Kids First

The City of Aspen and Colorado Mountain College's Aspen campus are working together on a new program that could possibly expand infant child care services…

Before House Bill 1262 passed a week ago, Colorado only covered about half the cost of full-day kindergarten. Parents and schools made up the difference.…

The cost of childcare in Pitkin County matches that of a mortgage. For families that can’t dole out the funds, there is government assistance available.…

The data from a Kids First survey regarding early childcare options was presented to the Aspen City Council last night. Shirley Ritter, the executive…

About one in ten kids in Pitkin County are living in poverty. That’s according to a statewide study discussed in Aspen last week. Officials with the…

More families in the Roaring Fork Valley need access to affordable early childhood education. That was the message from a panel discussion in Aspen…

Colorado has the fifth highest cost of childcare for infants. According to a report released last Fall, families fork over more than $12,000 a year to put…