Universal Preschool Input for Boulder County

With the passage of Proposition EE in November of 2020, universal preschool for all children in their year before kindergarten will soon be our reality (fall 2023). The Colorado Children's Campaign is collaborating with Early Milestones Colorado, Clayton Early Learning, and Governor Polis' office to gather feedback and insights on the process of re-imagining preschool in Colorado from communities and individuals across the state.

The Early Childhood Council of Boulder County is requesting your comments from interested people living and working in Boulder County.

Please answer any of the questions below. After the first seven questions, there are optional questions so we can follow-up.

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* 1. What are you excited about when you think about preschool for all children in their year before kindergarten?

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* 2. What are you fearful about when you think about preschool for all children in their year before kindergarten?

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* 3. What are the goals for ECE for children in their year before kindergarten?

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* 4. What does high-quality preschool mean to you?

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* 5. What do we need to make an expansion of preschool possible (if anything)?

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* 6. (Optional) What are any additional thoughts that you’d like to share?

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* 7. (Optional) What (if anything) is currently working well that can support a successful expansion of preschool? What can be built on that is already happening?

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* 8. Please select the stakeholders that you feel you represent (select all that apply):

Parents, families, caregivers or organizations representing them

Child care professionals of all types (family child care homes; child care centers; family, friends, and neighbor care providers; early childhood educators) & organizations representing them

Preschool providers of all types (both school and community-based)

State or local policy advocates

Policymaker (municipal, county or state level)

Other service provider (home visitor, social worker, case manager, etc.)

Interested community members or organizations

Representatives from county departments

Other (please specify)

Universal Preschool Input for Boulder County

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* 1. What are you excited about when you think about preschool for all children in their year before kindergarten?

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* 2. What are you fearful about when you think about preschool for all children in their year before kindergarten?

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* 3. What are the goals for ECE for children in their year before kindergarten?

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* 4. What does high-quality preschool mean to you?

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* 5. What do we need to make an expansion of preschool possible (if anything)?

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* 6. (Optional) What are any additional thoughts that you’d like to share?

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* 7. (Optional) What (if anything) is currently working well that can support a successful expansion of preschool? What can be built on that is already happening?

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* 8. Please select the stakeholders that you feel you represent (select all that apply):

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* 9. (Optional) Zip code you live in.

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* 10. Email address (optional, if want to participate more/find out more):

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* 11. Name (optional, if want to participate more/find out more):

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* 12. Organization (optional)