The Hub worked with evaluation teams to publish evidence-building briefs for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
Early Childhood
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.
Early Childhood Workforce Evidence-Building Hub
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.