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Kids find new preschools after Woody Creek campus closes

  After 26 years, a rural preschool near Aspen has closed its doors. While preschools throughout the valley have long wait lists for kids to get in, the Community Preschool in Woody Creek saw declining enrollment and higher subsidies by the nonprofit that ran it. Aspen Public Radio’s Carolyn Sackariason spoke with Skye Skinner, executive director of COMPASS, about what led to the closure.

 

 

That was Skye Skinner, executive director of COMPASS, which operated the preschool. She spoke with Aspen Public Radio’s Carolyn Sackariason.