Colorado Early Childhood Summit

The Colorado Early Childhood Summit convenes statewide leaders in early childhood care and education to to discuss issues, provide information and develop and implement public policy activities. Whenever possible, they speak as one voice on behalf of young children and their families in Colorado.

Meetings

The Summit meets on a regular basis throughout the year to assess and impact, either by direct action or recommended the status of child care and child care system in Colorado. To those ends the Summit will endorse or oppose public policy actions as well as work within its own membership to achieve positive results.

Membership

Members represent statewide membership organizations working to improve child care. Resource members represent organizations concerned about the status of child care in Colorado who bring a level of technical expertise to the organization. The Summit reserves the right to accept membership.

Voting Members

• Colorado Alliance for Quality School Age Programs
• Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children
• Colorado Association of Family Child Care
• Colorado Child Care Association
• Colorado Children's Campaign
• Colorado Division for Early Childhood
• Colorado Head Start Association
• Colorado Parent Teacher Association
• Qualistar Early Learning

Resource Participants (Non-voting Members)

• Child and Adult Care Food Program
• The Center for Human Investment Policy
• Colorado Academy of Pediatrics
• Colorado Community College Early Childhood Faculty Coalition
• Colorado Council of Deans of Education
• Colorado Department of Education, Prevention Initiatives
• Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Colorado Head Start State Collaboration Office
• Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Qualistar Colorado
• Governor's Office of Policy and Initiatives
• The Philanthropic Community of Colorado
• Federal Region VIII, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Children, Youth and Families