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1 | Timestamp | What is your business structure? | What kind of programs do you operate (based on license type) | Do you: | What is your zip code? You can list multiple. We will make sure that this does not get used as an identifier! | How many programs do you own/operate? This helps us to know how many programs are represented in your responses. | What is your percentage of revenue for CCCAP slots? (Enter N/A if you do not accept CCCAP). | How many CCCAP Slots are you contracted for? (Enter N/A if you do not accept CCCAP). | Do you currently offer health insurance to your full time staff? | How many TOTAL employees to do you have in a CALENDAR year (Including those that leave your employ and new/existing employees.) | If the number to the previous answer was between 51-100 would you be willing to advocate to stop SB24-073? If so, enter your name and email address. We will reach out. This legislation changes the definition of "small business" for the purposes of health insurance from 1-100 to 1-50. | If that is you (you have 51+ employees in a year), what would the impact be if YOU were REQUIRED to offer health care for all of your full time staff? | Which state policies are or will have a negative fiscal impact on your ability to run your business? (Select all that apply) | If other, please explain. | Are these state policies undermining your ability to: | Have you seriously considered closing or selling your program(s) in the past year? | If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, what action steps have you taken in that direction. | Would new property tax initiatives help you (regardless of renting/own status). This includes homes with their time/space percentage.---PRIVATE Programs ONLY. | Are you operating below capacity because you cannot find staff? If so, how many slots are you unable to fill for this reason? Please indicate how many are infant/toddler/preschool slots. (Enter N/A if that is not you.) | Our Licensing Specialist(s) make our Directors feel: | What would help you run your business more effectively? | If the state provided you with a grant, what do you need help funding? | Please enter any questions/comments/concerns that you have about any of these questions here. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey and to enable us to advocate for your program(s). If you are not a member of ECEA ---please join! Email dawn@coloradoecea.org for an invoice! | ||||||
2 | 1/29/2024 12:14:01 | School District Program | Center(s), Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80521, 80524, 80525, 80528 | 20 | n/a | n/a | Yes | 170 | NOTE: We've delted contact info so as not to identify individualst completing the survey | We would be okay. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Other | UPK hours don't match elementary hours | Thrive | No | N/A | n/a | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | scholarships for families, salaries | ||||||||
3 | 1/29/2024 8:55:45 | School District Program | School Aged Program(s) | Combination for your programs | 80601 | 14 | 1% | 8 | Yes | 40 | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Property taxes | Thrive | No | N/A | 100 school aged | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Staff | |||||||||||
4 | 1/29/2024 9:44:14 | School District Program | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81007, 81006, 81069, 81022 | 14 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 30 | N/A | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Proposed UPK ratio changes | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | N/A | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Staff Development | ||||||||||
5 | 1/29/2024 9:32:15 | School District Program | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81631, 81632, 81637, 81645 | 9 | small | as many as possible | Yes | 109 | Other | ECE is not a viable business. we need to spread the message that it is a public service, not a business | they have little/no impact | No | No | 30, we have 2 closed classrooms and use the high quality ratio of 1:8 | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up! | Nationally, ECE workers are underpaid and undervalued. | ||||||||||
6 | 1/29/2024 10:10:17 | For Profit | School Aged Program(s) | Rent your child care property | 80027, 80306, 80401, 80209, 80210, 80126, 80121 | 8 | N/a | N/a | Yes | 250 | I do not know what we would do. | Other | The policies with the largest negative impact on our programs are licensing requirements for staff background checks and staff qualifications. We are a seasonal mobile day camp and it is nearly impossible to meet some of these requirements with a 13 week operating season. | Survive | No | No | Yes; I don’t have an exact answer but we are operating FAR below our max capacity for school-age care because of the inability to meet the standard to staff 2 program lead-qualified staff per group (for a mobile day camp). In 2022 we cancelled $4.5 MILLION in programming because we couldn’t hire enough staff (let alone staff that had completed the BIU process and were program lead-qualified). This trend continued in 2023. | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used., nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | We would love to fund more financial aid for campers from underserved populations. We would also love to fund more programming to hire and train staff from underrepredented populations into company leadership. We started a program like this in 2023 (grant funded) and would love to continue in the future. | |||||||||
