RMPBS KIDS Connect: How Does Colorado’s Childcare Crisis Impact Your Life?

What does public funding for early childhood mean for the future of families in Colorado?

We are honored to be part of the everyday lives of the families we serve as Rocky Mountain PBS. We also hope our work as a public media organization helps families feel seen and heard in Colorado, including the hardships they face. Our journalism team recently took a deep dive into the rising cost of childcare in Colorado in “Careless,” an original documentary airing next week on RMPBS. The documentary examines the biggest challenges facing early childhood today, and what lawmakers and communities are doing to close the gaps. Tune in Thurs., April 30 at 7 p.m. via broadcast or the RMPBS+ app.

For another look at the early childhood education system, the film "Make a Circle," which also premiered this spring on RMPBS, looks at the early childhood education system from the perspective of childcare providers determined to change how society values the education of its youngest citizens. The result is a love letter to early educators and a rallying cry for a childcare system in crisis. This story asks us to consider whose labor is valued, whose is overlooked, and what it truly means to care for one another.