FREE VOLUME 4 • ISSUE #4
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2023
Thank yoUR chiLd’s teACher! Gunnison/Hinsdale County’s Early Childhood Council want to invite you to give a huge thank you to all the early childhood teachers, assistants, directors, aids and support staff responsible for caring for our youngest community members – our KIDS!!!
Early cHild cARe teAChers anD staFf arE vitaL for GUnnisoN’s coUNty’s suCcEss ss • The early childhood workforce provides an indispensable and essential service to Colorado’s families and communities
• 76.7% of Children under 6 in Gunnison County have both parents participating in the labor force
• Approximately 246,000 children under age 6 (nearly 2/3 of Colorado kids) have both of their parents or guardians in the workforce
• Did you know that Gunnison is considered a childcare desert-which means Gunnison does not have enough license child-care providers?
• More than 640 million dollars is generated within the child care sector • The early care and education industry generates 1.4 billion for Colorado’s economy
• Much of what children learn, they learn when they are very young - 90% of a child’s brain develops by the age of 5
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