This guide details how lawmakers can use the statutory process for authorizing new or reauthorizing existing state-funded grant programs to improve the collection and application of data to affect meaningful change.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood
Learning Community on Family Economic Well-Being Research
Program Evaluation: Guidance for Legislators in Bill Drafting
This guide provides an overview of what needs to be considered when drafting statutory language for program evaluation to support smart state investments.
Early Childhood Workforce Evidence-Building Hub
Technical Report: A Cost Analysis of Colorado Community Response (CCR) – A Child Maltreatment Prevention Program Targeting Economic Security and Social Connections through Family‐Driven Case Management
A cost analysis of the CCR program. This analysis focused on program building and implementation.
Policy Brief: A Cost Analysis of Colorado Community Response (CCR) – A Child Maltreatment Prevention Program Targeting Economic Security and Social Connections through Family‐Driven Case Management
A cost analysis of the Colorado Community Response program. This analysis focused on program building and implementation.
Colorado Community Response: Phase 2 – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
A report summarizing the findings of a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of the Colorado Community Response program.
Universal Preschool Evidence-Building Hub
Prevention Investment Strategy: Policy and Practice Recommendations (Synthesis)
For policymakers, a synthesis of nine policy and practice recommendations to align and accelerate investment in child maltreatment prevention across Colorado.
Prevention Investment Strategy: Policy and Practice Recommendations (Executive Summary)
For cross-system partners, an executive summary of nine policy and practice recommendations to align and accelerate investment in child maltreatment prevention across Colorado.