We’re celebrating 10 years of #EarlyMilestonesColorado with appreciation for our partner, @CUDenverEd, early childhood program!
Your work training inclusive, culturally responsive educators helps strengthen Colorado’s early learning system. 💙
#EarlyChildhood#Colorado
👋 ¿Cuidas a un niño familiar, amigo o vecino en zonas rurales de Colorado?
Early Milestones Colorado lanzará una red para cuidadores FFN rurales en octubre.
🔗 Regístrate: earlymilestones.qualtrics.co…
💭 How can we support FFN caregivers during this uncertain time?
Join Home Grown and panelists from @NBCDI and @smartstarttc on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT for a webinar: Supporting FFN Care in Uncertain Times. The session will include a productive panel discussion as partners share their work supporting FFN caregivers. This webinar will be hosted in English and Spanish.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Colorado kids are heading back to school, but are kindergartners ready?
We examined Colorado's progress and identified areas where gaps in access, equity & quality persist.
📖 Read our Kindergarten Readiness Brief:
earlymilestones.org/wp-conte…#EarlyLearning#ColoradoEdu
New parents are paying 24% more for essentials due to tariffs.
In Colorado, that amounts to $19.6 million in additional costs.
A new report from the Joint Economic Committee minority breaks it down:
🔗 jec.senate.gov/public/_cache…#BabyCosts#ECConnect#ColoradoFamilies
🚨 The Senate passed H.R. 1. As written, it impacts families with young kids, raising the Child Tax Credit but limiting who qualifies, and restricting access to Medicaid & SNAP. In CO, ~50% of SNAP recipients are kids.
📢 Speak out: childcareforeveryfamily.org/…#Coloradofamilies
FACT: 4.5 million children ages 0-4 years old participate in SNAP.
FACT: Nearly 62% of SNAP participants are in families with children.
FACT: In 2023 nearly 14 million children (that's 1 in 5 children) in the US faced hunger.
Babies’ brains are building a million connections every second.
But that growth depends on nutrition, healthcare and families' financial stability.
Your Senator’s vote could determine the future of young children across the country.
👉 Speak up now: thinkbabies.org/medicaid
🚨 This is not the time sit back. It’s time to stand together and mobilize for babies. Join us for a virtual event on June 17 to get the tools to fight back against devastating cuts to #Medicaid#SNAP and other programs babies need. Register: bit.ly/43DW0MT#ThinkBabies