Early Childhood Councils

Colorado has established a network of 31 local early childhood councils to collaboratively plan, network, develop resources and implement early childhood initiatives within communities to improve the quality of and access to services for young children and their families. These councils are now active in 56 or Colorado's 64 counties.

How do I find out about...

+ How do I get access to the Early Childhood Councils’ Newsletter?
The Early Childhood Councils publish the Colorado Early Childhood Councils Initiative, a quarterly newsletter. Current and past newsletters are available on the Newsletters section of the Early Childhood Council’s website

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+ How the work of local councils is coordinated at the state level?
The Early Childhood Councils Advisory Team (ECCAT) provides coordination and support for Colorado’s network of local Early Childhood Councils. ECCAT makes recommendations to the Early Childhood Leadership Commission to improve the system of Early Childhood Councils in regards to council applications and criteria, evaluation, technical assistance to councils, and waiver requests. Members of the ECCAT are appointed by the Governor and represent local councils, state agencies and non-profits engaged in programs that benefit young children and their families. Staffing for the council is currently housed in the Lt. Governor Office. Meeting minutes, schedules and agendas for meetings of the ECCAT will be made available on this website under Event presentations and handouts.

+ How to contact the Early Childhood Council in my area?
There are three ways to find the Early Childhood Council in your area. 1) Click here and either scroll down or type the county name in the Search box. 2) View or download the 2010-2011 Early Childhood Councils Directory. 3) Go to the Colorado Department of Education's Early Childhood Councils website for up-to-date contact information for statewide council coordinators.

+ How local early childhood councils operate and who serves on them?
The Colorado Department of Education has developed a one page summary describing Colorado’s network of Early Childhood Councils.

+ How do I access the Early Childhood Councils Toolkit?
The toolkit is an interactive site that is used primarily by early childhood council coordinators across Colorado. It contains documents and articles focused on the work typically performed by ECC coordinators. It can be accessed at the following link.

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