Minutes and Evolution

The 2020 Colorado legislative session began in early-January. Several Councils have already signed on to support legislative bills aimed at helping young children, families, and communities thrive. Check back throughout the legislative session to learn more about bills supported by VFS Prep and Councils.

HB 19-1052: Empower Local Communities to Collaborate for the Delivery of Early Childhood Services

Background: Child Care-One-time supplemental: $35M for sustainability grants to 2,600 existing providers; $5M for grants to employers to develop 10-20 new on-site child care facilities; $10M for Governor's Child Care Fellows grants to support start-up costs and mentorship for 300 new providers or expanding providers.
EC Workforce – CDHS R-12- Monetary incentives to supported increased wages for EC teachers and assistant early childhood teachers at eligible providers (CCCAP contract and L3-5 in Shines); 2,400 educators at 375 facilities + $75K evaluation). 3% pay increase on average is estimated (with 10-12% raise for a random selection to study impact).
EC Workforce – CDHS R-03 - Goal is to fund the legislative intent of HB 20-1053, to offer an early care and education Recruitment and Retention Grant and Scholarship program for 500-600 early childhood professionals and potential professionals to draw from a menu of options, adaptable to local needs to access training for credits, credentials, and degrees.
Educator Loan Forgiveness – CDHE R-09 - Restore the Educator Loan Forgiveness Program that had been reduced during budget balancing in 2020-21 due to COVID with $2.9M GF. One cohort of 100 teacher receiving 5 years of $5K would be funded by this.

Foundation History

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2007- Nathaniel and Jacqueline Cradle visioned, that every child should have access to quality care; thereby, creating a 501 (c) 3 to support and design a new era of accountability within early education.
2009- Venture for Success Prep because the 1st early education site in NE-Denver to offer public health insurance applications (i.e., Medicaid and CHP+) to help families access providers with little or no cost. This initiative supported more than 35 families during this event.
2015- Venture for Success Prep's very own Jacqueline Cradle was appointed to the Governors (Governor Hickenlooper) Licensing Advisor Committee on Licensing of Child Care Facilities.
2018- Founders of the Venture for Success Prep created the "Pathways to Credentials Initiative," designed to support adults entering the field of early education. Helping our staff enter college could not be more easy, as our strategy deliberately creates class/work balance that strengthens the understanding of early development.
2018- Nathaniel Cradle joined the Colorado Sector Partnership Initiative to help identify gaps between policy and legislation, compensation, talent recruiting, retention and public perception.
2018- Jacqueline Cradle gained the credentials to offer a permanent solution for NE Denver's issue of "lack of resources." As a trainer, in Expanding Quality in Infant Toddler Care (EQIT) her primary goal is to increase the quality and availability of responsive care for infant and toddlers throughout (not just NE Denver), but the state of Colorado.
2019- Venture for Success Prep. formed a partnership with the Daniels Fund to create Northeast Denver's 1st adult resource center for Early Education. Due to the the inconvenient distance for many of our practitioners, our solution to bring resources has been a wild success! The goal is to bring more teachers to the field and increase quality standards across the board. Expanding Quality in Infant Toddler (EQIT) courses start in 2020!
2020- Jacqueline Cradle was voted to become the Board Chair for the Colorado Licensing Advisory Board. Here she will continue to focus on solutions and improvements for licensed early education centers and homes.
2020- Nathaniel Cradle was voted to become Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children's Board Chair. Here he will continue to commit to promoting high quality education and support to all children, teaching staff and families.

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