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Colorado kindergarten teachers prepare for bigger class sizes, wider range of experiences
2020 saw drop in preschool and kinder enrollment
Potential challenges for kindergarteners amid pandemic
and last updated 2021-04-14 14:38:39-04
DENVER â The pandemic saw more Colorado parents pulling their kids out of daycare, and âredshirtingâ kindergarten-age students. The state saw a 23% drop in preschooler enrollment, and a 9% drop in kindergarten enrollment, as part of an overall school enrollment decline.
Kindergarten teachers are aware of the challenges theyâll face with potentially more students and a range of preschool experiences. But they say, in kindergarten, thatâs normal.
âIn a typical year. you ll have a kid who comes in who s reading, and in your typical year, you ll have kids who come in who don t know the letters of their name, and that s all normal,â said Elizabeth Smart, a kindergarten teacher at Stober Elementary School in Lakewood.