All of the documents below are presented in portable document format (PDF).

Publications

• Widening the Gap: The Potential Impact of Eliminating the Colorado Preschool Program
• Quality Child Care: An Investment in Families, An Investment in Colorado's Economy, March 2009
• Full-Day Kindergarten: The Need for Quality. August 2008
• Setting the Foundation: The Importance of a P-3 Vision to the Success of Colorado's Broader Education System, March 2007
• Growing Smart: The Importance of an Early Childhood System to the Success of Aurora's Vision for Education, January 2007

• Colorado's Children's Budget, 2005 (full report)

• Colorado's Children's Budget, 2005 (summary)

• Colorado’s School Readiness Indicators – Making Progress for Young Children, November 2004

• Economic Impact Study of Child Care, December 2004 (full report)

• Economic Impact Study of Child Care, December 2004 (summary)

• Better Baby Care

Projects

• Early Childhood Summit
  Coalition of statewide leaders in early childhood education working to improve services and systems through discussing issues, providing information, and collaborating on advocacy to shape policy.

• Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) Program offered through the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) providing assistance to low-income families in the job market and families enrolled in the Colorado Works Program needing child care services.

• Early Childhood Councils
  A statewide network of community-based councils across Colorado working to improve quality access and affordability to early childhood programs.

Quarterly Early Childhood Initiative Updates

• September 3, 2008 update