Why
Be a Member of Colorado Child Care Association?
Our
members cite many reasons for belonging to their state professional
association, including the great insurance program offered
through Cherry Creek Insurance Agency and our other association
buying plans: Donson's Food Service for food and paper products
and Office Depot BSD for both classroom and office supplies.
CCCA dues include automatic membership in the National Child
Care Association (NCCA), which provides access to their
national buying plans, as well. Buying plans offer the "little
guy" the kind of discounts that the "big boys"have.
CCCA and NCCA can negotiate discounts on the items you most
commonly purchase.
We
are also pleased to serve as a free referral service for
our members. Our office receives requests for referrals
on a daily basis. Each member center receives a free referral
listing on our web site and a link to the center’s
site if they have one. For those without internet access,
we provide by fax or mail lists of our centers in the communities
and neighborhoods requested.
Membership
benefits include a free subscription to the Colorado Child
Care Association’s newsletter, with informative and
timely articles on issues affecting the many aspects of
your business, and discounted registration for our annual
conference for owners and directors.
Much
of our real work is done behind the scenes, where our volunteer
Board of Directors works tirelessly to promote and protect
your interests as private licensed providers. A partial
list of the advocacy work we do includes:
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Regular communication with Licensing to obtain up to the
minute licensing changes and to give input on proposed regulations.
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Monitoring of bills proposed in the legislature to identify
any child care issues that may affect you, and to keep you
updated on new laws.
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Providing testimony and expertise to the legislature on
early childhood issues.
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Collaboration with other early childhood advocacy groups
to ensure that the voice of private providers is heard.
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Working with legislators, the governor's office, the
Department of Human Services and others to increase
provider reimbursement rates.
We
are here to provide you with support and encouragement for
the difficult but rewarding job that you do in caring for
and educating young children. Our association president recently wrote:
"I am a member because of the opportunities to network
and share support with other private providers who have
the same struggles as I have: balancing quality/affordability
with the bottom line while seeking staff, plunging toilets,
and wondering about how election year promises of universal
preschool will affect enrollment."- Bill Boerder, Thomas
Learning Centers
We
are your association. We welcome your participation and
input.
Kathryn
Hammerbeck
Executive Director
Bill Boerder
President
Join
online today!
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