Tag: Child Care
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Why you should care about child care
Child care can be a challenge for all working parents. Parents with older children who are beyond the stage of needing child care may recall with a shudder the juggle they managed between high quality, consistent care and their jobs. Historically, low-income families that needed child care for their children 0-12 years could apply for…
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Former Arapahoe County daycare worker arrested on 51 counts of child abuse, harassments
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The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 32-year-old man working as a preschool teacher in Centennial on suspicion of 51 counts of harassment and child abuse. Brandon Vigil was arrested on Feb. 10 on suspicion of 28 counts of child abuse and 23 counts of harassment in connection to Vigil’s time as a daycare employee…
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A Colorado day care was cited for dozens of violations dating back to 2017; the state didn’t intervene until November
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Fort Collins day care that was allowed to operate on probationary licenses a half dozen times over the past six years before it was forced in November to change ownership — all from violations that ranged from child abuse and neglect to falsifying records to…
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Colorado’s Universal Pre-K program glitchy | CLASSNOTES
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Parents enrolling their child for Universal Pre-K in the fall in Denver Public Schools will have to do so before Feb. 14 — if they want to get in on the first round. Denver Public Schools (DPS) board members on Thursday received an update on the…
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State fee reductions, child care funding to take effect Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several cost-saving bills signed into law are set to take effect on Friday, including multiple decreases in fees and $100 million in funding for child care. These bills are part of a series of legislation from…
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House committee approves bill exempting nonprofit child care centers from property tax
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nonprofit child care centers in Colorado wouldn’t have to pay property taxes under legislation a state House committee advanced on Tuesday in the hopes of reducing costs and improving access. House Bill 1006 aims to modify current law that allows property owned and operated by nonprofit child…
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Department of Human Services announces two grants to support child care providers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A $35 million relief grant will soon be available for child care providers across the state at the end of the month, following an announcement of two new grants by the Colorado Department of Human…
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Here’s how Colorado’s special legislative session could help child care providers and remote learners
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With no federal stimulus in sight, Colorado lawmakers will look to provide much needed relief to ease the effects of the coronavirus pandemic during a special session that starts Monday. Lawmakers are expected to provide relief for at least two education topics. The unexpected special…