7 | 1/29/2024 9:30:57 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80751 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Yes | 30 | Other | UPK hours. We are a school district and offered AM 12 hour sessions and PM 12 hours sessions. Now that UPK offered all 4 yr olds 15 hours we stay the same and only get funded 10 hours for our 4 yr olds or extend our hours and not be able to offer an afternoon session because I have to keep my staff hours between 7:30-4 give them an hour plan time and a 1/2 hour lunch. Also we are a rural area and need typical 3 yr olds in our program to make it work and fill our program. | Thrive | No | N/A | Just stretched thin | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Tuition help for families that have to pay-better pay for staff | ||||||||||
8 | 1/29/2024 10:32:31 | For Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80011, 80013, 80017, 80010 | 5 | 0% | 0 | Yes | 30 | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | 40 preschool slots | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up! | tuition help for 3 year olds that do not qualify for CCCAP | |||||||||||
9 | 1/29/2024 13:06:35 | For Profit | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80129 | 5 | na | na | Yes | 5 | I do not know what we would do. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | na | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Higher saleries for our preschool staff | ||||||||||
10 | 1/29/2024 9:19:21 | For Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80211 80212 80112 | 3 | Maybe 1% | 6 | Yes | 106 | We would be okay. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Thrive | No | Yes | No | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Help drive down business costs. | Pay off debt | ||||||||||
11 | 1/29/2024 9:59:01 | For Profit | Center(s), School Aged Program(s) | Rent your child care property | 80922 | 3 | 5% | 10 | No | 55 | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Property taxes | n/a | Thrive | No | n/a | Yes | n/a | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Construction | Thank you! | |||||||
12 | 1/29/2024 10:46:05 | For Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s), School Aged Program(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80020 | 3 | 100% | 100% | Yes | 7 | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | Yes and we have about 8-10 spots available | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Staffing would definitely be number one | |||||||||||
13 | 1/29/2024 12:01:34 | For Profit | Center(s) | Combination for your programs | 80226 80228 80232 | 3 | 10% | 10% | Yes | 65 | We would be okay. | FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Thrive | No | Yes | na | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | maitenance on buildings, trainings, replenish classrooms | Thank you!! | |||||||||
14 | 1/29/2024 8:57:00 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80222 | 2 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 15 | N/A | FAMLI for staff leave | Thrive | No | Yes | N/A | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up! | Additional Staff to help support FAMLI leave and to administer the variety of program | ||||||||||
15 | 1/29/2024 9:03:27 | Non Profit | Center(s), School Aged Program(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80031 | 2 | 75 | 75 | Yes | 30 | no | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, New sick leave definition, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | 20 | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Salaries | |||||||||
16 | 1/29/2024 9:35:52 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Combination for your programs | 80122 | 2 | We accept CCCAP, but have no students currently. | No current CCCAP students this semester. | Yes | 20 | N/A | I do not know what we would do. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, New sick leave definition, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes, Other | Non participation in UPK based on restriction of religious teachings. We are a faith-based school. | Thrive | No | N/A | Yes | 30+ | supported., attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used., nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Playground improvements. Replace old floor coverings. | The inability to find quality staff is our biggest hurdle at the moment. We have a large facility and could expand if we had a way to find quality staff. The costs for Indeed are not worth what you get in return. Unemployment requirements for application, lead to many applicants who never show up for interviews. The "no religious instruction" during UPK hours will cause us to drop that program. Our families should have the choice to attend a faith-based program without being excluded from the UPK opportunity. | ||||||
17 | 1/29/2024 10:00:55 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80205 | 2 | 20% | 20 | Yes | 35 | We could not afford this and would have to close. | CCCAP funding amounts, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave | Thrive | No | N/A | YES. 25 PRESCHOOL SLOTS | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Help drive down business costs. | Able to hire full-time staff, fix our roof, replace furnace units, and get a new stove for our kitchen. Building maintenance is our priority now. The building is old so there is always a problem. We recently had a sewage problem in our basement. It was awful. Having the funding would assist in replacing those old pipes and ensuring no leaks from the roof. | ||||||||||
18 | 1/29/2024 14:02:47 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80228 | 2 | N/A | 0 | Yes | 8 | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce | Thrive | No | Yes | 4, because salaries with the district are higher and the teachers have not been applying to our positions. | supported. | Nothing | Teacher salaries, teachers cost of living. | |||||||||||
19 | 1/29/2024 8:51:21 | For Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80134 | 1 | n/a | 10 | Yes | 32 | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | 6 | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | staffing and supplies | ||||||||||
