Consultative Roles Resources
In Colorado, early childhood
consultants play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of care provided to children from prenatal to age five. These professionals, deeply ingrained in early childhood, offer individualized and research-based technical assistance that bolsters skills, knowledge, and confidence, thereby fostering a nurturing, healthy, and safe environment for young children to grow and thrive.
Child Care Aware and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) define technical assistance as “targeted and customized supports by a professional(s) with subject matter and adult learning knowledge and skills to develop or strengthen processes, knowledge application or implementation of services by recipients” (2023). Coaching and consulting live underneath the “technical assistance” umbrella.
Early Childhood Professionals in consultative roles include a diverse array of specialists, each bringing their unique expertise to support different facets of early care and education. This includes professionals like coaches, mental health consultants, early intervention specialists, infant toddler specialists, licensing specialists, and much more.
About the Calendar
This shared community calendar was created to create awareness of events happening across Colorado for early childhood professionals in consultative roles. The purpose is to promote cohesiveness and to aid in the mindful scheduling of events.
- For questions about specific events, please reach out to the host or facilitator. That information can be found by clicking on the event.
- To report an error, please reach out to Sarah Roberts at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
- Please fill out this form to submit an event. If you have issues with the form or need to make edits to your submission, please reach out to Enola Garland at ECCLA.
Resources and Tools
| Resource | Author or Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarships and Grants from ECCLA | Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance | ECCLA offers scholarships for educators, administrators, and early childhood consultants and specialists. |
| Careers in Early Care & Education Directory with Colorado appendix | ECCLA and T.E.A.C.H. National | An overview of the different roles and careers in early childhood education |
| Early Childhood Educator Career Navigation Toolkit | Denver’s Early Childhood Council, Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County, and Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families/Alliance for Kids | A toolkit containing examples, tools, and models for creating Career Navigator positions |
| Resources for Early Childhood Navigators | ECCLA | A list of resources created by ECCLA for Early Childhood Career Navigators |
| TEACH Colorado | TEACH Colorado | Agency offering career navigation and scholarships for individuals interested in a career in early childhood. This program is different than ECCLA’s T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Colorado, a licensed program of Child Care Services Association (CCSA). |
| My Colorado Journey | Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Colorado Department of Higher Education, Colorado Workforce Development Council, Colorado Department of Human Services | Career Navigation resources |
| Resource | Author or Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tools from the Art of Coaching | Bright Morning | Resources from The Art of Coaching (2013) by Elena Aguilar |
| Free Courses from Horizons in Learning | Horizons in Learning | Free Courses from Constant Hine of Horizons in Learning on topics like transformational coaching and resiliency |
| Resource | Author or Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nature and Outdoor Resources | Early Childhood Health Outdoors | Collection of resources promoting outdoor activities and nature exploration for young children. |
| Colorín Colorado | Colorín Colorado | Bilingual website providing resources and support for educators and families of English language learners. |
| Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) | CSEFEL | Organization dedicated to promoting the social and emotional development and school readiness of young children. |
| Resource | Author or Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Small Business Development Center Network | Colorado Small Business Development Center | Colorado SBDC Network offers training, consulting, and resources for small businesses. |
| Early Learning Program Leadership, Management, and Administration Resource Library | McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership | Resource library of articles and tools to support program leaders and administrators in topics such as management, leadership, and DEI. |
| ECE Substitute Workforce Program | Early Learning Ventures | Early Learning Ventures is currently partnering with two licensed Substitute Placement Agencies to meet these needs through this pilot program. |
| Free ECE Shared Services Platform | Early Learning Ventures | Free business resources for early childhood programs in Colorado |