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Early Childhood LINC (Learning and Innovation Network for Communities

Early Childhood-LINC is a learning and innovation network developed by and for communities. The mission is to support families and improve results for young children in communities across the country with a focus on accelerating the development of effective, integrated, local early childhood systems.  
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Data / Research / Policy | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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community | policy | systems building

United States Consumer Product Safety Commission[:es]La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de Estados Unidos (United States Consumer Product Safety Commission)

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission provides safety information and an up-to-date database of product recalls, including toys and baby/toddler/child furniture and accessories.[:es]La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de Estados Unidos (The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission) provee información sobre seguridad y una base de datos actualizado de retiradas de productos, incluyendo juguetes, muebles y accesorios para bebés, niños pequeños y niños más grandes.  
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En Espanol | Health and Safety | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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recall | safety

Colorado Shines

If you represent an early learning program, log into the Colorado Shines Quality Rating Information System (QRIS) to find information on child care licensing, director and teacher qualifications, ratings, and more. If you are a parent, search the Colorado Shines database to find quality child care, in addition to other resources.[:es]Si usted representa un programa de aprendizaje temprano, puede ingresar al QRIS y encontrar información sobre licencias de cuidado infantil, calificaciones para directores y maestros, además de otros recursos. Si usted es un padre o madre en búsqueda de cuidado infantil, puede averiguar cómo buscar un ambiente de aprendizaje de alta calidad para su hijo, además de otros recursos.  
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En Espanol | Finding Child Care and Preschool | Licensing / Pre-licensing | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators | Quality Improvement and Coaching Resources

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child care | Colorado Shines | criminal background checks | early childhood teacher | information system | licensing | parent | QRIS | quality | quality improvement | quality rating improvement system | rating | subsidy

PDIS Information Registration

This is the PDIS (Professional Development & Information System) portion of Colorado Shines. PDIS supports a variety of early childhood professionals at all levels of experience and education. It tracks training and education and provide high quality online professional development.  
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Professional Development Resources | Providers and Educators | Quality Improvement and Coaching Resources

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Colorado Shines | PDIS | professional development

Family Voices Colorado

A chapter of the national, grassroots organization composed of families and friends who care for and about our children with special health care needs. The mission of Family Voices Colorado is to improve access to and quality of health care for children and youth with special health care needs.  
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Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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health care | parent group | special needs

Early Intervention Colorado

Early intervention provides developmental supports and services to children birth through two years of age who have special developmental needs. It can help improve your child̍s ability to develop and learn. It can also help you and your family learn ways to support and promote your child̍s development, within your family activities and community life. In Colorado, the overall system of early intervention is known as Early Intervention Colorado. It is designed to ̱connect̨ a family with early intervention services, such as occupational, speech or physical therapy, to help infants and toddlers grow and develop, and to help their family in this process. It is a voluntary program and does not discriminate based on race, culture, religion, income level, or disability.  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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developmental delays | physical therapy | special needs | speech therapy

El Centro De Las Familias

El Centro de las Familias is a multi-cultural clinic which provides outpatient mental healthcare in Spanish to the Latino/Hispanic community and to the south west community in Denver.[:es]El Centro de las Familias is a multi-cultural clinic which provides outpatient mental healthcare in Spanish to the Latino/Hispanic community and to the south west community in Denver. Componentes del Programa: An  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | En Espanol | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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familias | m_dico | Terapia