Early Childhood

Matrix of Stimulus Activities

This matrix provides a comprehensive list of all stimulus-funded strategies, along with an indication of which strategic outcomes each activity helps achieve.

Stimulus Info Sheet

This info sheet provides an overview of CDEC’s stimulus-funded strategies, organized by outcome areas within CDEC’s strategic plan. It provides example stimulus strategies within each outcome area to show how stimulus funds are helping achieve CDEC objectives.

Access to Inclusive Care: Project Include Evidence-Building Brief

This brief provides an overview of early insights from evaluation of the stimulus-funded Project Include program. The Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering is leading this evaluation in alignment with the Early Childhood Stimulus Evaluation Hub. CDEC, policymakers, and legislators can use this brief to inform stimulus strategy implementation, funding decisions, and future evidence-building efforts.

Stimulus Synthesis of Evidence to Date

This brief synthesizes findings from evaluation of nearly 20 stimulus-funded strategies within CDEC. Findings are organized by outcome areas within CDEC’s strategic goals: access & quality, workforce development, and family strengthening. Findings can be used by CDEC and funding recipients to improve implementation of stimulus-funded activities and by legislators to inform funding and policy decisions […]

Family Strengthening Evaluation One-Pager

This one-pager provides an overview of evaluation efforts for the stimulus-funded family strengthening strategies: Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation and Imagination Library of Colorado. The Colorado Lab is leading this evaluation in alignment with the Early Childhood Stimulus Evaluation Hub.

CIRCLE Evidence-Building Brief

This brief provides an overview of early insights from evaluation of the stimulus-funded Community Innovation and Resilience for Care and Learning Equity (CIRCLE) Grant program. Marzano Research is leading this evaluation under coordination of the Early Childhood Stimulus Evaluation Hub. CDEC, policymakers, and legislators can use this brief to inform stimulus strategy implementation, funding decisions, […]

Early Literacy: Imagination Library of Colorado Evidence-Building Brief

This brief provides an overview of early insights from evaluation of the stimulus-funded Imagination Library of Colorado program. The Colorado Lab is leading this evaluation in alignment with the Early Childhood Stimulus Evaluation Hub. CDEC, policymakers, and legislators can use this brief to inform stimulus strategy implementation, funding decisions, and future evidence-building efforts.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Evidence-Building Brief

This brief provides an overview of early insights from evaluation of the stimulus-funded Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation program. The Colorado Lab is leading this evaluation in alignment with the Early Childhood Stimulus Evaluation Hub. CDEC, policymakers, and legislators can use this brief to inform stimulus strategy implementation, funding decisions, and future evidence-building efforts.