Colorado Office Of Early Childhood Covid. Colorado department of human services. The oec aligns itself with the goals set forth in the early childhood colorado framework to ensure all children are.
Cde s top priority is the health and safety of all students educators and communities in colorado. The cdhs office of early childhood provides collaborative leadership to align resources for children families and early childhood professionals to best prepare coloradans for future success through access to coordinated and quality early childhood programs and family supports. Cde s preschool through 3rd grade office has gathered resources to help answer questions regarding the covid 19 pandemic as it relates to our early learners in preschool through 3rd grade during the stay at home orders and the suspension of in person learning.
The department has compiled resources below about coronavirus 2019 covid 19 to help provide guidance to schools and districts.
School and district support from cde. The office of early childhood provides supports and services to children from birth up to 13 years old their families and early childhood professionals in order to prepare colorado s children for future success through high quality child care family and community supports home visiting mental health and other programs. As part of colorado s covid 19 early childhood research partnership early milestones conducted five virtual conversations with early childhood professionals from 41 counties these discussions deepened our understanding of how the pandemic is impacting early childhood services and what supports are needed to rebuild the sector. Cde s preschool through 3rd grade office has gathered resources to help answer questions regarding the covid 19 pandemic as it relates to our early learners in preschool through 3rd grade during the stay at home orders and the suspension of in person learning.
