"The number of children living in poverty in Colorado more than doubled, rising faster than any other state in the nation"
— 2011 Kids Count

Early Childhood CO Framework

Colorado has many collaborative and interagency initiatives underway to build a comprehensive and sustainable early childhood system in our state. Guided by the Early Childhood Colorado Framework the common goal of these systems-building initiatives is to ensure that all of Colorado's young children are valued, healthy, and thriving.