Requirements/Colorado
Early Childhood Teacher in Colorado.
A content test and the same reading test elementary takes.
- Exams
- 2
- Passing scores
- 160 · 159
- Certificate
- Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 8)
The exams you have to pass
In the order most candidates take them.
01
Praxis Education of Young Children5024
Pass160
02
Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary5205
Colorado also accepts this alone for the READ Act Reading Teacher (K-6) route.
Pass159
What people get wrong
Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.
- Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205) is shared with the elementary and special education routes, so it carries between Colorado endorsements.
- Colorado runs no separate pedagogy exam. The content tests are the whole testing requirement.
Required, but not an exam
- A bachelor’s degree
- An approved educator preparation program, or an alternative licensure program
- Fingerprinting and application through the CDE online licensing system
Now go pass them.
Knowing the list is the easy part. Built To Pass teaches the strategy layer that works on any of these, aimed at the domains where you are actually losing points.
Start with your examVerified 2026-08-04 against Colorado Department of Education endorsement requirements and the ETS Praxis Colorado requirements. Certification rules change by state board vote. Confirm with the state before you register for a test.