The Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley is partnered in a variety of pilot programs. Our mission is to enrich the lives of children and families across our area.



Educare.org and CORRA.org merged together and formed Qualistar.org (formerly CORRA) a non-profit organization dedicated to coordinating a statewide system of organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality, training and availability of child care in Colorado and to promoting character education in schools and communities. Qualistar's (formerly Educare's) main purpose is to make children aware that their character is their real strength, and that all other acquisitions such as wealth and education is of no real value without character. The Qualistar (formerly Educare) program and its lesson plans are built around this purpose...more info



The Consolidated Child Care Pilots were established by the Colorado General Assembly in 1997. The program goal is to help meet the need for full-day, full-year, quality early childhood services as a partner to welfare reform. The Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley is one of the Seventeen Pilot Communities. ...more info

This partnership provides:
• Quality comprehensive services for low income children and their working families to support success in school and throughout their lives.
• Consolidate funding sources to create a seamless system.
• Ensure collaboration among public and private stakeholders in the delivery of early childhood care and education services;
• Include program components consistent with quality; and Be responsive to the needs of working parents.

This project is funded by 1997 Senate Bill 97-174 Community Consolidated Child Care Pilots.




Vision Statement:
Every young child in Colorado will have access to high quality early care and education.

SLV District of CAEYC Leading the Way-

CAEYC Mission and Goals:

CAEYC serves and acts on behalf of the needs, rights, and well-being of children, families, and early childhood educators.

CAEYC Goals:
• To promote high quality developmentally appropriate, accessible early childhood care and educational services for Colorado children from birth to age 8.
• To offer professional development opportunities to early childhood educators.
• To advocate for improved compensation, working conditions, and recognition for individuals in the early childhood profession.
• To educate and influence policymakers, elected officials and the public at large to achieve the mission and goals of CAEYC.
• To cooperate with local, state, and national organizations and agencies working with and for young children.

It's About Kids is a statewide project that stimulates dialogue on children's issues through a diverse child advocacy network across Colorado. It's About Kids brings local communities together to develop a legislative agenda for kids and increase the voice of those communities in the legislative process. The San Luis Valley is an "It's About Kids Pilot Community." more info

This projects goals are to:
• Develop a local It's About Kids Steering Committee.
• Appoint a local community leader to serve on the statewide advisory committee that helps craft the annual legislative agenda about issues affecting children.
• Develop a local email network and communicate weekly updates and action alerts on child issues.
• Host local advocacy and media workshops.