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Preschool Information

Denver Preschool Program (DPP) helps Denver families find and pay for preschool. Maximize your preschool savings with DPP and Colorado Universal Preschool.

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Welcome to DPP!

Denver Preschool Program (DPP) offers tuition support to all Denver families with 4-year-olds, providing access to over 270 preschool providers. These include licensed family child care homes, center-based programs, and Denver Public Schools (DPS) preschools. Families with 3-year-olds facing economic hardship may also qualify for assistance.

You are eligible for DPP tuition credits if: 

  • Your family lives within the City and County of Denver
  • Your child will be 4 years old on or before October 1 of the school year for which you are applying.
  • Your child is enrolled at a participating DPP preschool

Denver families can also apply for Colorado Universal Preschool (Colorado UPK), increasing their total preschool savings. Learn more below. 

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Need help finding a preschool?

Denver Preschool Program offers an easy step-by-step guide on how to find a preschool that’s the right fit for your family. Visit Find a Preschool to get started today.

For DPP Bilingual-Spanish Preschool support, contact Briana Gonzales, DPP Bilingual-Spanish Preschool Navigator. Briana helps families find a preschool and apply for DPP tuition credits. 

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Interested in financial support to lower your preschool costs?

If you want to apply for support from Colorado Universal Preschool and Denver Preschool Program: 

  1. Find a preschool 
  2. Apply for Colorado Universal Preschool support
  3. Enroll in a participating preschool
  4. Apply for DPP tuition credits

Families applying for Denver Public Schools (DPS) must first apply on the DPS School Choice website before applying for Colorado UPK or DPP. Learn more about choosing a preschool and the steps to apply for tuition support from Colorado UPK and DPP. 

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Our Impact in Numbers

Our Impact

$595

Average monthly DPP tuition credit for each child in 2023

$610

Average monthly Colorado UPK tuition credit for each Denver child in 2023

332

DPP Scholarships covering 100% of tuition credits in 2023

61%

Families reported preschool tuition savings helped them pay bills

75%

Families reported DPP tuition credits helped them send their child to the preschool of their choice

18

Years helping Denver families find and pay for quality preschool

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Early Childhood Resources for Colorado Families

Learn more about early childhood resources throughout Colorado.

Colorado Shines

Colorado Shines is a statewide quality rating and improvement system used to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality in early care and education programs. Families can search and compare programs.

Colorado Shines website

Mile High United Way

Mile High United Way 2-1-1 Child Care Resource & Referrals specialists provide families with referrals to child care, financial assistance information, and education about the quality and availability of care.

Mile High United Way website

Colorado UPK

Colorado Universal Preschool (UPK) offers families in Colorado with 4-year-olds at least 15 hours per week of free, voluntary preschool. Three­ year-olds with qualifying factors may also receive preschool support.

Colorado UPK website

MyFriendBen

MyFriendBen is an online, open-source tool created by Gary Community Ventures, to empower individuals and organizations to quickly and easily understand and access government benefits, tax credits, and nonprofit programs.

MyFriendBen website

Colorado Department of Early Childhood

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) supports the care, education, and well-being of Colorado’s young children, their families, and early childhood professionals. Through a variety of programs, CDEC helps Colorado families access care and assistance for the early childhood experience. Programs administered through CDEC include:

  • Head Start, which promotes school readiness for children under five in low-income households
  • Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP), which helps low-income families that are homeless, working, searching for work or in school find low-income childcare assistance
  • Early Intervention Colorado, which provides developmental supports and services to families with children birth through 2 years of age who have developmental needs
CDEC website

Get Preschool Updates from DPP

For Denver families, Denver Preschool Program is your local source for information about preschool. Our quarterly newsletter, Family Dispatch, keeps you updated about enrollment deadlines; Colorado UPK and DPP tuition support information; events; fun ideas to keep your preschooler learning; and more.

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