8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1404-1-4.107

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 8 CCR 1404-1-4.107 - ELIGIBILITY AND PRESCHOOL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN FOUR (4) YEARS OF AGE, IN THE YEAR PRECEDING KINDERGARTEN

This rule section is promulgated pursuant to sections 26.5-4-204(3)(a)(I), (II), and (V) and 26.5-4-208(3)(a), C.R.S.

A. Eligibility

1. Every child in the state who is four (4) years of age, and is a child with disabilities, is eligible for preschool services in accordance with their Individualized Education Program (IEP).

2. Children in the state who are in the school year preceding the school year in which the child is eligible to enroll in kindergarten, are eligible for ten (10) hours of universal preschool services per week.

3. Children who are in the school year preceding the school year in which the child is eligible to enroll in kindergarten, may be eligible for additional preschool services if they are low-income or have at least one (1) qualifying factor.

B. Additional Preschool Services

1. Subject to available appropriations, and after the Department allocates the amounts necessary to fund preschool services for eligible children who are three (3) years of age or younger, for children with disabilities, and to fully fund universal preschool services for children who enroll, the Department may distribute specified purpose funding equivalent to five (5) hours of preschool programming per week to children who enroll in the year preceding eligibility for enrollment in kindergarten to achieve the specified purpose of increasing whole child developmental outcomes and meeting family needs, by expanding universal access to preschool programs to a minimum of half-day preschool service.

2. Subject to available appropriations and after making the efforts in rule section 4.108(E), below, a child who is in a low-income family per rule section 4.105(A), or who meets at least one (1) qualifying factor in rule section 4.105(B), may receive fifteen (15) additional hours per week of additional preschool services in the school year preceding the school year in which the child is eligible to enroll in kindergarten to achieve full-day preschool service.

8 CCR 1404-1-4.107

47 CR 04, February 25, 2024, effective 1/22/2024, exp. 5/21/2024 (Emergency)

47 CR 06, March 25, 2024, effective 4/14/2024

47 CR 12, June 25, 2024, effective 5/16/2024, exp. 9/13/2024 (Emergency)

47 CR 15, August 10, 2024, effective 8/30/2024