ACECC hosted a special panel of Arapahoe County providers who have personally experienced a virtual Colorado Shines rating. Going through a rating is a big deal, and it can look different depending on the type of child care program.

Our 2020 Annual Report is here and we’re taking a closer look at the impact of our Family Support programs to support a safe, smart, and healthy start.

Our 2020 Annual Report is here and we’re taking a closer look at the impact of our Learning & Development programs to support early childhood professionals.

We grew our quality support for early childhood professionals, supporting more sites with more hours of coaching than before! We also continued to offer parenting classes, in-home visitation programs, child care navigation services, and trainings to improve the quality of early childhood programs and environments.

Summer is in full swing. Last summer, some little ones might not have even been walking yet. Now, they might be able to get into all sorts of trouble outside. Open for some tips and tricks on summertime with little kids.

The past few months have been a whirlwind, and we’ve done a lot that doesn’t fit squarely into our usual programming, including distributing essential baby supplies from FEMA to the community.

Arapahoe County Early Childhood held its annual Partner Meeting this past October. The meeting included a presentation on the 2019 edition of KIDS COUNT in Colorado! by Sarah Hughes of the Colorado Children’s Campaign.

In our 2019 Annual Report, read about how we continued to offer quality support for early childhood professionals and grew our direct services to families and children, supporting over 10,000 parents and kids in Arapahoe County!

Families and SafeCare staff came together at the Denver Zoo for a SafeCare-sponsored breakfast, face-painting, and a day at the zoo.

Our executive director, Gretchen Davidson, was published in a few local papers this week! She talked about the powerful impact of play on a child’s life.