Our ECE Workforce is Stressed to the Max – What Can We Do?

by Dora Esparza, Business Leadership Specialist and Kelly Bowes, Director of Career Pathways As vaccines rolled out, mask mandates dropped (though this may be changing as of the time of […]

Celebrate Juneteenth!

by Angeles Ross, Community Engagement Specialist For many of us, we’ve been taught that end of slavery was on January 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation […]

A Snapshot of Early Childhood Quality Coaching

by Jennifer Garcia, Early Childhood Quality Coach Hi! I’m Jennifer, and I am an Early Childhood Quality Coach at Denver’s Early Childhood Council. We receive funding from and partner with […]

6 Accounting Practices That May Be Sabotaging Your Bottom Line

by Leslie Zirker, Accounting Consultant and Trainer Accounting may not be your talent. That’s okay. You’re a professional who is dedicated to helping kids, and you need to use your […]

Relationships in Leadership

by Dora Esparza, Business Leadership Specialist We all have that one person. You know the one I am talking about. The person who asks you for a favor and you […]

Become a Trainer with Denver’s Early Childhood Council

by Melissa Maldonado, Career Pathways Manager Denver’s Early Childhood Council has delivered high quality trainings to the Denver early childhood education (ECE) community for many years. We have an amazing […]

New Report Highlights History and Impact of Early Childhood Councils

A new statewide report brings the systems-building work of Early Childhood Councils to life. The history, work and impact of Colorado’s Early Childhood Councils is not well understood by most […]

Building Relationships Across Home Visitation Programs

by Kelly Stainback-Tracy, Perinatal-Infant Mental Health Program Specialist, Maternal and Child Health Program – Denver Public Health and Crystal Muñoz, Executive Director – Roots Family Center We know that home […]

Teacher Retention Strategies on a Budget

By Dora Esparza, Business Leadership Specialist Being a teacher is hard. There are challenging behaviors, there’s the inability to use the restroom whenever nature calls, the guilt of calling in […]

Field notes: a Visit with MonaLisa Martinez, Director at Florence Crittenton Services

as interviewed by Monica Marshall, Communications & Data Liaison With a long history of empowering women and their children (dating back more than 125 years), Florence Crittenton Services of Denver […]