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The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County evolved from the Consolidated Child Care Pilots established by the Colorado General Assembly in 1997. The program was designed to help meet the need for full-day, full-year, quality early childhood services as a partner to welfare reform.
Durango and Ignacio were two of the first twelve statewide pilots. In 2002, these pilots merged to become the La Plata County Consolidated Child Care Pilot. The Durango 4-C Council, Inc., acts as fiscal agent for this program.
In 2004, our agency began offering childcare resource & referral services to 5 counties in southwest Colorado. In December 2005, we became a founding partner of Smart Start Colorado the statewide alliance working together to build a better future for Colorado’s children.
With the passage of House Bill 1062 in 2007, Colorado expanded the statewide alliance to 31 Councils in 57 counties.
Our local mission is to support families by increasing the availability, accessibility and reliability of affordable high quality comprehensive services for all young children and families .
For more information contact:
Tamara Volz, Early Childhood Manager
P.O. Box 259, Durango CO 81302
Phone:970-247-5960 x22
Fax: 970-247-5979
tamarav@earlychildhoodprograms.org
Activities
Providing professional and workforce development to early childhood professionalin Southwest Colorado through access to:
Community Based Training and Materials Workshops College courses, scholarships, consultations and substitute support Expanding Quality in Infant/Toddler Care Training and Coaching Social Emotional Development Workshops Colorado Early Childhood Professional Credential Medication Administration, Universal Precautions, First Aid / CPR, Getting Ready for Ratings and Pre- licensing Training
Increasing the quality and availability of comprehensive early childhood care and education services through the
Educating parents and the community about the importance of the early years through:
Public Engagement Media Campaign Childcare Resource & Referral Early Childhood State Systems Team Task Force involvement Community Strategic Planning and Forums The Early Childhood Training Center It’s About Kids Steering Committee Southwest District CAEYC Week of the Young Child Parenting Education
Establishing community wide working partnerships to:
Create a high quality comprehensive early childhood system that coordinates funding, services and partnerships to benefit all young children and their families Connect early care & education, health, mental health and family support services to create a strong network at the state and local levels.
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