BROOMFIELD, Colo — Colorado childcare options for parents can be slim and it’s a problem that’s not going away anytime soon. The American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, supported 4,374 child care programs across the state, but those funds expired in September.
Denver7 has extensively covered the growing costs of childcare in Colorado and the decrease in childcare centers. Colorado ranks fourth for childcare costs and availability is also limited, as a recent study found that the state has 75,000 more children under the age of six than available spots at licensed child care facilities.
ARPA provided $52 billion for childcare programs across the country. The act helped stabilize more than 200,000 childcare programs and impacted more than 10 million children nationwide…