Colorado Department of Early Childhood

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC)C.R.S. § 24-1-120.5 aims to provide services to young children, families with young children, and professionals who work with young children. The department is charged with implementing tuition-free preschool for children in the year before they enter kindergarten throughout Colorado in the fall of 2023.

Structure CDEC is a principal department of the Colorado state government. The department includes the following boards, commissions, and committees:

Safe Child Care Task Force Less than 24-Hour Child Care Licensing Appeals and Waiver Review Panel Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund Colorado Interagency Coordinating Council Early Childhood Leadership Commission Early Childhood Sub-PAC

History The department began operating on July 1, 2022. It was formed from the Office of Early Childhood in the Colorado Department of Human Services.

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