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.
Descriptive Analysis
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 […]
Financial Instability and Child Welfare Involvement
ECE Workforce Data Analysis Brief: Wages
This brief explores median, annualized wages and number of jobs for ECE workers with a Social Security Number (SSN) who could be matched to a wage record for their employer in 2022-2023.
ECE Workforce Data Analysis Brief: Retention, Growth, and SNAP and CCCAP Participation
This brief explores the 12-month retention and growth rates the center-based ECE workforce by key characteristics. It also investigates participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and CCCAP among center-based ECE workers active in 2021–2022.
ECE Workforce Data Analysis Brief: Proposed Metrics
This brief recommends process updates to improve the quality of Professional Development Information System (PDIS) for measuring the workforce over time. Proposed workforce metrics include workforce growth and retention (for all workers and specific roles), as well as retention of new workers.
Crossover Youth: Informing an Approach to Routine and Replicable Data
Report on how how to approach generating data on court case type for youth in out-of-home care.
Colorado Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) Evaluation (Final Report)
Evaluation report of CAPABLE expansion to adults 18 and over to inform recommendations for making CAPABLE a long-term Medicaid benefit in Colorado.
Early Childhood Workforce Evidence-Building Hub
Technical Report: Findings of the Statewide Family Time Study
This technical report provides details on the methods used and findings from the statewide study on family time.