Listed below are a number of state and local organizations. The Council realizes that there are many more resources to add to the list and will be doing so as we continue to develop the website. Please contact the Council if you have any questions regarding these or if you would like to add a link.
Early Childhood Partners works with licensed childcare centers and the families served by those centers in Eagle County to provider coaching, assessment and consultation in the areas of learning environments, curriculum, and socio-emotional development. Please contact Jeanne McQueeney at 970-328-0774
Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) is low-cost health insurance for Colorado's uninsured children and pregnant women. CHP+ is public health insurance for children and pregnant women who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but cannot afford private health insurance. www.chpplus.org
Colorado Association of Family Childcare is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and education of licensed family child care providers in the state of Colorado.
Mountain Valley Developmental Services provides a comprehensive array of services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. www.mtnvalley.org
- School Districts within the Rural Resort Region:
Aspen School District: www.aspenk12.net
Roaring Fork School District: www.rfsd.k12.co.us
Western Garfield County Schools: www.garfieldre2.k12.co.us, http://admin.garcoschools.org, http://admin.garcoschools.org/
Lake County Schools: www.lakecountyschools.net
Eagle County Schools: www.eagleschools.net
- Early Childhood Colorado Clearinghouse is part of the Colorado Lieutenant Governor’s Office and functions as the statewide Early Childhood Systems Builder. www.earlychildhoodcolorado.com
- Colorado Children's Campaign is a non-profit organization that is the primary legislative advocate for issues of concern to Colorado's young children and their families. www.coloradokids.org
- Qualistar serves as the Colorado’s child care resource and referral agency and provides quality ratings for licensed providers. www.qualistar.org
- Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) is the state component of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAAEYC). This is an association of Early Care & Education professionals focused on the continual improvement of the field. www.coloradoaeyc.org
- Early Childhood Councils of Colorado was the original network of the first 17 early childhood councils. It is now the Early Childhood Councils Leadership Alliance (ECCLA) and includes 31 early childhood councils from around the state. www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprevention/picccpilotrfp.htm
- Colorado Dept of Education is the primary funder of the RRRECC’s systems building efforts, along with the following two State Departments: www.cde.state.co.us
Colorado Department of Human Services www.cdhs.state.co.us
Colorado Department of Health and Environment www.cdhe.state.co.us/cdeprevention
- Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation is a private foundation that funds the RRRECC’s professional development funds, which offers childcare providers college scholarships, as well as mentoring during their studies. www.buellfoundation.org
- Colorado Trust Foundation is a private foundation that we have recently partnered with to examine prenatal health care and awareness in the Rural Resort Region. www.coloradotrust.org
- Kids First is both the local childcare resource and referral agency and the fiscal agent for the RRRECC. www.aspenpitkin.com/depts/50/
- Early Childhood Network, which was formally the Kids First Glenwood Springs office is now it's own 501c3. If you would like more information about the services that are provided through ECN, please contact the executive director, Jonathan Godes at 970-620-0780.
- The Western Colorado Preschool Cooperative
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