EPIC’s Design Lab 2.0 Open for Applications
We are thrilled to announce that the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) has partnered with EPIC to bring back the Employer-Based Child Care Design Lab 2.0 to support employers, […]
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EPIC President and CEO named winner Top 25 young professionals in the Gen XYZ awards
When Nicole Riehl joined Colorado EPIC as president and CEO in 2019, she brought with her a wealth of experience as an early-childhood teacher at an on-site corporate child-care program. […]
A Colorado ski resort is opening a day care for employees—and it could provide a blueprint to help solve the childcare crisis
Thirty new childcare openings will soon be available in Steamboat Springs, Colo. This may not seem like national news, but in this expensive resort town where parents have gone as […]
The Denver Channel Interviews EPIC President and CEO on The Struggle for Child Care Businesses
“Typically, a child care business is two to five times more expensive than the average small business to actually open when it comes to the capital investment and the funding […]
The Growing Strain on the Child Care Business Model
Economic Impacts and Opportunities for Improving Affordability and Access (Full Report) ABOUT THE AUTHORS Chris Brown is the Vice President of Policy and Research with CSI where he leads the […]
Denver Business Journal Q&A with EPIC’s President and CEO
In partnership with Delta Dental of Colorado, EPIC recognizes businesses that advocate for policies that support young children and their families in and out of the workplace. To read about […]
EPIC Supports Colorado Investment to Return Women to the Workforce
Denver Business Journal quotes EPIC’s President and CEO, “It likely costs about 20,000 jobs by keeping women in particular from being able to enter the workforce and has a negative […]
EPIC Supports $100 Million Bill for Child Care
Chalkbeat highlights EPIC President and CEO Nicole Riehl after a press conference announcing Colorado lawmakers’ support of a bill that will inject $100 million into efforts to beef up the […]
EPIC Executive and Founding Member David Merage and Anna Jo Hayes Advocate for the Promise of Early Care and Education
Opinion: Pass this bill to realize the promise of early childhood education Voters raised some taxes in 2020 to pay for greater access. House Bill 1295 will put that vote […]