Early Milestones Colorado welcomes the expertise, insights, and latest research from across the early childhood system. We are thrilled to share guest blogs with our audience to advance critical knowledge and share vital perspectives. If you are interested in contributing a guest blog post, please e…
Early Milestones Colorado welcomes the expertise, insights, and latest research from across the early childhood system. We are thrilled to share guest blogs with our audience to advance critical knowledge and share vital perspectives. If you are interested in contributing a guest blog post, please e…
This blog is adapted from a piece originally published on the New America website. Please see our follow up blog about a conversation between Elsa Holguin and Dr. Lisa Roy, two early childhood leaders working together in Colorado from a local (Denver) and state perspective. Some local areas a…
Guest blog by Alison Hargarten, Ed.S, Director of Mission Strategies at Healthy Child Care Colorado. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected children, families, and the child care and early learning workforce. Caregivers are facing increased stress and depression[1], declines in childrenâ…
Guest blog by Susan Huebner, Executive Director of Nurturing Newborns. From the beginning of life, humans need humans. The parent-child relationship is crucial and affects learning, brain development, social-emotional skills, and mental health. But what happens to these relationships when the chil…
Guest blog post by Sydney Mock, Research Associate at Marzano Research Empowering Families and Communities In communities across Colorado, numerous families have been strengthened thanks to innovative projects in early childhood education designed to address their needs. From immigrant and refugee f…
In Fall 2023, Colorado officially launched the Universal Preschool (UPK) Program. Every Colorado child is eligible for at least 15 hours of funded preschool the year before entering kindergarten. With the generous support of the Boettcher Foundation, Early Milestones Colorado conducted an intervie…
As we prepare to launch the first initiative of Early Milestones Colorado’s (Milestones) Impact on Equity Fund, the Milestones team has been thinking and talking a lot about Pooled Funds. This kind of collaborative funding is really in our DNA. In fact, Milestones was created thanks to six local f…
Este comunicado de prensa está disponible en español. Early Milestones Colorado (Early Milestones), a statewide nonprofit organization that works to ensure Colorado leads the way as the best place to be a child, is honored to announce a $2.5 million unsolicited donation from philanthropist MacKenz…
Early Milestones Colorado, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services – Office of Early Childhood, is pleased to announce the Community Innovation and Resilience for Care and Learning Equity (CIRCLE) Grant program. The program will provide nearly $23 million in grants to chi…