ECEA Members ONLY Child Care Update

ECEA Insider's Edge---Members ONLY Updates

We are making sure that YOU as a member are getting the information that you need to be able to operate efficiently in this industry.

Wow! There is a LOT going on right now. 1) The federal government dropped the proposed new rule set for CCDF. The rules propose 9 pages of changes to the federal regulations. Now THAT sets the stage for de-regulation! The rule rescinsion had to happen because the previous administration attem...

Jan 06, 2026

CCCAP Waiver for you to see

Sorry...the images dropped off of the previous update!

Dec 02, 2025

CCCAP Waiver Approved by Feds

What Does This Mean? As of last week we were told that various counties operating CCCAP programs would not be fully operational again until around 2028. The cost drivers? 1) Increase in provider rates (were below 50% at the time of the audit and are now at 75%) 2) Counties that overexpen...

Dec 02, 2025

11/6/25 ECEA Members ONLY Update

My new heading Vote for YOUR ECEA Board no later than 9:15 a.m. on 12/9/25 One Vote per member license: https://forms.gle/yFjSA6TQJHJo7rjKA Stay in the Know! Watch for our ECEA Child Care Update. Link to members only content through the Members Minute link in that email each week! ...

Nov 06, 2025

ECEA Wins to Share!

Win #1 CDEC is continuing to implement our ask in last years White Paper, The Breaking of an Industry, to centralize licensing functions at the state! We just met with the CDEC Leadership team and Carin Rosa shared: Red Rocks is done providing licensing services at the end of 2025. Child Care I...

Nov 05, 2025

10/9/25 ECEA Members ONLY Update

An Update on Shifting Approaches and Visible Impacts of Public Policy on Child Care The proposed Infant/Toddler Initiative, which several foundations planned to support, will not appear on the 2026 ballot. Instead, resources will be reallocated to community education efforts focused on the import...

Oct 09, 2025

10/2/25 ECEA Child Care Update

Transparency is an acquired taste. Sometimes we love it, sometimes we hedge at all costs. There's frequently a fear that lurks behind it, the "what if's" that keep us from putting all of our cards on the table. Transparency in Enrollment Numbers The reality is, without transparency in your enro...

Oct 02, 2025

9/11/25 ECEA Members ONLY Update

Today, I write with a heart full of gratitude for another day to serve you and the families and communities in your programs. I invite you to pause and reflect on the opportunity we have to make a meaningful difference, to give our very best to those who rely on us. Yet, I am also mindful of the...

Sep 11, 2025

9/3/25 Members ONLY Child Care Update

We are sending this out early because Dawn will be off through Monday. Here are a couple of Google Forms we need to make sure you are aware of: 1) UPK Interest Form (for families) 2) Child Care Vacancies list (for members only) 3) Family In Search of Child Care in CO - Starting 9/10/25 Right now...

Sep 03, 2025

8/28/25 Members ONLY Update

Where Advocacy Becomes Challenging We know that localities are working on tax initiatives that are working to increase taxes to support the industry. Some mountain regions have implemented these tax bases. Larimer County is currently working towards that as well. The ECEA board will work on p...

Aug 28, 2025

8/21/25 Members ONLY Update

New System Updates First, we are working in a new system and I made a mistake in my learning curve. That means the last TWO updates that have been written can only be found on the new members only website at: https://eceaco.mykajabi.com/blog?preview_theme_id=2161551402 You did not get the new...

Aug 21, 2025

7/17/25 ECEA Members ONLY Update

Governor Polis' Bridge to...Cross the Street?? Total cost estimates are $18 Million-$29 MILLION for this project. Pitched as a Celebration of Colorado's 150th Anniversary...the Early Childhood Education Association of CO says, "NO thank you!" Here's why--- All we hear from the state legislature ...

Jul 17, 2025

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