Colorado Department of Early Childhood

And I'm currently working for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and an AMS accredited school.

And Dr. Lisa Roy, Executive Director for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.

And we are responsible for our universal preschool program, licensing, quality, professional development, and working with partners locally and nationally.

Thank you.

It is now Dennis and Montessori and serves children ages three up to sixth grade.

So I started with Public Montessori and it was a lottery program, but I was fortunate to get two of my children in.

Now that I am the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, I am fortunate that I bring that memory of being a parent in a public Montessori program with me, but also understanding how the state supported preschool through licensing and quality funding.

So I think it's important, first of all, to point out that Colorado's approach to early childhood education is built on family choice and making high quality preschool accessible to families across the state.