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As Colorado prepares to roll out universal preschool, a new taxpayer-funded program starting in the next school year that offers preschool hours for free, officials have given priority to children who don’t speak English at home.
English language learners are among the children who could most benefit from preschool, so the state has made these students eligible for additional free preschool hours.
As Colorado rolls out universal pre-K, questions remain about whether enough is being done to get the word out to families that don’t speak English and what programming will look like.