Colorado Department of Early Childhood
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FormedJuly 1, 2022[1]
JurisdictionColorado
Department executive
- Lisa Roy[2], Executive Director
Websitecdec.colorado.gov
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| Formed | July 1, 2022[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Colorado |
| Department executive |
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| Website | cdec |
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC)[3] aims to provide services to young children, families with young children, and professionals who work with young children.[2] The department is charged with implementing tuition-free preschool for children in the year before they enter kindergarten throughout Colorado in the fall of 2023.[4]
CDEC is a principal department of the Colorado state government. The department includes the following boards, commissions, and committees:[5]
- Safe Child Care Task Force
- Less than 24-Hour Child Care Licensing Appeals and Waiver Review Panel
- Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund
- Colorado Interagency Coordinating Council
- Early Childhood Leadership Commission
- Early Childhood Sub-PAC
