Denver Early Childhood Council

Mile High United Way's 2-1-1 Child Care Options offers a free child care referral service that is available to families in Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Park counties. We provide consumer education in the selection of child care and a list of referrals to licensed child care providers in the area of the family's request.

United Way's 2-1-1 Child Care Options does not recommend or endorse the facility listings contained within the online database. Parents are strongly encouraged to visit each child care facility under consideration, request references from other parents and carefully review the provider license and the most recent report of inspection.

There are four ways you can search for child care in the metro area. You can dial 2-1-1 or 303-561-2244 or email 211.childcareoptions@unitedwaydenver.org or search online.
If you are looking for child care referrals outside of the metro Denver area and in the state of Colorado, call 1-877-338-CARE (2273).

United Way's 2-1-1 is a free, multilingual service that is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week and refers callers to non-emergency health and human services.

Denver Preschool Program (DPP) www.denverpreschoolprogram.org/?page=Parents

The Denver Preschool Program (DPP) provides tuition credits for parents and quality improvement grants to preschools. DPP is open and voluntary for all Denver children the year before they are eligible for kindergarten. A Denver family may use the tuition credit with any preschool provider who is licensed by the state and has a contract with the Denver Preschool Program, regardless of where that provider is located. Parents can download information and application forms from the website.