A focused study of Early Childhood Education providers and stakeholders with detailed information about their usage of Early Learning Venture’s (ELV) services and how these services impacted their operations. The study found that providers who use ELV’s services experience significant cost savings, increases in administrative efficiency, improved working conditions, which could lead to a higher … Read more >
In 2015, Early Learning Ventures (ELV) received a federal Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) grant, which enabled ELV to provide comprehensive services to 240 children under three years old by partnering with 32 child care providers across four counties in Colorado. After just one year of EHS-CCP implementation, providers partnering with ELV experienced stronger … Read more >
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires the state to report on Special Education Administrative Units’ performance compared to state targets and state performance. The website contains local profiles including a series of State Performance Plan indicators, such as Suspensions and Expulsions, Preschool Outcomes, Early Childhood Transitions and Parent Involvement. Published by: … Read more >
This web-page contains a variety of publicly available data and reports within three tabs: Available Data – Provides a link to the Colorado Information Marketplace and archived versions of the Colorado Licensed Child Care Facilities Report going back to April of 2016 Data Requests – Provides a link to the online data request form for the Office … Read more >
This data set, updated twice a month, allows analysts direct access to public data providing a current picture of the state of licensed child care in Colorado with individual facilities as the unit. All Colorado non-24 hour child care facilities with an open license are included along with their license number, legal business name, care … Read more >
The 2018 edition of KIDS COUNT in Colorado! examines child well-being trends across the 25-year history of the comprehensive report on child well- being. From plummeting infant mortality rates to a concerning rise in teen suicides, the anniversary edition of the KIDS COUNT report offers a long-term look at how Colorado kids are faring—and what … Read more >
The ECCP Shared Data Agenda 2 (Data Agenda) was collaboratively developed by partners on this team between November 2015 and January 2017 in order to drive shared measurement and collective impact on early childhood measures in alignment with the Early Childhood Colorado Framework (the Framework). The Framework is a shared vision for Colorado’s young children … Read more >
Child Care Aware® of America provides a comprehensive review of average child care costs across the country, as well as briefs reviewing financing solutions, policy recommendations and conclusions. The report emphasizes the importance of investing in child care, decreasing the cost burden on families, streamlining eligibility standards and procedures related to tax incentives, providing support to parents pursuing higher education, and … Read more >
The Status of Denver’s Children 2017: A Community Resource provides in-depth information on how Denver kids and their families are faring using a variety of indicators – looking at the actual numbers as well as the places with high or low concentrations of factors. This resource is intended to be used to inform programs, services, and investments … Read more >
Colorado’s economy is healthy, with higher average annual income and personal income growth, and lower unemployment rates than in the United States as a whole. Within the context of this thriving economy, the licensed, paid early care and education industry serves over 100,000 children birth-4 years old and employs more than 22,000 workers. It adds … Read more >