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State officials propose small early‑intervention cuts, vow more analysis amid provider pushback
Summary
CDEC proposed narrowly targeted administrative savings and changes to provider payments that together would save roughly $1 million in FY 2026, but providers and some legislators warned the measures risk squeezing an already stressed workforce.
The Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) recommended four modest cost‑containment measures for Colorado’s Early Intervention (Part C) program and said it will continue community engagement and analysis before proposing larger changes in December.
What was proposed: Program leadership told the Joint Budget Committee they reviewed 12 potential strategies and — based on provider and parent input — prioritized changes that would produce savings while minimizing immediate harm to children’s services. For fiscal year 2026 the department recommended: (1) internal administrative reductions including holding vacancies and pausing some system enhancement work; (2) ending an existing payment providers receive when families cancel within 24 hours or fail to show; (3) discontinuing mileage and travel reimbursement for subcontracted providers (15% of providers bill mileage…
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