EPIC’s Local and National Engagement
EPIC has a powerful voice and is grateful to engage in opportunities to strengthen initiatives, funding, and programs for the child care ecosystem in Colorado and promote idea generation nationally. […]
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Innovation and Community Support: A Powerful Recipe for Change
From the Desk of the Director of Programs and Initiatives: Alethea Gomez Hello Friends and Members of EPIC! On September 19, 1783, the first hot air balloon showcased humans in […]
A Building ‘UP-date’
From the Desk of the Director of Programs and Initiatives: Alethea Gomez Hello Friends and Members of EPIC! It has been bittersweet to see the snow melt away, put away […]
Colorado effort helps employers create on-site child care in “The Design Lab”
EPIC has recently partnered with the office of early childhood and CDHS to offer expertise and support to Colorado businesses in a unique opportunity for employers to gain the knowledge necessary […]
The Design Lab
From the Desk of the Director of Programs and Initiatives: Alethea Gomez Perhaps your family was watching alongside mine and many others around the world as Winter Olympians from around […]
EPIC’s child care feasibility project for Steamboat Springs and Routt County gives scenarios within reach
Commissioner Beth Melton said, “What I am encouraged by is we have some operating scenarios that honestly feel within reach.” Read more in the Steamboat Pilot & Today news article.
Action and Policy Priorities in 2022
From the Desk of The Director of Programs and Initiatives: Alethea Gomez As I was preparing to write this blog post, I was reflecting on this winter season and the […]
From the Desk of The Director of Programs and Initiatives: Driving Forward into 2022 and New Possibility
By Alethea Gomez In 2020, I lost over 60 pounds in 6 months in a quest to heal a long-standing injury as well as take back control of my health […]
PNC Supports EPIC to Advance Early Childhood Education in Colorado
In Colorado alone, more than 100,000 women left the workforce during the pandemic and mothers took the brunt of job losses. Out of the mothers who didn’t leave careers, more […]
Back to Work, Back to School and Book Drive!
Over the last months, parents and children have started returning to the office and in-person learning. For some families, it’s been a year or more since they had face-to-face interaction […]