10/29/26 ECEA Insider's Edge (Members Only)
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 ...
10/22/26 ECEA Insider's Edge (Members Only)
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...
10/15/26 ECEA Insider's Edge (Members Only)
Child Care Policy Truths
ECEA Does the Hard Thing
Anyone can cheer for new money. ECEA reads every proposal for what it will do to your business before it becomes law, not after.--Find out next week what the board recommends on Boulders Brighter Start Ballot Initiative.
There is an easy job in child care advocacy and there is a hard job.
The easy job is to say yes to every dollar, repe...



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