This brief highlights Colorados efforts to create structures and governance to support quality in early childhood programs, and also describes one classroom-level approach to achieving high-quality early education.

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This brief highlights Colorados efforts to create structures and governance to support quality in early childhood programs, and also describes one classroom-level approach to achieving high-quality early education.
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