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UPK Planning and Implementation

Resources on the Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) Planning & Implementation Grant, UPK Templates, program data, and surveys.

Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) Planning and Implementation

Updated Templates - 2022–23

Templates - 2021–22

UPK Program Data

UPK Program Reports - 2022–23

All 2022–23 UPK Program Reports are due by September 30, 2023.

UPK Expenditure Reporting

Past Reports:
Report #1: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 are due to the CDE on December 31, 2022.
Report #2: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023 are due by May 31, 2023.

Upcoming Reports:
Report #3: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023 are due to the CDE on November 30, 2023.
Report #4: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of November 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024 are due to the CDE on May 31, 2024.
Report #5: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024 are due to the CDE on November 30, 2024.
Report #6: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of November 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025 are due to the CDE on May 31, 2025.
Report #7: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 are due to the CDE on November 30, 2025.
Report #8: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026 are due to the CDE on May 31, 2026.
Report #9: Expenditure reports for the reporting period of May 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026 are due to the CDE on November 30, 2026.

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, August 31, 2023
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