Early Childhood Policy Issues
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Local
The Mayor's Office for Education and Children (MOEC) partners with other city agencies and community based organizations to leverage resources and provide comprehensive services to support parents as teachers and prepare children for kindergarten.
This board is responsible for advising Denver Human Services on policy, budgets and operations.
This board is tasked with adopting policies and rules and regulations regarding Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
This commission advises the Director of the Office of Child Care Initiatives on matters concerning early childhood education and child care for city employees and residents of Denver (excluding matters pertaining to the Denver Head Start Program).
State
This is a useful map that has multiple layers representing one of the following districts: State House of Representatives Districts, State Senate Districts, US House of Representatives and US Senate.
This is a good site for all things legislative, from listening to an audio broadcast of a committee session to tracking specific legislative items.
Colorado.gov is your portal to all state agencies, election information, key state boards and more.
Federal
The Alliance for Early Childhood Finance explores ways to re-structure, simplify and expand possibilities for financing ECE in the United States.
The BUILD Initiative's work and vision of comprehensive early childhood development systems is at the center of an emerging and vibrant state-based policy movement in the early childhood development field.
The Ounce of Prevention Fund works to ensure that public policies and a strong infrastructure are in place – and adequately funded - to give vulnerable children access to voluntary, high-quality early childhood programs.
ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.