is funded through the Colorado Public School Finance Formula, and it is administered under the Office of Teaching and Learning.

If you are a parent interested in preschool for your child, please click this link.

If you are a CPP Coordinator, scroll down this page for more information. The CPP Coordinator Resources page contains more information for you.

Recent Memos and Newsletters: February CPP and Results Matter Minute September 2011: Fall Update Letter April 2011 Memo: Fees for Transportation April 2011 Memo: Regarding Partnerships with Community Providers Archived Memos, Newsletters, and Listserv Messages CPP Legislative Report Documentation: 2012 Legislative Report Legislative Reports from before 2011

CPP Coordinator Resources On this page you will find the documentation you need for your program along with examples of paperwork and ideas from other school districts participating in CPP. If you are a community early care and education provider interested in partnering with your public school district to make CPP available to your families, welcome! Please consult the CPP Coordinator Directory on the CPP Coordinator Resources page for contact information to initiate the process.

Colorado Quality Standards for Early Childhood Care and Education Services Colorado P-12 Academic Standards Building Blocks to the Colorado K-12 Content Standards All classrooms that include CPP-funded children must be committed to using the Colorado Quality Standards for Early Childhood Care and Education Services as indicators of developmentally appropriate practice in a high quality program. We have information on the new P-12 Academic Standards as they apply to preschool, as well as the Building Blocks documents for the K-12 content standards.

Results Matter and CPP Another requirement for CPP funding is participation in Results Matter, our authentic assessment and online data collection. Colorado State Assessment System Revision Process (School Readiness Assessment) Subcommittee considerations are posted and include early childhood recommendations in the Ready Child and Ready School sections beginning on page 30.

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