§ 26-6.7-101. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Infant and Toddler Quality and Availability Grant Program”. Source: L. 2013: Entire article added, (HB 13-1291), ch. 363, p. 2120, § 2, effective July 1.

§ 26-6.7-102. Definitions

As used in this article 6.7, unless the context otherwise requires: “Colorado child care assistance program” or “CCCAP” means the Colorado child care assistance program created in part 8 of article 2 of this title 26. (1.3) “Colorado shines system” means the Colorado shines quality rating and improvement system established in section 26-6.5-106. “County department” […]

§ 26-6.7-103. Colorado Infant and Toddler Quality and Availability Grant Program – Creation

Subject to available appropriations, there is hereby created in the state department the Colorado infant and toddler quality and availability grant program. Grants are awarded through the Colorado shines system to improve quality in licensed infant and toddler care and increase the number of low-income infants and toddlers served through high-quality early childhood education programs, […]

§ 26-6.7-104. Eligibility for Grants – Applications – Deadlines

The state department shall develop an application process and issue a request for proposals for the grant program, including notification of available money to early childhood councils, eligibility criteria, proposal requirements, and award criteria. An applicant to the grant program is eligible for a grant award pursuant to this article 6.7 if: The application is […]

§ 26-6.7-105. Reporting Requirements

No later than August 15 each year, an early childhood council that received the grant shall provide the state department with an annual report concerning the outcomes of the grant. The report must include, at a minimum: A summary of data received from early childhood education programs that received grant money; The number of infants […]