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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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