20 | 1/29/2024 8:56:42 | Non Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80538 | 1 | 75 | 60 | Yes | 25 | NA | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Survive | No | N/A | NA | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Wage investments, classroom materials | ||||||||||
21 | 1/29/2024 8:56:55 | Non Profit | School Aged Program(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80908 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 20 | N/A | I do not know what we would do. | Business insurance loss/increases | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | N/A | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Utilities, payroll | We only run a day camp program for 6 weeks a year. Not sure how important our input is. | ||||||||
22 | 1/29/2024 8:57:10 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81328 | 1 | 9% | 3 | Yes | 5 | CCCAP funding amounts, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Other | Head Start rates & time spent on compliance | Thrive | No | No | N/A | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Staff benefits & scholarships | ||||||||||
23 | 1/29/2024 8:57:19 | School District Program | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80120 | 1 | n/a | n/a | Yes | 5 | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | n/a | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | playground improvement and expansion, building and capitol improvements | |||||||||||
24 | 1/29/2024 8:59:06 | For Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80033 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 22 | CCCAP funding amounts, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | N/A | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Salaries, building repairs | |||||||||||
25 | 1/29/2024 9:00:20 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81401 | 1 | 4 | 0 | No | 13 | We would be okay. | CCCAP funding amounts | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | NA | supported. | Help drive down business costs. | Maybe some remodeling - doors, windows, floors | ||||||||||
26 | 1/29/2024 9:03:43 | School District Program | School Aged Program(s) | Combination for your programs | 80108 | 1 | 1% | 1 family currently | Yes | 8 | NA | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce | Difficult to find, onboard, train staff to work for low pay | Thrive | No | No | Yes, 5-10 slots per day | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Staff, families who dont have funds for CC. | My biggest struggle is to find staff who are capable, available and willing to work with children in a child care setting. Challenges are but not limited to: Responsible for others most precious property (children), Lots of Training, Hard Work, Odd Hours, High expectations, Lots to watch, BUT LOW PAY.... | ||||||||
27 | 1/29/2024 9:04:05 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Combination for your programs | 80751 | 1 | 25% | Unlimited | No | 25 | We could not afford this and would have to close. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Property taxes | Survive | No | N/A | 6 | supported., nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Payroll. With minimum wage increasing, payroll is hard to keep up with. | ||||||||||
28 | 1/29/2024 9:04:40 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | No | 0 | N/A | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | 0 | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Keeping alive | ||||||||||
29 | 1/29/2024 9:07:16 | School District Program | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80504 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | 4 | We would be okay. | New sick leave definition | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | NA | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Help drive down business costs. | |||||||||||
30 | 1/29/2024 9:08:09 | School District Program | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80720 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 2 | N/A | Other | Being with the school district, I'm not sure what policies will affect us. | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | N/A | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Nothing | ||||||||||
31 | 1/29/2024 9:09:49 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80550 | 1 | 0 | 2 | No | 1 | We would be okay. | FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, New sick leave definition, Property taxes | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | No | supported. | Help drive down business costs. | Back yard play place / conference outside of Colorado | ||||||||||
32 | 1/29/2024 9:12:11 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81639 | 1 | 30% | 2 | No | 4 | Business insurance loss/increases, Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | 3 | supported., attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Materials, new equipment employee benefits, storage unit, sustainability. | |||||||||||
33 | 1/29/2024 9:13:02 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81201 | 1 | 5 percent | 3 | No | 2 | No | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start | Survive | No | Yes | No | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Upgrading the flooring in my facility a front yard fence | No | ||||||||
34 | 1/29/2024 9:14:25 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80701 | 1 | 0 | 9 | No | 1 | Other | Not sure how these will all affect me because I don’t know all the details of the policies | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | N/A | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Health insurance. Retirement funding. Overall expenditures for business | ||||||||||
