This guide provides an overview of what needs to be considered when drafting statutory language for program evaluation to support smart state investments.
Colorado Department of Early Childhood
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.
CDEC Organizational Theories of Change
A series of theories of change (TOCs), that explicitly align the Colorado Department of Early Childhood’s (CDEC) programmatic efforts with the goals from its strategic plan, including: access and quality, workforce, family strengthening, and a unifying TOC.
Prevention Investment Strategy: Policy and Practice Recommendations (Strategy Report)
Strategy report detailing nine policy and practice recommendations to align and accelerate investment in child maltreatment prevention across Colorado.