The federal government is currently in a shutdown. At this time, there are no immediate impacts to federally funded child and family programs operated by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. Families should continue to access care and services as usual. We are monitoring the situation closely with federal partners and will share updates as soon as more information becomes available.

El gobierno federal se encuentra actualmente en un cierre. Por el momento, no hay impactos inmediatos en los programas financiados con fondos federales que opera el Departamento de Primera Infancia de Colorado. Las familias deben continuar accediendo a los servicios de cuidado infantil y del CDEC con normalidad. Estamos monitoreando de cerca la situación con nuestros socios federales y compartiremos información actualizada en cuanto tengamos más información.

Temporary Service Outage: Universal Preschool Online Platform

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UPDATE: JUNE 10TH, 5:30PM

The service interruption for the Universal Preschool server has been resolved, all Universal Preschool Program websites are available. Thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve this issue. 

If you need assistance or have questions, please contact the following: 

Universal Preschool Help Desk:
📧 Email: cdec_upk@state.co.us
📞 Phone: 303-866-5223


There is currently a service outage impacting access to the Universal Preschool Colorado (UPK) platform. The team is actively working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and an update will be provided as soon as the issue is resolved. 

The following websites are temporarily unavailable:

We understand how important these services are to families and providers and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Please know that resolving this issue is a top priority, and we appreciate your patience.

If you need immediate assistance or have questions, please contact the following: 

Universal Preschool Help Desk: