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MOST RECENT GRANTS AWARDED

 

 

Early Childhood Education and Development

Total # of grants:  179

Total amount awarded: $6,092,579


Acorn School for Early Childhood Development  Boulder, CO
$25,000 for the Scholarship Assistance Program.

Adams County Community & Economic Opportunity Department (Adams County)  Commerce City, CO
$25,000 for the HIPPY Head Start program.

African Community Center (Ethiopian Community Development Council)  Denver, CO
$10,000 for the child care program.
$5,000 for the playground.

Alliance for Kids (Joint Initiatives for Youth & Families)  Colorado Springs, CO
$125,000 for the El Paso County Office of Professional Development.

Arapahoe Community College Child Development Center  Littleton, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance.

Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council, Inc.  Centennial, CO
$65,000 for the Integrated Quality Care Project.

Arapahoe House, Inc.  Thornton, CO
$20,000 for the New Directions for Families Early Learning Center.

Auraria Early Learning Center (Auraria Higher Education Center)  Denver, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.

Baby Bear Hugs  Yuma, CO
$36,000 for general operating support.

Backpack Early Learning Academy Preschool (Delta County School District)  Delta, CO
$20,000 for playground improvements.

Bal Swan Children's Center  Broomfield, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

Belleview Christian School (Pillar of Fire)  Westminster, CO
$8,000 for tuition assistance.
$11,800 for a Qualistar rating and recommended improvements for the preschool.

Blue Lake Preschool  Carbondale, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance.
$10,000 for playground improvements.

Boulder Day Nursery Association  Boulder, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy & Research  Boulder, CO
$25,000 for the therapeutic preschool (challenge grant).

Carriage House Early Learning Center  Breckenridge, CO
$2,500 for tuition assistance for low-income families to participate in extra-curricular activities.
$500 for books.

Catholic Charities & Community Services  Denver, CO
$65,000 for general operating support of three Denver child care centers.

Catholic Charities  Pueblo, CO
$28,850 for the Family Education and Empowerment Program.

The Center Preschool (Lake County School District R-1)  Leadville, CO
$25,000 for tuition assistance.
$10,000 for the STEP literacy program.

Centro de la Familia  Colorado Springs, CO
$22,000 for the Crianza con Cariņo (Nurturing Parenting) program.
$5,000 to support the newly created program manager position.

Cerebral Palsy of Colorado  Denver, CO
$65,000 for the Creative Options Centers for Early Education.
$200,000 for the capital campaign for Creative Options.

Cheraw Preschool (Cheraw School District 31)  Cheraw, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Child Advocacy Resource and Education, Inc.  Evans, CO
$20,000 for the Parent Education and Children's Programs.

Child Learning Center (University of Colorado Foundation)  Boulder, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.

Children's Kiva Preschool and Kindergarten  Cortez, CO
$18,000 for general operating support.

Children's Outreach Project  Denver, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

Clayton Early Learning (George W. Clayton College Trust)  Denver, CO
$800,000 for the capital campaign.
$120,000 for the Clayton Early Childhood Resource Institute
$75,000 for the Environment Rating System project.
$25,000 for the HIPPY Head Start program.

Colorado Bright Beginnings  Denver, CO
$60,000 for general operating support.

Colorado Parent and Child Foundation  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.
$15,000 for ongoing evaluation of HIPPY programs.
$12,000 for development and initial piloting of the PAT Quality/Fidelity Initiative.

The Colorado Springs Child Nursery Centers, Inc.  Colorado Springs, CO
$70,000 for general operating support.

Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition  Westminster, CO
$25,000 for continued expansion of Los Padres to rural communities.

Community College of Denver Children's College (Community College of Denver Foundation)  Denver, CO
$20,000 for playground improvements.

Community College of Denver, Teacher Education Academy (Community College of Denver Foundation)  Denver, CO
$60,000 for early childhood student services and development of a standardized lab/observation component for ECE degrees.

Community Montessori of Boulder Valley (Boulder Valley School District RE2)  Boulder, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance for the Primary program.

Community Partnership Family Resource Center  Divide, CO
$18,000 for Family Services programs.

Cottonwood Preschool  Centennial, CO
$2,000 for tuition assistance.
$3,000 for a Qualistar rating and improvements.

Creede Early Learning Center  Creede, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Crystal Valley Preschool  Marble, CO
$5,500 for tuition assistance.

The Cub's Den  Idalia, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

The Denver Center for Crime Victims  Denver, CO
$10,000 for the Kinship Care Program.

Denver Early Childhood Council (Mile High United Way)  Denver, CO
$40,000 for scholarships within the Professional Development Project.

Denver Public Library  Denver, CO
$25,000 for the Read Aloud program.

Denver's Great Kids Head Start (City & County of Denver)  Denver, CO
$8,000 for a comprehensive community needs assessment.

Division of Child Care (State of Colorado)  Denver, CO
$34,000 for education and training of licensing staff on environment rating scales and college courses related to director qualifications.

Dove's Nest Early Care and Education Center  Dove Creek, CO
$5,000 for general operating support.

The Dragon's Wagon Preschool  Holyoke, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Durango 4-C Council, Inc.  Durango, CO
$64,019 for the Early Childhood Professional Development Project.

Early Care and Education Council of Boulder County (City of Boulder)  Boulder, CO
$60,000 for the Professional Development Project.

Early Care and Education Office (Mesa County District of CAEYC)  Grand Junction, CO
$30,000 for the professional development project.

Early Childhood Centers (Montrose County School District No. RE-1J)  Montrose, CO
$5,000 for the Fatherhood Involvement program.

Early Childhood Council of Larimer County  Fort Collins, CO
$80,000 for the Larimer County Early Childhood Professional Development Project.
$20,000 for the Child Care Resource and Referral Program.

Early Childhood Council of Logan, Phillips & Sedgwick Counties  Sterling, CO
$27,850 for the Professional and Workforce Development project.

Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley  Alamosa, CO
$75,000 for the Early Childhood Professional Development Project.

Early Childhood Options (Summit County Child Care Resource and Referral Agency)  Dillon, CO
$21,000 for parent education and support, the Quality Rating System, and the Program Administration Scale.

Early Childhood Partners  Eagle, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Early Excellence Preschool Program (Wyatt-Edison Charter School)  Denver, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Eco-Cycle Inc.  Boulder, CO
$4,628 for the Children's Used Book Project.

Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios  Denver, CO
$35,000 for Circulo Montessori primary classrooms.

FACES  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

Family & Intercultural Resource Center  Dillon, CO
$25,000 for the Families United program.

Family & Youth Initiatives Division (Chaffee County)  Salida, CO
$25,000 for the Nurturing Parenting Program.

The Family Center/La Familia  Fort Collins, CO
$25,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Family Connects (North Colorado Medical Center Foundation)  Greeley, CO
$25,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Family Development Center of Steamboat Springs  Steamboat Springs, CO
$30,000 for the Child Care and Newborn Networks.

Family Learning Center  Boulder, CO
$30,000 for the Early Childhood Development Program.

Family Star, Inc.  Denver, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.

Family Visitor Programs  Glenwood Springs, CO
$60,000 for general operating support.

First Impressions of Routt County  Steamboat Springs, CO
$47,000 for the Quality Improvement Project.

First United Methodist Wee Care Center (United Methodist Church)  Alamosa, CO
$6,000 for a Qualistar rating.
$6,000 for general operating support.

First Visitor (Peak Vista Community Health Centers)  Colorado Springs, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Focus Points Family Resource Center  Denver, CO
$30,000 for the Early Childhood Education program.

Footprints Daycare, Preschool and Kindergarten (Episcopal Church of the Intercession)  Thornton, CO
$12,000 for tuition assistance.
$1,500 for a shade structure on the playground.

Foster Grandparent Program (St. Mary's Hospital Foundation)  Grand Junction, CO
$10,000 for placements in ECE settings and specialized ECE training.

Four Mile Family Resource Center  Denver, CO
$12,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Fraser Creative Learning Center  Fraser, CO
$18,000 for tuition assistance.

Full Circle of Lake County, Inc.  Leadville, CO
$10,000 for the DARE to be You and High School Girls Group programs.

Gingerbread House Early Learning Center  Alamosa, CO
$12,500 for the Quality Improvement Project, including Qualistar ratings and related quality improvements.

Grand Beginnings  Granby, CO
$13,000 for general operating support.

Gunnison County Early Childhood Resources (Gunnison County Department of Human Services)  Gunnison, CO
$12,500 for general operating support.

Handprints Early Education Centers, Inc.  Colorado Springs, CO
$15,000 for preschool tuition assistance at Academy Place to support the sliding scale.
$15,000 for general operating support at South.

Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.  Grand Junction, CO
$30,000 for the Family First program.

Homestar Child Development Center  Boulder, CO
$18,000 for tuition assistance.

Hope Center  Denver, CO
$75,000 for the Early Childhood Education Program.

Hope Infant and Children's Center  Fort Collins, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Iliff Head Start (Iliff Community Center, Inc.)  Iliff, CO
$18,000 for the extended day program.

Invest in Kids  Denver, CO
The Incredible Years:
$50,000 for general operating support.
$5,000 for programming in a new rural community.

Jefferson Center for Mental Health  Arvada, CO
$30,000 for the parent education and home visitation levels of the Early Intervention Services program.

Jump Start Learning Center (Las Animas School District RE-1)  Las Animas, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.

Kempe Children's Center (Kempe Foundation)  Denver, CO
$25,000 for the Universal Level of care within the Infants in Foster and Kinship Care Program.

Kids First (City of Aspen)  Aspen, CO
$14,000 for resource and referral services in Garfield County.

La Llave Family Resource Center (Rio Grand Consolidated School District 8)  Alamosa, CO
$24,000 for the family literacy program.
$500 for an environment rating scale assessment on the toddler classroom.

La Plata Family Centers Coalition  Durango, CO
$27,500 for early childhood and parent education services.

Lake County School District Family Literacy Program  Leadville, CO
$15,000 for general operating support of the ECE Room.

Laradon Hall Society for Exception Children & Adults  Denver, CO
$29,898 for the parent-child groups and Literacy Backpacks components of the FIT program.

Larimer County Region 3 Bright Beginnings (Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation)  Fort Collins, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

The Learning House Foundation for Early Childhood Development  Fort Collins, CO
$15,000 for the Change for Children tuition assistance program.

The Learning Source  Lakewood, CO
$20,000 for the Early Childhood Program.

Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA  Longmont, CO
$18,000 for tuition assistance at the Early Years Child Care Center.

Limon Child Development Center  Limon, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.
$6,000 for a Qualistar rating and recommended improvements.

Little Colts Corral Daycare (Kim School District R-88)  Kim, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Little Giants Learning Center  Commerce City, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance.
$10,000 for playground improvements.

Little Schoolhouse Daycare Center (Julesburg School District RE-1)  Julesburg, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance.

Little Sprouts Community Preschool  Cedaredge, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.
$3,000 for staff professional development.

Little Treasures Preschool  La Jara, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center  Denver, CO
$15,000 for
the Early Learning Center scholarship assistance program.
$15,000 for the playground project.

Loveland Preschool, Inc.  Loveland, CO
$7,500 for playground improvements.

McClave School District Preschool (McClave School District RE-2)  McClave, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.

Mental Health Center Serving Boulder & Broomfield Counties  Boulder, CO
$15,000 for the Prevention and Prevention Plus levels of Kid Connects.

Metropolitan State College of Denver  Denver, CO
$25,000 for the HIPPY and PAT programs.

Montrose County Health and Human Services  Montrose, CO
$15,000 for the Healthy Steps program.

Morgan County Early Childhood Council  Fort Morgan, CO
$40,000 for the Education, Evaluation, and Enhancement Project.

Morgan County Family Center  Fort Morgan, CO
$15,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Mount Calvary Rainbow Center (Mount Calvary Lutheran Church)  Boulder, CO
$7,500 for playground improvements (challenge grant).

Mountain Family Center  Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
$15,000 for Bright Beginnings and the preschool program.

Mountain Montessori School  Rye, CO
$15,000 for tuition assistance.

Mountain Resource Center  Conifer, CO
$30,000 for parent and child education classes.
$17,000 for expansion of the Early Childhood Family Education rooms.

New Creation Preschool (New Creation Church)  Glenwood Springs, CO
$13,000 for general operating support.
$5,000 for tuition assistance.

New Horizons Cooperative Preschool  Boulder, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

North Fork Community Montessori School  Hotchkiss, CO
$15,000 for tuition assistance for 3- and 4-year-olds.

North Park Child and Family Center  Walden, CO
$15,000 for indoor and/or outdoor equipment and toys.

Northeastern Junior College  Sterling, CO
$20,000 for the Family Literacy Program.
$3,000 for materials for the new site for the Family Literacy Program.

OMNI Institute  Denver, CO
$10,000 for development of an early childhood query-able database.

Open Door Ministries  Denver, CO
$20,000 for the child care center.

Outreach United Resource Center, Inc.  Longmont, CO
$25,000 for OUR Child Care.

Parent Pathways  Denver, CO
$35,000 for the Early Learning Center.
$15,000 for the Young Fathers Program.

Parenting Place, Inc.  Boulder, CO
$25,000 for the Family Strengthening program.

Park Avenue Child Center  Caņon City, CO
$14,000 for general operating support.

Phillips County Event Center (Phillips County)  Holyoke, CO
$50,000 for the education wing.

Phillips County Family Education Services  Holyoke, CO
$10,000 for the Early Childhood Program.

Pikes Peak Family Connections, Inc.  Colorado Springs, CO
$18,000 for the Nurturing Parenting Program.
$2,000 for technical assistance for board development.

The Piņon Project  Cortez, CO
$38,000 for the Tree House Child Development Center, The Incredible Years, and ongoing implementation of the countywide Early Childhood Strategic Plan.

Plainview Preschool (Kiowa County School District Re-2)  Sheridan Lake, CO
$6,000 for age-appropriate classroom furniture and equipment.

Prairie Family Center  Burlington, CO
$20,000 for children's programs.

Qualistar Early Learning  Denver, CO
$175,000 for general operating support.
$75,000 for TEACH scholarships.

Reach Out and Read - Colorado  Denver, CO
$50,000 for continued expansion in rural Colorado.

Relationship Roots, Inc.  Edgewater, CO
$25,000 for the Early Care and Education Program.

Renaissance Children's Center (Colorado Coalition for the Homeless)  Lakewood, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

Rico Preschool (Dolores County School District RE-2J)  Rico, CO
$7,000 for general operating support.

The Rise School of Denver  Denver, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance.
$10,000 for a Qualistar rating and recommended improvements.

Roaring Fork Valley Early Learning Fund  Aspen, CO
$12,000 for Raising A Reader.

Rocky Mountain Parents as Teachers  Denver, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Rural Communities Resource Center  Yuma, CO
$30,000 for children's programs.

Rural Resort Region Early Childhood Council (City of Aspen)  Aspen, CO
$50,000 for the Regional Quality Enhance Program.
$20,000 for the Program Administration Scale.

Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation  Denver, CO
$20,000 for Boot Camp for New Dads.

The Salvation Army  Greeley, CO
$15,000 for the Early Childhood Center.

San Luis Valley HIPPY/PAT (Alamosa School District RE-11J)  Alamosa, CO
$49,100 for general operating support.

Santo Niņo Learning Center (St. Peter Catholic Church)  Rocky Ford, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Sargent Child Care Association  Monte Vista, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Seeds of Learning Early Care & Education Center  Pagosa Springs, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.
$50,000 for the capital campaign for the new building.

Seniors Inc.  Denver, CO
$20,000 for the Foster Grandparent Program in early childhood classrooms in southern Colorado.

Seniors' Resource Center  Denver, CO
$6,500 for the RSVP Intergenerational Reading Program.

Sewall Child Development Center, Inc.  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

South Park Parents as Teachers (Park County School District RE-2)  Fairplay, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Southern Ute Community Action Programs, Inc.  Ignacio, CO
$15,000 for activities in the Mental Wellness Initiative at the promotion, prevent, and early intervention levels.

Springfield Court Early Learning Center, Inc.  Fort Collins, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance to support the sliding scale.
$3,000 for recommendations from the environment rating scale.

Starpoint  Caņon City, CO
$40,000 for the First Steps Home Visitation Program.

Step By Step (Morgan County School District RE-3)  Fort Morgan, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.

Stepping Stones Children's Center  Crested Butte, CO
$15,000 for the tuition assistance program.

Strong Families, Safe Kids  Grand Junction, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Summer Scholars  Denver, CO
$10,000 for the Family Literacy program.

Sunshine Cottage (Paonia United Methodist Church)  Paonia, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Teach For America, Denver  Denver, CO
$30,000 for the Early Childhood Initiative.

Tenderfoot Child & Family Development Center  Gunnison, CO
$22,000 for general operating support.
$10,000 for the playgrounds (challenge grant).

Thompson Valley Preschool  Loveland, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance.

Tiny Hands Daycare Center, Inc.  Blanca, CO
$3,000 for general operating support.

The Tiny Tim Center  Longmont, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Tri-County Family Care Center, Inc.  Rocky Ford, CO
$20,000 for the Early Childhood Education and Development program.

Tri-County Head Start/Early Childhood Programs (Durango 4-C Council)  Durango, CO
$17,425 for The Incredible Years programming and parent education materials at Head Start sites.

Tri-Lakes Community Preschool  Monument, CO
$10,000 for replacing outdated playground equipment.

United Church of Broomfield Preschool  Broomfield, CO
$1,509 for staff development.

United Day Care Center  Fort Collins, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.

Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region, Inc.  Colorado Springs, CO
for the Child Development Center:
$9,000 for tuition assistance.
$5,000 for general operating support.

Warren Village  Denver, CO
$45,000 for the Greta Horowitz Child Learning Center.

Washington Children's Center, Inc.  Pueblo, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Washington Street Community Center  Denver, CO
$4,000 for a Qualistar rating, coach, and staff education.

Wiggins Preschool and Child Care (Wiggins School District RE-50J)  Wiggins, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.

Wright Stuff Community Foundation  Norwood, CO
$27,000 for Prime Time Child Care.

Yampah Mountain High School (Yampah Mountain Educational Foundation)  Glenwood Springs, CO
$25,000 for the Teen Parent Program.

The Youth Foundation  Edwards, CO
$18,000 for the Magic Bus Pre-Kindergarten program.

 

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