Consultants present childcare facility master plan; board accepts plan for next steps
Jul 15, 2026
Consultants for the Estes Valley childcare facility master plan recommended near-term adaptive reuse and public-private partnerships to address an infant/toddler capacity gap; the board expressed appreciation and indicated consensus to accept the plan for data-gathering and DOLA requirements.
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Alethia Gomez, Colorado executive director at EPIC (Executives Partnering to Invest in Children), and project manager Joe Zanone presented a DOLA-funded childcare facility master plan that recommends prioritizing adaptive reuse and partnerships to increase infant/toddler capacity in the near term, supplemented by midterm redevelopment and longer-term new construction options. "Phase 1 is near term priorities, 0 to 2 years, it's truly there's opportunities to expand existing providers," Gomez said.
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