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Childcare is a Business Affair: Perspectives from Business Leaders on Childcare Policies Access to high-quality, affordable childcare enhances parents’ productivity and helps companies improve their bottom line. Our new report summarizes a series of roundtable discussions with business leaders throughout 2019 and 2020 and provides policy recommendations informed by the business community’s views and experiences. Click to read the full report from Bipartisan Policy Center Childcare is a Business Affair

As the business community’s voice for early childhood care and education, we urge the new state agency to be innovative and agile in its design. “It is essential that we capitalize on this opportunity to build new systems and solutions that better serve children, families, and educators – not just reshuffle the bureaucracy,” said Nicole Riehl. EPIC’s top recommendations are outlined in the policy brief released by EPIC, Colorado Succeeds, and Council for Strong America. Business Community Recommendations State Agency for Early Childhood October 2021

Read about how EPIC’s partnership with Guild Education broke barriers for access to childcare in downtown Denver.

Denver Post Political Reporter Saja Hindi, along with Common Sense Institute President & CEO Kristin Strohm, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Kristen Blessman, and Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) President & CEO Nicole Riehl, discuss the impact of the She-Cession in Colorado and how we can get moms back to work. They cover the latest jobs data—exploring why Colorado women are lagging behind national trends and positive solutions for businesses to support working women.