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2018 Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference a Success

ECCLA and Denver’s Early Childhood Council presented the 2018 Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference on March 16-17 at the Colorado Convention Center. This year’s conference featured keynote speakers, Dr. Becky Bailey founder of Loving Guidance, Inc. and the Conscious Discipline program and Enrique “Hank” C. 
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Child care substitutes are in short supply. A new Colorado law could make them a little easier to find.

Denver’s Early Childhood Council discusses legislation to create a new child care license, streamline the process for credentialing, and allow groups to establish pools of substitute child care teachers.
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How one Colorado community plans to double its child care spots in three years

A coalition of partners on the western slope, including Mesa County Partnership for Children and Families, begins an ambitious effort to create new licensed child care slots and improve the quality of programs.
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ECCLA is Featured on The Preschool Podcast

The Preschool Podcast provides inspiration and knowledge to current and future early childhood professionals by speaking with experienced and insightful leaders. The weekly program features voices and perspectives from educators, leaders, and organizations in early childhood. ECCLA is excited to be featured on The Preschool 
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ECCLA and Councils Support Early Childhood Workforce Goals

In collaboration with Early Milestones Colorado, Early Childhood Councils and ECCLA supported eight community meetings across the state to discuss the early childhood workforce in Colorado. Councils worked with their local early childhood partners to ensure multiple perspectives and voices were represented, secured local facilities 
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Conference Partnership Advances Early Childhood in Colorado

Now entering the seventh year, Denver’s Early Childhood Council and the Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance (ECCLA) have partnered to present the 2018 Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference (RMECC) on March 16-17 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. This year’s RMECC conference will feature 
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Southwest Councils Come Together for Shared Learning

Leaders from six of Colorado’s southeastern Early Childhood Councils gathered in Trinidad to discuss opportunities for collaboration to support the region’s young children and their families. Together, they represented nine Colorado counties and serve a region with over 16,400 children zero to five years old. 
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San Miguel County Ballot Measure Expands Child Care Availability for Families

Today, many families in Colorado consist of all available parents in the workforce. The accessibility of quality child care in communities across the state can vary widely. In San Miguel County, there is an extreme lack of early care and education options including child care 
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How One Program is Training Mothers, Aunts, and Grandmothers in the ABCs of Child Care

Denver’s Early Childhood Council and the Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance discuss efforts to provide training and resources to family, friend, and neighbor child care providers.
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Why Boosting Mental Health for the Youngest Children is Attracting Federal and Private Investment

Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County discusses their efforts to promote social and emotional skills of young children through an innovative national model.
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