35 | 1/29/2024 9:14:25 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80134 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 1 | Property taxes | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | N/A | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | It’s extremely difficult as a home provider to keep up with all the emails regarding changes to rules and regulations. I’m only one person and I work eleven hours days with cleanup and prep for the next day after those eleven hours. It would be helpful to condense those and notify us immediately when there are changes so we can do our best to be in compliance. | |||||||||||
36 | 1/29/2024 9:14:45 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80305 | 1 | 3% | We have 3 right now- no contracted number of children | Yes | 35 | N/A | Proposed UPK ratio changes | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | N/A | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Increased teacher and staff pay | ||||||||||
37 | 1/29/2024 9:15:46 | For Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80126 | 1 | 1% | 1 | Yes | 48 | FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | No | 2 Infant, 1 Toddler | supported., nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | ||||||||||||
38 | 1/29/2024 9:16:27 | For Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80215 | 1 | n/a | n/a | Yes | 14 | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | UPK late payouts; UPK disorganization; UPK! | Survive | No | I cannot offer UPK, CCAP, or Head Start spots because I could not afford them and also be able to hire and retain high quality teachers with health benefits and other benefits I offer. | Yes | Yes. 2 toddler (2.5 yrs and up) and 16 preschool (3-5 yr olds) | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Materials for classrooms, new sinks installed, | |||||||||
39 | 1/29/2024 9:16:59 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 50501 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 1 | No | Business insurance loss/increases, Property taxes | Thrive | No | Yes | N/A | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Monthly expensive and healthcare. | ||||||||||
40 | 1/29/2024 9:18:05 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81001 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 0 | We could not afford this and would have to close. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, Property taxes | Thrive | No | Yes | N/A | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Getting appliances up to date to work properly for the business get new learning activities for the children. Add a helper to help out. | ||||||||||
41 | 1/29/2024 9:27:54 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80206 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 16 | n/a | We would be okay. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | n/a | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Employee salaries, Large maintenance projects | |||||||||
42 | 1/29/2024 9:30:52 | For Profit | Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80530 | 1 | 10% | 6 | No | 7 | Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | Na | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Purchasing the building. | |||||||||||
43 | 1/29/2024 9:34:21 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80498 | 1 | 5% | unlimited | Yes | 35 | We would be okay. | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases | Head Start reducing number of children we can have in each classroom (8 max with 2 teachers, 9 with 3 teachers. We want to have 12 paying toddlers and 10 early toddlers, but Head Start limits this option reducing our revenue by $110k/year) | Thrive | No | No | 20 | supported., nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | These questions are a little misleading/gaslighting just FYI. Make your future surveys less bias. | |||||||||
44 | 1/29/2024 9:34:33 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80209 | 1 | na | na | No | 9-12 | na | Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Other | Keeping up with paying staff, the increase in minimum wage and increased cost of living has been a huge challenge. Finding grants is getting hard too | Survive | No | We might have to think about it if we can't pay our staff well | N/A | moved to a new space so over staffed as it is taking time to fill our classrooms | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | staff salaries, new furniture, renovation cost for expansion | ||||||||
45 | 1/29/2024 9:36:54 | Non Profit | School Aged Program(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80816 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 250 | N/A | Business insurance loss/increases, FAMLI for staff leave, Property taxes | Thrive | No | N/A | n/a | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | scholarships | ||||||||||
46 | 1/29/2024 9:39:07 | School District Program | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80526 | 1 | n/a | n/a | Yes | 48 | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | n/a | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | The extra 20 hours per month our program is open. We are open 5 days per week and offer 7 hour days for full day, 4.5 hours per day for half-day. We are short the difference between UPK rate and our actual costs. | |||||||||||
47 | 1/29/2024 9:39:31 | For Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80906 | 1 | n/a | n/a | No | 8 | Other | unknown at this time | Thrive | No | Yes | 2 infant 2 toddler | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Montessori Certification for Teachers | ||||||||||
48 | 1/29/2024 9:49:39 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80205 | 1 | n/a | n/a | Yes | 22 | n/a (we pay 75% of health insurance. Would have to raise tuition further to cover 100%) | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Survive | No | N/A | We could expand if staffing was consistent but it is too risky otherwise | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Outdoor classroom and playground space; staff Montessori trainings; materials, furniture, truly living wages that reflect teachers education and experience | ||||||||||
