State cuts early intervention program for Colorado families

State cuts early intervention program for Colorado families amid budget shortfalls
Support and services for children with developmental delays or disabilities is being drastically cut in Colorado as the state faces a $1.2 billion budget deficit.
Early childhood intervention cuts for children with disabilities halted, program will go on as usual
Services for children with developmental concerns and disabilities were set to be drastically cut, but now, according to a new email to parents, those plans have been paused.
Colorado temporarily pauses cuts to Early Intervention program days before deadline
Colorado is temporarily pausing cuts to the Early Intervention program days before those cuts were set to take effect.
Colorado pauses deep cuts to program serving young children with disabilities — at least temporarily
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood had announced that its Early Intervention Colorado program planned to put a four-hour-a-month cap on services that children can receive.
Early childhood services for babies, children with developmental disabilities set to take drastic cut
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood is set to cut services down for children with developmental concerns and disabilities, but the state says it’s necessary for long-term success. The Early Intervention program or EI services children up to 3-year-old.
Budget shortfall means Colorado’s young children with developmental delays will get fewer services
The changes would impact potentially thousands of children, especially those from low-income families who are on Medicaid.
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