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 Childhood
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.
Building Evidence in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Establishing Partnerships between Home Visiting and Home Child Care Providers
Imagination Library of Colorado
Early Childhood Stimulus Evaluation Hub
Child Care Stabilization Evaluation One-Pager
This one-pager provides an overview of evaluation efforts for stimulus-funded Child Care Stabilization & New Provider Success Grants, Workforce Sustainability Grants, Stabilization Grant Family Financial Relief. The Butler Institute for Families at the University of Denver is leading this evaluation under coordination of the Early Childhood Stimulus Evaluation Hub.
A Gap Analysis of Available Mental Health Consultants and Unmet Need in Colorado
The gap analysis report describes the current resources and capacity. It estimates the need for staffing and associated costs to maintain or increase program reach.
ECMH Stimulus Evidence-Building Brief
This brief represents early insights from the initial phases of ECMHC evaluation work.