49 | 1/29/2024 9:53:17 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80129 | 1 | n/a | n/a | Yes | 11 | n/a | I do not know what we would do. | FAMLI for staff leave | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | n/a | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | salary and staff pay | |||||||||
50 | 1/29/2024 9:53:32 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80228 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 2 | N/A | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, Business insurance loss/increases, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | Yes | Yes. 4 toddler spots | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Expanding for more square footage | I am a member | |||||||
51 | 1/29/2024 9:55:55 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80526 | 1 | na | na | No | 1 | na | Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes, Other | UPK in general | Thrive | No | Yes | na | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | meeting continuous needs of ever changing state regs | I have been in the ECE business a long time. I feel the addition of more and more paperwork, regulations, etc., creates a loss of love for this profession. High quality child care is about positive supportive relationships with children, families, and educators. Continuous pressure from policy makers doesn't equate to high quality. | ||||||||
52 | 1/29/2024 9:56:00 | For Profit | Preschool(s), Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80915 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 1 | Other | Rules that should not apply to all... I have to follow the same rules that FCCH do... I have no infants or toddlers...I'm a preschool only... for instance it's a challenge with the role of only having twelve inch walls outside... Preschool abilities are much more advanced then infants and toddlers...in all areas. | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | N/A- only preschool | supported., nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Items/equipment that support our needs both, educational and gross motor. Possible contruction to improve space.r | Yes I'm a member! | |||||||||
53 | 1/29/2024 10:06:37 | School District Program | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80737 | 1 | 10% | 1 currently, but no limit | Yes | 4 | Property taxes | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | N/A | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | ||||||||||||
54 | 1/29/2024 10:13:36 | Non Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80238 | 1 | 20% | As many as we need | No | 8 | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Other | Families need scholarships who don't meet the criteria for CCAP. We have to fundraise to cover deficit. CCAP being attendance based. | Survive | No | not selling because we are a non profit and care too much about early childhood education but it has been brutal. | Yes | We have an empty room because no staff so 15 preschool spots. | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Help drive down business costs. | Staff salaries. | Thank you for all you do! | |||||||
55 | 1/29/2024 10:17:16 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80111 | 1 | na | na | Yes | 29 | I do not know what we would do. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, New sick leave definition, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | na | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up! | keeping and paying staff better | ||||||||||
56 | 1/29/2024 10:17:33 | For Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80216 | 1 | n/a | n/a | Yes | 25 | FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave | Survive | No | Yes | 5 slots and need 1 staff | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Help drive down business costs. | building repairs, and staff pay increases | |||||||||||
57 | 1/29/2024 10:20:46 | For Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80010 | 1 | n/a | n/a | Yes | we had 58 W-2 in 2023. We usually have 20 FT staff at one time. So our staff has turned over almost three times in one year. | We would be okay. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | I think all of the above as a combo is the most scary part of it. We could get hit on multiple fronts, without warning, and we just have to "take it" Ie last year we had 3 staff have babies, and none of them could take FAMILI, so far, we have zero prego in 2024, but we could face staff outages due to FAMILI without warning. There is nothing in FAMILI that addresses how we still staff the outages appropriately when they can come/go as they please. | Survive | No | my MIL is turning 65 this year, she is actively selling her program of 15 years to an outsider, bc she's done. I can't buy/operate another school, especially in this staffing crisis, so her lovely mom and pop school will soon be sold to a random "get rich quick" personality with no childcare experience. It's a dishearting end to such a long and wonderful career. | Yes | I overhire/overstaff by 2-3 each week. | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | to give my staff 10% inflation raise, I need $2/hr per staff, which is $170K for the year. It doesn't get them to "equal" pay with the district, but it gets them up. | ||||||||
58 | 1/29/2024 10:26:04 | School District Program | Preschool(s), School Aged Program(s) | Combination for your programs | 80401 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 25 | N/A | We could not afford this and would have to close. | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | 10 | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Help drive down business costs. | For subs | |||||||||
