Resources

Colorado Early Care and Education Workforce Compensation Patterns

Using administrative data from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, this report presents findings from an analysis of wages among ECE professionals in center-based programs during the 2022–2023 school year. It serves as a foundation for CDEC to design, test, and evaluate targeted interventions aimed at increasing […]

SFY26 Early Childhood Workforce Evidence-Building Strategy

Delivered annually, this report includes evidence-building priorities for SFY26. The report can be used by CDEC and the ECLC’s Compensation and Benefits Working Group to inform development policy strategies to increase early childhood workforce compensation.

SFY25 Colorado UPK Evidence-Building Update and Outlook

A summary of the Universal Preschool Evidence-Building Hub’s SFY25 work, including progress, a summary of initial findings, and plans for SFY26.

Enhancing Use of Data for Continuous Improvement at the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman

Financial Instability and Child Welfare Involvement

CCCAP Teacher Wage Increase Pilot Year 1 Evaluation One-Pager

This one-pager summarizes findings from the first year of the CCCAP Teacher Wage Increase Pilot evaluation led by MDRC.

Evaluation of the School Counselor Corps Grant Program Technical Report

Final evaluation report for the School Counselor Corps Grant Program, aimed at improving high school graduation rates and postsecondary and workforce readiness and support work-based learning awareness, education, and opportunities by increasing the availability of effective school-based counseling services within K-12 schools.

Imagination Library: Effects on Kindergarten Readiness and Skills

Final evaluation report for ILCO, examining program effects on children’s kindergarten readiness and early literacy skills.