About Evidence-Building Hubs
The Colorado Lab houses multiple Hubs, an innovative evidence-building approach that coordinates investments toward a shared vision on behalf of the sponsors, typically state government or philanthropy organizations. Hubs:
- Create efficiencies by reducing administrative burden on Hub sponsors.
- Improve alignment among multiple actors, activities, and decision-making goals.
- Produce high-quality, synthesized, and actionable evidence that policymakers and others can use for decision making.
For each Hub, we engage and oversee numerous evaluation teams and provide strategic consultation on priority and emerging needs for Hub sponsors.
Explore Our Evidence-Building Hubs
Family First Evidence-Building Hub
On behalf of the Colorado Department of Human Services, this ongoing Hub coordinates rigorous evaluation of programs and services within Colorado’s prevention strategy that are positioned to meet the needs of Colorado’s children, youth, and families.
Early Childhood Stimulus Evaluation Hub
This time-limited Hub was conceived to coordinate and oversee high-quality evaluations of nearly 20 stimulus-funded strategies on behalf of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC).
Workforce Development Evidence-Building Hub
Funded by a cohort of governmental and philanthropic partners, this Hub supports the growing demand for data-driven insights and the need to create transformative change for Colorado’s workforce.
Universal Preschool Evidence-Building Hub
This Hub oversees all evidence-informed design and evaluation work of Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program on behalf of CDEC.
Early Childhood Workforce Evidence-Building Hub
This Hub oversees all evidence-building work on behalf of a grant CDEC received from the Early Educator Investment Collaborative. This grant supports planning and implementation activities to increase and sustain increased compensation (salaries and benefits) for early care and education professionals.