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Colorado's Early Childhood (EC) Councils were established in 2007 through State legislation (HB07-1062) as a network of community-based collaboratives that can help to build a "comprehensive system of early childhood councils to increase and sustain the availability, accessibility, capacity, and quality of early childhood services throughout the state." Research has demonstrated the value of high quality early childhood care and education in preparing...

The early years of life are very important for all areas of children's learning and development. That's because the human brain develops faster during the first five years than at any other time in a person's life! High-quality child care and preschool programs support children during a sensitive and important time of life. Research shows that quality child care and preschool programs help children prepare for kindergarten and success in school.

It is the policy of the Colorado Department of Human Services to require care providers to meet standards and conditions for the well being and protection of the homeless youth in their care. In furtherance of the foregoing policy considerations, the proper enforcement of these rules requires thorough and ongoing appraisal of the youth care shelter where care is provided, the staff members providing the care, and the nature and quality of the care...