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Trump administration can’t block child care money for Colorado and other Democratic-led states for now, judge says

By The Associated Press

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Parents, workers and advocates express worries over child care funds

Phil Weiser sues Trump administration to stop funding cuts for Colorado’s poorest families

By Colorado Sun

Federal fund freeze sends Colorado child care providers and advocates scrambling to prove there is no fraud

By Jenny Brundin

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Government and Politics

Addressing rising cost of living is a priority for many Colorado Congress members in 2026

Colorado parents can soon recover child care waitlist and application fees

Here’s where lodging tax hikes for child care passed and failed in Colorado

By Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado

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One sales tax for child care passing, one failing

Colorado voters: Child care funding measures could be coming to a ballot near you

By Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado

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Two mothers and Trump’s Head Start rule: Child care shortages meet anti-immigrant politics

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Three takeaways from a new report on child care costs, supply in Colorado

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Last of COVID money helps create child care seats in rural Colorado

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Colorado’s preschool program ranks high for enrollment, low for quality guardrails, report finds

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Government and Politics

Caught between state and federal budget cuts, Colorado local governments fear for future of vital programs

By Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun

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In tough budget year, raises for Colorado child care workers win continued support from lawmakers

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Funding for Colorado ‘Head Start’ child care and preschool program threatened by Trump’s budget proposal

By Jenny Brundin

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Government and Politics

Colorado Senate rejects rules for investor-owned child care centers

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Colorado lawmakers advance bill that would put guardrails on private equity-backed child care chains

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