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DESCRIPTION:Expanding Access to Quality Early Learning Opportunities in Col
orado\n \;\nAccess to quality early learning opportunities is growing
in Colorado\, but wide gaps remain by income and geography. Colorado's Con
stitution provides for free public education starting at age six\, and so
for decades the state's school districts have not provided free full-day k
indergarten\, often leaving low-income parents to find other options. \n\n
Last spring\, the Legislature approved the Governor's plan for funding ful
l-day kindergarten statewide. Colorado also provides a limited number of f
ree preschool slots for three and four year-olds\, but the number of child
ren who are eligible for free preschool far exceeds the number of slots ma
de available by districts which must rely on tuition to cover funding gaps
. \n\nAt the local level\, cities like Denver have taken the lead in fundi
ng their own preschool programs by partnering with the district and privat
e providers to expand access. At the state level\, there is promising news
as the Colorado Department of Education recently received a $38 million f
ederal grant to expand access to quality early childhood services from bir
th through age five.\n\nJoin local and state leaders in early education in
Colorado for a discussion about efforts to expand access to early learnin
g for all children wherever they live and whatever their needs. Admission
is free\, but space is limited. \;Appetizers and refreshments will be
served.\n\nPanelists:\n\nStacey Kennedy\nDirector of Child Care Quality In
itiatives\nOffice Early Childhood\nColorado Department of Human Services\n
\nBill Jaeger\nVice President\, Early Childhood &\; Policy Initiatives\
nColorado Children&rsquo\;s Campaign\n\nDiana Schaack. PhD\nAssistant Prof
essor\nUniversity of Colorado Denver\nSchool of Education and Human Develo
pment\n\nJennifer Stedron\, PhD\nExecutive Director\nEarly Milestones Colo
rado\n\nSusan Steele\nPresident &\; CEO\nBuell Foundation\n \;\nMod
erator:\n\nParker Baxter\nDirector\, Center for Education Policy Analysis
\nCU Denver School of Public Affairs
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SUMMARY:Education Policy Networking Series: Expanding Access to Quality Ear
ly Learning Opportunities in Colorado
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Expanding Access to Quality Early Lear
ning Opportunities in Colorado
\n \;
\nAccess to qu
ality early learning opportunities is growing in Colorado\, but wide gaps
remain by income and geography. Colorado's Constitution provides for free
public education starting at age six\, and so for decades the state's scho
ol districts have not provided free full-day kindergarten\, often leaving
low-income parents to find other options.
\n
\nLast spring\, th
e Legislature approved the Governor's plan for funding full-day kindergart
en statewide. Colorado also provides a limited number of free preschool sl
ots for three and four year-olds\, but the number of children who are elig
ible for free preschool far exceeds the number of slots made available by
districts which must rely on tuition to cover funding gaps.
\n
\nAt the local level\, cities like Denver have taken the lead in funding t
heir own preschool programs by partnering with the district and private pr
oviders to expand access. At the state level\, there is promising news as
the Colorado Department of Education recently received a $38 million feder
al grant to expand access to quality early childhood services from birth t
hrough age five.
\n
\nJoin local and state leaders in early educ
ation in Colorado for a discussion about efforts to expand access to early
learning for all children wherever they live and whatever their needs. Ad
mission is free\, but space is limited. \;Appetizers and refreshments
will be served.
\n
\nPanelists:
\n
\n
Stacey Kennedy
\nDirector of Child Care Quality Initiatives
\nOf
fice Early Childhood
\nColorado Department of Human Services
\n<
br />\nBill Jaeger
\nVice President\, Early Childhood &\; Policy I
nitiatives
\nColorado Children&rsquo\;s Campaign
\n
\nDiana
Schaack. PhD
\nAssistant Professor
\nUniversity of Colorado Den
ver
\nSchool of Education and Human Development
\n
\nJennif
er Stedron\, PhD
\nExecutive Director
\nEarly Milestones Colorad
o
\n
\nSusan Steele
\nPresident &\; CEO
\nBuell Fou
ndation
\n \;
\nModerator:
\n
\nP
arker Baxter
\nDirector\, Center for Education Policy Analysis
\nCU Denver School of Public Affairs
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