59 | 1/29/2024 10:26:16 | School District Program | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81301 | 1 | none enrolled currently, but we accept CCAP | 4 | Yes | 5 | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce | Thrive | No | N/A | Staffing is a MAJOR issue, I am filling in all the time to not operate below capacity | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Help drive down business costs. | ||||||||||||
60 | 1/29/2024 10:26:56 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80831 | 1 | NA | NA | Yes | 3 | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | We currently have our staff needs met but it is difficult to recruit new staff | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | ||||||||||||
61 | 1/29/2024 10:30:06 | For Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 81001 | 1 | 10% | No number | No | 10 | N/A | Business insurance loss/increases | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | No | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | |||||||||||
62 | 1/29/2024 10:34:16 | For Profit | Preschool(s), Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80537 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 0- It's just me | N/A | Other | I do not know enough about the changes to say. | Thrive | No | Yes | I can only take 6, so I am full and have no additional staff besides myself. | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Outdoor play space improvements | I left many blank because I do not know enough about it to answer accurately. | ||||||||
63 | 1/29/2024 10:35:17 | Non Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s), School Aged Program(s) | Rent your child care property | 81211 | 1 | 5 | 5 | No | 6 | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Survive | No | N/A | n/a | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used., nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Staff salaries, benefits | |||||||||||
64 | 1/29/2024 10:36:28 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Combination for your programs | 80120 | 1 | n/a | n/a | No | 4 | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | 12 | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Teacher pay and updating teaching materials | |||||||||||
65 | 1/29/2024 10:42:23 | For Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80128 | 1 | 15% | 18 | Yes | 62 | We could not afford this and would have to close. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Thrive | No | Yes | n/a | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Food Costs, Salaries, Equipment and Educational supplies | ||||||||||
66 | 1/29/2024 10:52:49 | For Profit | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80238 | 1 | 3% | 10 | Yes | 30 | Property taxes | Thrive | No | Yes | 15 | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Help drive down business costs. | Property tax | |||||||||||
67 | 1/29/2024 10:54:59 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81007 | 1 | 50 | 3 | No | 0 | CCCAP funding amounts, Business insurance loss/increases, Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | na | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | childcare toys, outside toys, wage expenses | |||||||||||
68 | 1/29/2024 10:56:19 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80424 | 1 | <1% | 1 | No | 20 | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, FAMLI for staff leave | Thrive | No | Yes | 6 Preschool slots/5 infant toddler spots | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up! | The school needs new windows. Our school is in Breckenridge where it is cold 8 months out of the year. Due to our windows being drafty we have an increased electricity bill and the classrooms get cold quickly. New windows would ensure the health and safety of children during the winter and cut spending. | ||||||||||
69 | 1/29/2024 11:02:21 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80015 | 1 | 0 | ? | No | 1 | N/A | Property taxes | Thrive | No | Yes | 3/4/2 | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Supplies and income | ||||||||||
70 | 1/29/2024 11:08:03 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80924 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 4 | CCCAP funding amounts, Other | UPK has pulled children and families from our existing program to other centers and locations that accept UPK. We do not participate in any government programs such as CCCAP, UPK, Food Program, or even grants. However UPK has made parents and families question whether they should be paying for childcare. Neither CCCAP or UPK is close to the going rate of childcare. CCCAP and UPK should pay the childcare providers full rate and the family would cover the difference. This is very similar to the childcare assistance program through the military called childcare aware (CCA). This make more financial sense to a childcare provider. | Thrive | No | N/A | No we are operating below capacity due to families leaving for UPK. | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | We do not accept grants due to the additional work to qualify and reporting requirements. Tax breaks are more helpful. | ||||||||||
71 | 1/29/2024 11:17:10 | For Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80027 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 7 | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes, Other | Licensing requirements; cost of hiring trained staff who are credentialed in Montessori (req beyond ECT); competing with district to pay wages | Survive | No | Yes | Yes! 20 | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Health insurance, gen liability insurance, property tax, property maintenance and upkeep,, salaries | ||||||||||
72 | 1/29/2024 11:26:24 | Non Profit | School Aged Program(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81620 | 1 | 30% | as many that want to attend if there is availability | Yes | 3 fulltime - 7-8 part time | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave | Thrive | No | N/A | afterschool care - 20 slots | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up! | retaining staff with pay, bonuses, etc. | |||||||||||
