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.
Colorado pauses cuts to program that serves babies, toddlers with developmental needs
Colorado officials are pausing planned service cuts to a state program that provides critical services to vulnerable children.
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.
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.
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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