From employer-supported centers to broader community partnerships, businesses are looking for ways to address childcare as a workforce issue. For many Colorado families, access to reliable, affordable childcare affects whether parents can work, how many hours they can work and how long they stay with an employer. That reality is prompting more employers to look beyond traditional workplace benefits and consider how they can help address childcare challenges facing their workforce.
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The bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act was signed into law last week, extending the federal educator expense tax deduction to early childhood educators for the first time. The deduction allows eligible educators to offset a portion of out-of-pocket expenses for classroom supplies, materials and other educational costs. The legislation was led by Senators Michael Bennet and Susan Collins, along with bipartisan partners in the House.
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How the Investing in America Child Care Partnership is Supporting Child Care as an Economic Development Imperative In June 2024, several national foundations and nonprofit partners launched the Investing in America Child Care Partnership, an initiative to leverage public infrastructure and economic development funding alongside employer partnerships to strengthen and sustain early childhood systems in local communities. This partnership was formed as a coordinated effort to leverage federal infrastructure funding to strengthen local early care and education systems and increase access to high-quality, affordable childcare in communities that house America’s growing infrastructure workforce.
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Colorado Employers Are Exploring New Approaches to Childcare as Workforce Needs Grow
/in Blog, NewsFrom employer-supported centers to broader community partnerships, businesses are looking for ways to address childcare as a workforce issue. For many Colorado families, access to reliable, affordable childcare affects whether parents can work, how many hours they can work and how long they stay with an employer. That reality is prompting more employers to look beyond traditional workplace benefits and consider how they can help address childcare challenges facing their workforce.
EPIC Board of Directors Endorses State and Local Ballot Measures for Early Childhood
/in Blog, NewsIn the November 3, 2026 General Election, Colorado voters will consider measures that will increase resources for early childhood care and education.
SEED Act Signed Into Law, Extending Educator Tax Deduction to Early Childhood Educators
/in NewsThe bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act was signed into law last week, extending the federal educator expense tax deduction to early childhood educators for the first time. The deduction allows eligible educators to offset a portion of out-of-pocket expenses for classroom supplies, materials and other educational costs. The legislation was led by Senators Michael Bennet and Susan Collins, along with bipartisan partners in the House.
Place-Based Strategies to Strengthen Childcare Supply
/in Blog, NewsHow the Investing in America Child Care Partnership is Supporting Child Care as an Economic Development Imperative In June 2024, several national foundations and nonprofit partners launched the Investing in America Child Care Partnership, an initiative to leverage public infrastructure and economic development funding alongside employer partnerships to strengthen and sustain early childhood systems in local communities. This partnership was formed as a coordinated effort to leverage federal infrastructure funding to strengthen local early care and education systems and increase access to high-quality, affordable childcare in communities that house America’s growing infrastructure workforce.
EPIC’s Steph Itelman Named 2026 Denver Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business Honoree
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