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Colorado faces a funding crisis for child care − local communities hope to fill the gaps

  • Written by Jenn Finders, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University
Colorado faces a funding crisis for child care − local communities hope to fill the gapsA 2024 Colorado report found that 40,000 parents either quit a job, turned down a job or significantly changed a job due to child care problems.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Colorado is the sixth-least affordable state for child care in the nation. Costs for center-based care average 14% of a two-parent household’s median income and 45% of...

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