As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Colorado child care assistance program or CCCAP means the Colorado child care assistance program created in part 1 of article 4 of this title 26.5.
(2) Colorado shines system means the Colorado shines quality rating and improvement system established in section 26.5-5-101.
(3) County department means a county or district department of human or social services.
(4) Early childhood council means an early childhood council established pursuant to part 2 of article 2 of this title 26.5.
(5) Early childhood education program means a child care program licensed pursuant to part 3 of this article 5 that provides child care and education to infants and toddlers living in low-income families.
(6) Grant program means the Colorado infant and toddler quality and availability grant program created in section 26.5-5-203.
Source: L. 2022: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 717, � 3, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 26-6.7-102 as it existed prior to 2022.
26.5-5-203. Colorado infant and toddler quality and availability grant program - creation. Subject to available appropriations, there is created in the department the Colorado infant and toddler quality and availability grant program. Grants are awarded through the Colorado shines system to improve quality in licensed infant and toddler care and increase the number of low-income infants and toddlers served through high-quality early childhood education programs, as well as promote voluntary family partnerships, as determined for the Colorado shines system. A program is considered high quality if it is rated in the top three levels of the state's Colorado shines system. Early childhood councils may apply for money through the department, which administers the program as part of the Colorado shines system. An early childhood education program that is within the service area of an early childhood council may apply to the early childhood council for money that would allow the program to increase the number of infants and toddlers living in low-income families served through high-quality early childhood education programs.
Source: L. 2022: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 717, � 3, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 26-6.7-103 as it existed prior to 2022.