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Colorado
November 15, 2018

Victim of its own success: Qualistar, pioneer in rating Colorado child care, to close

Qualistar Colorado, a well-known nonprofit that created the first rating system preschools and child care centers in the state, will close at the end of 2018.
Colorado
September 27, 2018

This award-winning preschool teacher runs a top-ranked program out of her home. Just don’t call her a babysitter.

A preschool teacher talks about why she isn't a babysitter, how she handles challenging behavior, and how the community’s leading industry figures into the classroom.

Wanna go outside?

Colorado
September 15, 2017

Less plastic, more trees: New effort seeks to reinvent preschool playgrounds and capture kids’ imaginations

The idea behind a new early childhood grant program is to create outdoor spaces that capture kids’ imagination, connect them with nature and keep them active.
Colorado
September 25, 2014

Shortage of options for working parents seeking quality child care

A new report from Qualistar Colorado reveals that working parents may have few options when it comes to finding licensed care for their young children.