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
- Economic Impact Study of Child Care, December 2004 (full report)
- Economic Impact Study of Child Care, December 2004 (summary)
- Better Baby Care
- Colorado's Children's Budget, 2005 (full report)
- Colorado's Children's Budget, 2005 (summary)
Projects
- Colorado School Readiness Indicator ProjectLocal partnership aimed at improving school readiness for all children across 62 indicators.
- 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




