EPIC’s Approach to Public Policy and Advocacy

EPIC engages business leaders with public policy makers as advocates for early childhood to advance policy solutions that are:

  • Bipartisan 
  • Durable 
  • Evidence-based 
  • Informed by business leaders and expertise 
  • Developed in partnership with key stakeholders 
  • Supported by broad coalitions 

See the Colorado legislation that EPIC has supported since 2020.

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EPIC believes families thrive when they have access to a variety of affordable, high-quality early childhood supports and child care choices that enable parents to work and children to thrive.

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EPIC believes child care infrastructure is essential to the economy and that community and business leaders should be incentivized to innovate, build and sustain child care supply. 

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EPIC believes that child care businesses are vital, and they must be valued and financially sustainable to ensure a sufficient supply of care. 

EPIC believes families thrive when they have access to a variety of affordable, high-quality early childhood supports and child care choices that enable parents to work and children to thrive. 

EPIC believes child care infrastructure is essential to the economy and that community and business leaders should be incentivized to innovate, build and sustain child care supply. 

EPIC believes that child care businesses are vital, and they must be valued and financially sustainable to ensure a sufficient supply of care. 

Policy Solution Resources

Serving as the business community’s voice, EPIC champions and contributes to the passage of successful legislation in Colorado that has lasting positive impact.

2025 Colorado Legislative Progress Report

EPIC engaged as a key voice alongside business owners, early childhood advocates, partners and bipartisan leaders to elevate the realities of operating a child care business and advocate for stronger support through investments and thoughtful legislation. Download the 2025 Colorado Legislative Progress Report.

Employer-Provided Child Care Tax Credit (I.R.C. § 45F) 

The Employer-Provided Child Care Tax Credit (“45F”) is a useful tool for businesses choose to provide child care for their employees. The credit was expanded starting in tax year 2026 – the updated information can be found here.

Child-Friendly Communities
EPIC lead efforts to create more “child-friendly” communities by prioritizing the development of child care facilities and streamlining the regulatory process for potential operators.

Our Child-Friendly Communities white paper, Clearing the Path for New Child Care Supply: Solutions for Child- Friendly Planning, Housing, and Community Development (Clearing the Path – Executive Summary) laid an important foundation to HB 24-1237: Programs for the Development of Child Care Facilities which successfully passed in the 2024 legislative session. Thank you Governor, Jared Polis and all our sponsors for prioritizing this important legislation!

Colorado Child Care Contribution Tax Credit (CCTC)
Renewed in 2026, the CCTC provides a 50% income tax credit up to $100,000 for eligible contributions to support child care.

Sign up for DOR’s CCTC workgroup email list (check “Tax Workgroup – HB23-1091 Child Care Contribution Credit Study”).

Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) Rule-Making
CDEC has a Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) that makes recommendations on rules that impact important operational and programmatic changes for early childhood services in Colorado.

See what rules are under consideration.

Want to learn more about our policy work or get involved? Email epicpolicy@epicimpact.org.

BECOME AN ADVOCATE IN COLORADO

The impact we’ve made in Colorado comes as a result of the commitment of the EPIC members. Dedicated to early childhood care and education, these business leaders understand that the business community has a unique position to advance policies that support the workforce of today while developing the workforce of tomorrow.

Throughout the year, our members meet with key policymakers and legislators, providing leadership in advancing the needs of children by:

  • Signing onto editorials in support of early childhood
  • Speaking with media partners about the importance of early childhood
  • Testifying in support of early childhood legislation
  • Contacting state and federal representatives to advocate for early childhood policy
  • Sharing information with other business leaders and partners

Join us in impacting policy that will shape the future for generations to come.

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