child care
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New Mexico is first state to promise free child care for all families | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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NEW MEXICO State promises free child care SANTA FE — New Mexico’s governor is promising universal free child care to families of all income levels. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her plans in the second week of September, saying she wants to leverage a financial windfall from oil and gas production to help more parents…
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State Sen. Janet Buckner touts Colorado preschool program at White House panel
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Colorado’s own state Sen. Janet Buckner traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to promote state policies on preschool. Buckner joined more than 90 legislators from 41 states at the White House to discuss how politicians are working to improve the supply and accessibility of child care throughout the country, and improve job quality for child…
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Colorado grants $21.5 million to assist child care industry
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The state awarded $21.5 million in grants to child care organizations across Colorado to help address challenges that arose out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Early Childhood distributed the money through the Community Innovation and Resilience for Care and Learning Equity (CIRCLE) Grant program, funded by federal COVID-19 relief funds from the American…
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State fee reductions, child care funding to take effect Friday
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Several cost-saving bills signed into law are set to take effect on Friday, including multiple decreases in fees and $100 million in funding for child care. These bills are part of a series of legislation from lawmakers to fight the increasing unaffordability of living in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis championed the legislation as providing quick relief…
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Colorado’s child care industry gets $100 million
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Around $100 million will soon be invested into Colorado’s child care industry after Gov. Jared Polis approved the spending on Friday. Beginning on July 1, Senate Bill 213 uses $50 million of economic recovery and relief money and another possible $50 million in federal funds to pay for staffing, training and expansion of child care facilities. …
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Gov. Polis signs property tax exemption for nonprofit child care centers
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Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Wednesday to exempt nonprofit child care centers from paying property taxes in Colorado. Starting in August, House Bill 1006 modifies current law that allows property owned and operated by nonprofit child care centers to be exempt from property taxes. The bill removes the ownership requirement, adding to the tax exemption properties…
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2022 SESSION: CONFRONTING CRISES | Actions of the 2022 General Assembly
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2022 offered legislators the first real opportunity to set an ambitious agenda after two years of limping through the global pandemic, but Colorado’s emergence out of the COVID-19 crisis also unleashed a torrent of challenges. There were many familiar problems, such as housing, behavioral health and wildfires, as well as new ones, notably soaring inflation…
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$100 million boost for Colorado’s child care industry on its way to governor’s desk
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Gov. Jared Polis will soon get the opportunity to consider legislation to invest around $100 million into Colorado’s child care industry after the state legislature passed the bill on Tuesday. If signed into law, Senate Bill 213 would use $50 million of economic recovery and relief money and another possible $50 million in federal funds…
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Colorado lawmakers pass bill to test drinking water for lead at schools, child care centers
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The Colorado legislature approved a bill Monday to crack down on lead-contaminated drinking water in Colorado schools and child care centers, funding free mandatory testing and remediation. Senators approved House Bill 1358, 28-7, which followed the House’s 43-19 vote last week. The House still needs to consider changes made by the Senate, and then send it…
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Colorado legislature approves property tax exemption for nonprofit child care centers
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A bill seeking to exempt nonprofit child care centers from paying property taxes passed the Colorado legislature Monday and now heads to Gov. Jared Polis for final consideration. If signed into law, House Bill 1006 would modify current law that allows property owned and operated by nonprofit child care centers to be exempt from property…
