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Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance (ECCLA)

Across Colorado, 34 Early Childhood Councils serve as hubs in their local communities to improve access to high quality services and supports for young children and their families. The mission of ECCLA is to improve access to quality services and supports for young children through a statewide network of Early Childhood Councils and key stakeholders.  
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Finding Child Care and Preschool | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Professional Development Resources | Providers and Educators | Quality Improvement and Coaching Resources

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advocacy | child care | Colorado | map | membership | policy | resources | state | systems

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

Finding Child Care in the Denver Metro Area

Mile High United Way's 2-1-1 is a free and confidential community referral service that connects callers with resources which provide food, shelter, rent assistance, clothing, child care options and other types of community assistance. Trained referral specialists are multi-lingual and available to help individuals with real-time resources in our community.  
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Finding Child Care and Preschool | Parents, Families, and Community

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Northeast Denver Child Care Network

The Northeast Denver Childcare Network is made up of independent professional home based and center based licensed child care providers.  
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Business Resources for Child Care Providers | ECE Career Center | Finding Child Care and Preschool | Licensing / Pre-licensing | Parents, Families, and Community | Professional Development Resources | Providers and Educators | Quality Improvement and Coaching Resources

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membership | quality improvement | resources

Denver Human Services

Denver Human Services provides both assistance services and protection and prevention services to Denver̍s most vulnerable residents. Assistance programs are provided to eligible Denver residents in financial need and include federal food, cash and medical benefits, as well as child care, child support, energy, rental and burial assistance, all designed to help families and individuals toward financial self-sufficiency. Protection & Prevention services are provided via child, youth and adult protection services, along with community focused programming including veterans̍ services, homeless services, and drug awareness campaigns. The department seeks to strengthen individuals, families and communities with the services provided[:es]Denver Human Services provides both assistance services and protection and prevention services to Denver̍s most vulnerable residents. Assistance programs are provided to eligible Denver residents in financial need and include federal food, cash and medical benefits, as well as child care, child support, energy, rental and burial assistance, all designed to help families and individuals toward financial self-sufficiency. Protection & Prevention services are provided via child, youth and adult protection services, along with community focused programming including veterans̍ services, homeless services, and drug awareness campaigns. The department seeks to strengthen individuals, families and communities with the services provided  
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Finding Child Care and Preschool | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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child support | food | medical benefits