EPIC’s Design Lab 2.0 Open for Applications

We are thrilled to announce that the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) has partnered with EPIC to bring back the Employer-Based Child Care Design Lab 2.0 to support employers, or community partnerships that include employers, to prepare and plan for the creation of an on-site or near-site child care program. Starting now through August 2023, EPIC will host a series of virtual design sessions for lab participants to build knowledge and access tools to launch a child care program, at or near their business locations.

The inaugural Design Lab brought applicants from all industries and sectors, including local government, ski resorts, food industries, hospitals and school districts. This program was vital to organizations learning about topics outside of their areas of expertise and was highly beneficial to their community. Some of the employers in the Design Lab were: Steamboat Ski Resort, Community Hospital, Grand Junction, Fuel & Iron, Clear Creek School District, Weld County R-1 School District, Vail Valley Foundation, City of Aspen, Devonshire Acres and Rio Blanco County & City of Meeker. Project work continues for participants, many in rural and frontier communities.

“This Design Lab helped us to show so many that said this was an impossible project that not only was it possible but would benefit our community in a multitude of ways now and in the future”  
Clear Creek County Representative

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