QUALITY NAVIGATION & SUPPORT SERVICES

Denver’s Early Childhood Council offers leaders of licensed child care programs expert guidance, structural coaching, and technical assistance. We help you navigate the early childhood quality rating system, Colorado Shines and provide coaching to improve the structural quality of the program which creates the conditions in which high-quality teaching can occur. Our Quality Navigators also play a critical role in helping child care program directors access necessary support and resources. A higher rating is often connected to greater access to grants and funding.

Our Quality Navigators play a critical role in helping child care program directors access necessary support and resources.

Our Quality Navigators work with program directors of child care centers. We also work with owners of home-based child care programs.

The job of a Quality Navigator is to:

• Partner with you to elevate the quality of care for Denver’s youngest children
• Connect your program and the families you serve to services, community resources, and supportive professionals

For programs rated at a Colorado Shines Level 1 and higher, our Quality Navigators can help you:

• Navigate the computer-based systems used by the state, including Colorado Shines QRIS and PDIS
• Guide and support your program as you work toward a Colorado Shines rating
• Create a detailed, impactful, and up-to-date Quality Improvement Plan
• Access funding and classroom and business coaching through Colorado Shines Quality Improvement
• Provide coaching focused on the program’s structure and resources which promote high-quality, developmentally supportive experiences for young children.