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Out of reach: Colorado's crumbling child care system
11+ hour, 9+ min ago (282+ words) The federal government recommends families spend no more than 7% of their income " before taxes " on child care. In Colorado, that means a family of four would need an annual income of $549,386 to truly afford child care for an infant and…...
Colorado child care centers can hardly afford to stay open, and many families can’t afford to enroll without government help
11+ hour, 9+ min ago (1821+ words) Ten empty cribs fill a canary yellow classroom at Mero Kaya's Jump Start Early Learning Academy of Englewood. Toys are stowed neatly in brightly colored buckets. A mobile of bees and honeycombs hangs still. Kaya and his wife, Ranada, have…...
Ballot measure to boost child care funding in Garfield, Pitkin, Eagle counties headed to victory
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (676+ words) Early election results for a spate of local ballot measures aimed at ramping up funding for child care initiatives across Colorado were mixed, with at least one measure appearing on its way to victory and another looking likely to fail…...