Early Childhood Career Navigation Community

Connect with partners in Colorado's Early Childhood Community!

Colorado Department of Early Childhood

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) delivers a broad range of programs and services to Colorado's youngest children, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

Professional Development Information System (PDIS)

A web-based platform with resources for early childhood professionals to find training opportunities, and manage credential and qualifications.

Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance

ECCLA advocates for and strengthens the accessibility, quality, and equity of local services and supports through a responsive statewide system of Early Childhood Councils, to benefit Colorado’s young children, their families, and early childhood professionals.

TEACH Colorado

TEACH Colorado is a free, statewide initiative designed to support individuals interested in pursuing a teaching career in Colorado. It offers a comprehensive suite of resources to guide prospective educators through every stage of the journey—from exploring the profession to obtaining licensure and securing a teaching position.

Early Childhood Workforce Development Subcommittee

This group stewards the state’s early childhood workforce development plan. It’s a great place to plug in to what’s going on in Colorado’s early childhood workforce development ecosystem and surface what’s important to you and your community. To receive this calendar invite, please email cdec_pdg@state.co.us.

Early Childhood Special Education Services

Early childhood special education is a state and federally mandated program for three and four year old children who are experiencing challenges in their learning and development and meet state eligibility criteria for special education and related services.

Early Childhood Career Navigation Community of Practice

Early Childhood Career Navigation Community of Practice - The purpose of this group is to share best practices and resources, problem-solve, collaborate and elevate the work of early childhood career navigation. Early childhood career navigators from Early Childhood Councils and CDE coordinate the effort, but it’s the collective membership that provides the broad and deep early childhood workforce expertise. It is an open community and if you would like to join, email us at EceCareerNav@cde.state.co.us.