Code of Colorado Regulations
1400 - Department of Early Childhood
1401 - General Early Childhood Administration and Programs
8 CCR 1401-1 - General Early Childhood Rules and Regulations
Section 8 CCR 1401-1.202 - APPLICATION FOR FUNDING

Universal Citation: 8 CO Code Regs 1401-1 ยง 202

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

A. An Early Childhood Council, convened through the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, seeking school readiness quality improvement program funds must apply directly to the state department through a formal procurement process that ensures an equitable distribution between rural and urban communities.

B. To be eligible to receive school readiness quality improvement program funds through the Colorado Shines system, an Early Childhood Council must:

1. Apply on behalf of the designated service area it represents.

2. Prepare and submit to the state department a three (3) year school readiness plan that includes, at minimum:
a. A narrative that demonstrates the need to improve quality and increase the capacity of early childhood education programs in its service area, and

b. Strategies developed in partnership with community partners to include, at minimum, county departments of human or social services, for how the Early Childhood Council will target and recruit licensed early childhood education programs that are rated in the Colorado Shines system, actively working toward achieving Colorado Shines system level two (2) rating to:
(1) Increase the access and availability of high quality child care for children participating in the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program created in Part 1 of Article 4 of Title 26.5;

(2) Target quality improvement funding to improve the level of quality at participating early childhood education programs; and

(3) Promote family involvement as aligned to the family engagement quality indicator within the Colorado Shines quality rating and improvement system framework.

3. The Early Childhood Council must execute a memorandum of understanding with participating early childhood education programs to secure the program's commitment to engage in the Colorado Shines system and improve quality.

4. The Early Childhood Council must make provisions to prioritize the distribution of quality improvement funding to early childhood education programs that serve children with identified risk factors.

C. The state department shall contract with an existing early childhood council to implement the school readiness quality improvement program:

1. In areas of the state that are not covered by an early childhood council; and

2. In cases where the early childhood council that covers a particular area of the state did not apply.

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