School Readiness Quality Improvement Program

The School Readiness Quality Improvement Program (SRQIP), C.R.S. 26-6.5-106, is designed to improve the school readiness of children five years of age or younger who are cared for at child care programs that feed into public elementary schools that receive Title 1 funding, and are required to implement a priority improvement or turn around plan, or are subject to restructuring. The program awards $2.2 million of federal Child Care Development Funds annually to local Early Childhood Councils across the state.

The participating child care programs receive a Quality Rating and Quality Performance Profile from Qualistar Colorado, and assistance in improving the quality of care through the use of enhanced educational materials, specialized teacher training, coaching and mentoring services, and increased parental involvement. In addition, local School Readiness projects implement community specific strategies for increasing the quality of care at participating early care and education facilities.

The following fourteen Early Childhood Councils are participating in the program. For more information on a local project, e-mail the project coordinator listed below, or visit the Council's website. 

• Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County
  • Email - Kim Bogren Owen
• Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council 
  • Email - Michele Pugsley
• Early Childhood Council of Boulder County 
  • Email - Danielle Butler 
• Denver Early Childhood Council 
  • Email - Minna Castillo-Cohen
• Alliance For Kids 
  • Email - Kristi Glasper
• ECHO and Family Center Early Childhood Council 
  • Email - Debra Stender
• Triad Early Childhood Council
  • Email - Kristine Robledo
• Early Childhood Council of Larimer County 
  • Email - Lisa Sadar
• Mesa County Partnership for Children and Families 
  • Email - Corina Otero
• Montelores Early Childhood Council 
  • Email - Deloria Lomawaima
• Pueblo Early Childhood Council
  • Email - Teresa Mathews
• Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley 
  • Email - Cindy Harris
• Promises for Children Early Childhood Council 
  • Email - Debbie Becker
• Early Childhood Council of Yuma, Washington, and Kit Carson Counties 
  • Email - Claudia Strait 

Other Helpful Links
 

• SRQIP Rules – CCR 7.716
• Early Childhood Councils
• Early Childhood Councils Directory
• Colorado Department of Education – Early Childhood Initiatives
• Qualistar Colorado
• Child Care Resource and Referral Services
• T.E.A.C.H Scholarships
• Colorado Office of Professional Development – Colorado Professional Credentials
• Expanding Quality in Infant Toddler Care Initiative
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment – Child, Adolescent, and School Health Unit

For more information on the School Readiness Quality Improvement Program, contact the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care, at 303-866-5958.