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The Colorado Child Care Assistance Program, known as CCCAP, is a child care subsidy for families with low incomes who are unhoused, working, searching for work, in school, or in a training program. Child care is unaffordable for many Colorado families and CCCAP is a crucial program that helps families most in need of affordable child care.

Given the state’s structural budget problems and the chaotic funding cuts raining down from the federal government, this legislative session will be dominated by fiscal concerns. In our 2026 legislative preview we explain the $840 million budget legislators will have to contend with. We’ve also got our eye on some consumer protection and workforce issues. 

Colorado is often ranked among the least affordable housing markets in the country. Even as construction has rebounded in recent years, there is still a shortage of affordable rental and ownership opportunities.

Unlike many other states, Colorado does not have a “rainy day fund.” The state does have reserves, which are a pot of money set aside from the General Fund to protect against declining revenues and economic downturns.

ECE supports for 105 students at Metropolitan State University Denver improved educator retention, accelerated career advancement, and boosted professional knowledge and confidence.

TABOR limits Colorado’s ability to meet the needs of residents by, among other things, imposing artificial limits on revenue.