CO Sun: Out of reach Series

Over the next several months, through grant funding from Gary’s Child Care Narrative Cohort, The Colorado Sun is taking a microscope to the state’s childcare system — which one expert described as neither functional nor robust.

Their series, “Out of reach: Colorado’s crumbling childcare system,” will unpack why childcare costs have become so high for both families and providers and will also explore what it will take to make childcare affordable and widely available across the state.

The Colorado Sun will be talking to parents, childcare providers, advocates, researchers and lawmakers to understand how this flailing system holds back not only individual families but also communities and the entire state. We’ll also report on the creative solutions that communities are testing to find their own fixes to a lack of affordable childcare.