Acronyms and Terms
| AEYC | Association for the Education of Young Children |
| CAEYC | Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children |
| CAFCC | Colorado Association of Family Child Care |
| CCCAP | Colorado Child Care Assistance Program |
| CCR&R | Child Care Resource and Referral |
| CDA | Child Development Associate |
| CDE | Colorado Department of Education |
| CDHS | Colorado Department of Human Services |
| CPP | Colorado Preschool Program |
| DCC | Division of Child Care |
| DHS | Department of Human Services |
| DPP | Denver Preschool Program |
| DSS | Department of Social Services |
| ECEAC | The Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado |
| ELR | Early Learning Report |
| FCC | Family Child Care |
| FCCH | Family Child Care Home |
| NAA | National Afterschool Alliance |
| NACCRRA | National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies |
| NAEYC | National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| NAFCC | National Association for Family Child Care |
| NCCA | National Child Care Association |
| NECPA | National Early Childhood Program Accreditation |
| PD | Professional Development |
| QI | Quality Improvement |
| QRIS | Quality Rating and Improvement System |
| QRS | Quality Rating System |
| R&R | Resource and Referral |
| SACC | School Age Child Care |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |

