11/6/25 ECEA Members ONLY Update

    Proposition NN Passed. Now We Say Colorado MUST Fund Early Childhood. Voters said yes. With the passage of Proposition NN, Colorado must put whatever remains after the K-12 steps into early childhood, and it must do it in a way that strengthens low-income child care instead of undermining it. That is not a hope or a hint; it is the statute. The only question left is whether the account th...

    Every Rule Removes a Hedge Why the real cost of child care regulation is the options you are no longer allowed to offer A question came up recently in a conversation about Colorado child care rules. It went roughly like this:  complying with Rules has an associated cost.  What are the rules that cost you to comply with, and what is that cost? It is a fair question, and it deserves a real ...

ECEA CHILD CARE UPDATE | ADVOCACY EDITION Mixed Delivery Costs Money. Colorado Spends Less Than Two Cents on the Dollar. The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) says legislators have shown a commitment to building a mixed delivery system: public schools, Head Start, and private, licensed centers and homes all serving young children side by side. We appreciate the words. We went lo...