2026-27 Preschool
Transferring?
If your child receives special education services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and is transferring to our district, please email preschool@d49.org for help with placement.
2026-2027 Colorado Universal Preschool Program
2026-2027 Colorado Universal Preschool Program (UPK) Application Information for
children in their pre-kindergarten year (born between October 2, 2021 and October 1,
2022):
December 9
Our Two-Part Application Process Opens Dec. 9.
Both the UPK application and D49 supplemental questionnaire MUST be submitted as
part of our application process. A link to the UPK application appears at the end of the
supplemental questionnaire.
Families with existing UPK parent portal access, please submit a 2026-2027 UPK
application using your existing account.
If you do not have an existing UPK parent portal account, please create one and submit
a 2026-2027 UPK application.
2026-2027 Application
Applications Available Dec. 9
Please fill out this application for the 2026-27 school year, which begins in August 2026.
Continuity of Care
The application window for families requesting continuity of care placement opens
December 9. Please update your child's application. You will receive an email from
preschool@d49.org with our 2026-2027 placement offer for your child including
instructions on how to apply for UPK.
In D49, continuity of care consideration is given to families with returning students and
children of full-time staff members employed by D49 operated schools.
D49 does NOT consider siblings attending the district a priority for continuity of care
placement. If this is the only factor you are using for pre-registration, your request for
continuity of care will be declined.
Important Dates
February 16
First family to provider matching round runs through the UPK algorithm.
February 25
Families will be notified of first-round matches through the UPK application system.
Families who have been matched to a D49 program will also receive a D49 acceptance
March 6
Deadline for families to accept or decline first round matches through UPK. Deadline to
submit D49 registration for 2026-2027 school year.
March 16
Second matching round runs through the UPK algorithm.
March 24
Families will be notified of second-round matches through the UPK application system.
Families who have been matched to a D49 program will also receive a D49 acceptance
letter. The acceptance letter will be sent to the email in the UPK portal.
March 31
Deadline for families to accept or decline second round matches through UPK. Deadline
to submit D49 registration for 2026-2027 school year.
April 1
Direct enrollment opens for general education students in their pre-kindergarten year
(one year prior to kindergarten eligibility) through the Early Childhood Education office
(preschool@d49.org)
Please DO NOT contact the schools.
All placements for any available spots are determined by the Early Childhood Education
office.
In order to be considered for placement, the child's 2026-2027 D49 supplemental
questionnaire and UPK application must be submitted.
2026-2027 District 49 Preschool Application Information
2026-2027 District 49 Preschool Application Information for children in their pre-school
year (born on or after October 2, 2022):
December 9
Internal D49 preschool application available.
If your child is in their pre-school year, please complete our internal D49 preschool
application.
The application for state-funded placement is embedded in our internal D49 preschool
application.
April 2
For preschool applications processed by March 6, families will receive D49 acceptance
letters or waitlist notifications for their child(ren).
March 7 through the remainder of the 2026-2027 school year:
Families will receive notification of the status of their preschool application(s) as they
are processed.
D49 preschool acceptance letters are required for registration.
Please DO NOT attempt to complete registration without an acceptance letter.