Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance

A TEACH Early Childhood® Colorado scholarship can help with tuition, giving you more space to focus on learning.

Learn more about TEACH Early Childhood at https://buff.ly/3UoG0Sy

Great things are happening in Boulder!

Last chance to apply! The Early Childhood Coach Credential Scholarship is ending soon.

First-time applicants can receive financial support for CDEC-approved coaching training.
Please note: this scholarship does not cover individuals who have already completed RBPD or are already credentialed.

⭐ Priority will be given to individuals who need a coach credential for their current role.
🗓 Apply by June 22, 2026
✅️ Complete course by Dec 31, 2026
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/54S6gmR

Your feedback has a real impact. 💬

Are you an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) professional or part of an IECMH organization? We want to hear from you.

Take a few minutes to complete this survey and help inform a statewide report focused on building a more sustainable and equitable IECMH workforce in Colorado.

🔗 Take the survey: https://buff.ly/YTUknYv

Early childhood is a bipartisan priority.

As highlighted in this article, leaders in counties with different political perspectives are coming together to support child care providers and families, because strong early childhood systems benefit everyone.

A special shout-out to the Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (ECPAC) and the Douglas County Early Childhood Council for their participation in this story!

https://buff.ly/SFfWqDh

These 2 counties have very different politics — but both are giving tax relief to childcare programs Elected officials in Adams and Douglas counties recently approved property tax rebate programs to help childcare businesses.

Did you know that our state ranks 31st in the nation for youth mental health? Colorado's kids are counting on us, and we can't afford to wait! 90% of voters agree: we're in a crisis, and our next governor has the power to create lasting change.

Mind Our Future is uniting communities across Colorado to demand bold solutions for child and youth mental health. From early prevention to accessible care, we're building a future where every Colorado kid can thrive.

Let's work together to make youth mental health a top priority in this year's gubernatorial race.

Learn more at mindoutfuturecolorado.com

Early childhood programs that receive public funding are impacted by SB25-276, including requirements around handling personal information and written policies for immigrant enforcement interactions.

Join this free, virtual train‑the‑trainer workshop, hosted with the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition - CIRC, to learn how to lead community education on SB25‑276.

July 23, 10am - 12pm
Virtual on Zoom
Interpretation available - please contact Enola at [email protected] to request your language.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/qKP0PA7

We kicked off our time in Fort Morgan with a tour of the Evans Early Childhood Center housed inside the CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital! Thank you to our Board Vice-President, Rosie Evans, for the tour and for showing us a wonderful example of the power of community investment in early childhood.

Some cool highlights:
🏥 Hospital rooms were converted into infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms
🚀 Classes can access a multi-purpose room and a really cool sensory room!

🔗 Learn more about the partnership between Evans Early Childhood Center, the Fort Morgan Community Hospital Association, and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood's Employer-Based Child-Care Grant: https://buff.ly/5GBU8wM

A TEACH Early Childhood® Colorado scholarship can help with tuition, giving you more space to focus on learning.

Learn more about TEACH Early Childhood at https://buff.ly/3UoG0Sy