The federal government is currently in a shutdown. At this time, there are no immediate impacts to federally funded child and family programs operated by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. Families should continue to access care and services as usual. We are monitoring the situation closely with federal partners and will share updates as soon as more information becomes available.

El gobierno federal se encuentra actualmente en un cierre. Por el momento, no hay impactos inmediatos en los programas financiados con fondos federales que opera el Departamento de Primera Infancia de Colorado. Las familias deben continuar accediendo a los servicios de cuidado infantil y del CDEC con normalidad. Estamos monitoreando de cerca la situación con nuestros socios federales y compartiremos información actualizada en cuanto tengamos más información.

Lisa Roy set to lead newly created Colorado Department of Early Childhood: "I bring lived experience"


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In this feature from Jessica Gibbs at The Denver Gazette, CDEC Executive Director Dr. Lisa Roy shares more about the lived experience she will bring to her role. 

"Being a mother, and a stay-at-home mom, made child care unaffordable for me. Not having my degree by the time I was 22, that had its impacts. I would say that was my preliminary challenge.

Then I was working and going to school and raising three kids at the same time. So that was a challenge, but it didn’t keep me from moving forward and it made me even more committed to paying it forward for other families."

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