73 | 1/29/2024 11:32:56 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80120 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 33 | I do not know what we would do. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | NO | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Curriculum | ||||||||||
74 | 1/29/2024 11:59:50 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80129 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | N /A | We could not afford this and would have to close. | Property taxes | N/A | Survive | No | N/A | N/A | 2 | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Nothing | To buy new equipment, cange the carpet, caunter paint | There were a few question I was not sure what to answered. But I just one de best for my treasures | |||||||
75 | 1/29/2024 12:15:40 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80817 | 1 | 2 | 3 | No | 2 | no | We could not afford this and would have to close. | CCCAP funding amounts, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, Property taxes | Survive | No | N/A | N/A | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | MORTGAGE | |||||||||
76 | 1/29/2024 12:17:26 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80127 | 1 | N/a | N/a | No | 1 | N/a | We could not afford this and would have to close. | Property taxes | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | N/a | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Retirement, supplies, food costs | |||||||||
77 | 1/29/2024 12:19:07 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 81140 | 1 | 6% | 4 (this year) | No | 13 | CCCAP funding amounts, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | 0 | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | STAFF! Payroll costs would be our top priority. Building maintenance or improvement would come in a far second. | |||||||||||
78 | 1/29/2024 12:34:32 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80621 | 1 | 10 | 1 | No | 1 | CCCAP funding amounts | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | na | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | improvements to facility | na | ||||||||||
79 | 1/29/2024 12:52:23 | For Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80301 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Yes | 12 | N/A | CCCAP funding amounts, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Thrive | No | Yes | No | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | CApital improvement for playgrounds | ||||||||||
80 | 1/29/2024 12:53:23 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81639 | 1 | 25% | Not sure 4? | No | 1 | CCCAP funding amounts, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes, Other | Low enrollment numbers | Survive | No | Yes | No | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Paving the dirt, driveway, funding cleaning costs | ||||||||||
81 | 1/29/2024 12:56:35 | Non Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 81130 | 1 | 10% | 10 | No | 12 | CCCAP funding amounts, Business insurance loss/increases, FAMLI for staff leave | Thrive | No | N/A | 10 preschool 4 toddler | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up! | ||||||||||||
82 | 1/29/2024 13:10:56 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80138 | 1 | n/a | n/a | Yes | 5 | FAMLI for staff leave, Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | n/a | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | employee expenses - paid days off, benefits | |||||||||||
83 | 1/29/2024 13:19:50 | For Profit | Preschool(s), Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80542 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 1 | We could not afford this and would have to close. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | Yes | N/A | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Home Maintenance, Curriculum | ||||||||||
84 | 1/29/2024 13:20:59 | Non Profit | Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80304 | 1 | N/A | N/A | Yes | 8 | N/A | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, New sick leave definition | they have little/no impact | No | No | N/A | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used., nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Environmental upkeep (e.g adding replenishing sand, maintenance for yard safety)) | Larissa Sewald used to be our licensing specialist. She was wonderful, helpful, supportive and informative. Last year, our specialist was very helpful as well, but only filing in. We don't have a specialist assigned to us right now, but I have heard from other centers about inconsistencies (e.g. dings for things that other centers were not dinged for) and specialists seeming to be only looking for flaws anwywhere they can find them. This is disheartening and frustrating. We don't want to be out of line with requirements! AND we want support when we are. Much like the way we work with children, we don't want to feel like we're being punished. | ||||||||
85 | 1/29/2024 13:29:02 | For Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80601 | 1 | 70 | 48 | No | 18 | I do not know what we would do. | CCCAP funding amounts, Proposed UPK ratio changes | New business so anything making us pay at the moment is going to greatly impact us | Survive | No | Yes | 15 | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Building improvements, better quality of toys and furniture, mental health one on one consultant, more trainings, help cover the gap of cccap approval and enrollment needs | We need more grants for beginning businesses and to help replace the items kids are so rough on. Increase the amount of sensory items and help with offering insurance to staff. Employers are required to pay 50% and that adds up. If we could get a grant to pay for it for at least a year we could afford it by adding to a fund during that year the grant would cover that cost. | ||||||||
