Amid Colorado鈥檚 childcare crisis, a nonprofit provider pushes forward for low- and middle-income families

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Amid Colorado鈥檚 childcare crisis, a nonprofit provider pushes forward for low- and middle-income families

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Published March 14, 2024 at 3:45 AM MDT

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Imagine keeping your cool with 10 crying babies in a classroom. Yes, childcare is hard work and it is crucial to our fast-growing community.

鈥淲e're not just babysitters, we just don't show up in a warehouse and play with kids all day. The work that we do is essential so that children are ready for school. To enter kindergarten, they're ready at third grade reading levels, and they're ready to graduate high school,鈥� said Anne Lance with Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center, a Larimer County nonprofit that serves low- and middle-income families.

It is among the childcare providers navigating a nationwide childcare shortage that is hitting Colorado hard. In The NoCo鈥檚 Erin O鈥橳oole visited her at the newly opened to learn more about how the landscape of care has changed and how the organization is hoping to make a dent in the rising need.

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In The NoCo

KUNC's In The NoCo is a daily slice of stories, news, people and issues. It's a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The show brings context and insight to the stories of the day, often elevating unheard voices in the process. And because life in Northern Colorado is a balance of work and play, we celebrate the lighter side of things here, too.

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Erin O'Toole

As the host of KUNC鈥檚 new program and podcast In the NoCo, I work closely with our producers and reporters to bring context and diverse perspectives to the important issues of the day. Northern Colorado is such a diverse and growing region, brimming with history, culture, music, education, civic engagement, and amazing outdoor recreation. I love finding the stories and voices that reflect what makes NoCo such an extraordinary place to live.

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Robyn Vincent

I wear many hats in KUNC's newsroom as an executive producer, editor and reporter. My work focuses on inequality, the systems of power that entrench it, and the people who are disproportionately affected. I help reporters in my newsroom to also uncover these angles and elevate unheard voices in the process.

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Amid Colorado鈥檚 childcare crisis, a nonprofit provider pushes forward for low- and middle-income families