The bird-loving nonprofit Denver Audubon is opening a nature-based preschool later this year — becoming one of the first to take advantage of a new state license.
In 2024, Colorado became the second state in the U.S. to approve licenses for outdoor preschools, as more parents look for alternatives to screens and traditional learning environments. While nature-based preschool programs aren’t a new thing, the new law regulates the schools and makes them eligible for Colorado’s universal preschool program.
Denver Audubon will open its own school this fall at the Kingery Nature Center, which it owns and operates at Chatfield State Park in Jefferson County. The Denver Audubon Nature Preschool will accept children ages 3 to 6…