86 | 1/29/2024 13:29:56 | For Profit | Center(s) | Rent your child care property | 80904 | 1 | NA | NA | No | 3 | CCCAP funding amounts | Thrive | No | N/A | Na | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up! | Operations | |||||||||||
87 | 1/29/2024 13:31:41 | For Profit | Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80122 | 1 | n/a | n/a | No | 30 | FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes | Thrive | No | N/A | 44 preschool, 16 toddler | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | classroom supplies | |||||||||||
88 | 1/29/2024 13:38:57 | Non Profit | Center(s), School Aged Program(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81321 | 1 | not sure | 20 | No | 9 | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for staff leave | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | N/A | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | classroom supplies | |||||||||||
89 | 1/29/2024 13:53:23 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80003 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 0 | Other | not sure | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | N/A | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | new outside toys | ||||||||||
90 | 1/29/2024 13:59:25 | For Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 80127 | 1 | 2% | 9 | Yes | 45 | We would be okay. | CCCAP funding amounts, FAMLI for families with infants delaying start, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | Thrive | No | N/A | n/a | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Pay increases, replace old HVAC and playstructuresructure. | It's becoming increasingly hard to make the profit I used to make. Definitely am unable to put away money for improvements/replacement items. | |||||||||
91 | 1/29/2024 14:00:03 | Non Profit | School Aged Program(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80422 | 1 | 30 | 10 | Yes | 20 | Other | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | n/a | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Help drive down business costs. | Competitive wages for staff | I wasn't sure what you meant by percentage of CCAP revenue. Currently, about 30% of our enrolled kids have CCAP. If you meant what percentage of our enrollment fees CCAP reimburses, that is 100% (the full enrollment fee is covered for families utilizing CCAP). | ||||||||||
92 | 1/29/2024 14:02:29 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80013 | 1 | n/a | n/a | No | 1 | Proposed UPK ratio changes | they have little/no impact | No | N/A | n/a | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Fence | |||||||||||
93 | 1/29/2024 14:10:40 | School District Program | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 81427 | 1 | currently 1/15 CCCAP enrolled | 1 | Yes | 2 | We would be okay. | CCCAP funding amounts | Survive | No | No | N/A | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | salary | ||||||||||
94 | 1/29/2024 14:18:27 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80019 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 0 | Other | None, that I know of | they have little/no impact | No | No | N/A | supported. | Nothing | Nothing | ||||||||||
95 | 1/29/2024 14:29:06 | For Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80020 | 1 | 10 | as needed | Yes | 25 | CCCAP funding amounts, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, Proposed UPK ratio changes, Property taxes | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | 15 preschool | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | New curriculum and training for UPK | |||||||||||
96 | 1/29/2024 15:01:08 | Non Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s) | Combination for your programs | 81413 | 1 | 10% | Varies each year | No | 6 | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases | Thrive | No | N/A | We are below capacity but it is a combination of lack of staff and limited number of students in our rural area. | nothing. The specialist is fine. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Payroll, insurance costs, training funds, bonuses for staff. | |||||||||||
97 | 1/29/2024 15:01:36 | For Profit | School Aged Program(s) | Rent your child care property | 81611 | 1 | 6% | 3 | Yes | 10 | CCCAP funding amounts, Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce | Survive | No | N/A | 85 school aged | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Help drive down business costs. | Scholarships for families to attend, finding/retaining qualified staff members | |||||||||||
98 | 1/29/2024 15:12:07 | For Profit | Family Child Care Home | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80808 | 1 | NA | Na | No | 0 | Other | they have little/no impact | No | Yes | NA | supported. | Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best! | Food and supplies | |||||||||||
99 | 1/29/2024 15:13:31 | Non Profit | Center(s), Preschool(s) | Rent your child care property | 81507 | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | 5 | New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Property taxes | Thrive | No | N/A | NA | supported. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Salaries - supplies | |||||||||||
100 | 1/29/2024 15:41:19 | For Profit | Center(s) | Own the property (or have a mortgage) | 80603 | 1 | N/A | N/A | No | 2 | We could not afford this and would have to close. | Increasing child care capacity w/out workforce, Business insurance loss/increases, New sick leave definition, FAMLI for staff leave, Property taxes | Survive | No | Yes | No | attacked or makes me defensive because of approach used. | Stop constantly changing business requirements----we can't keep up!, Trust us to run our business to serve families and children best!, Help drive down business costs. | Staff wages, health insurance, retirement benefits, utilities (propane), property taxes | The property taxes are more than our annual net income! |