The support you need to inspire, empower, and transform early educators and administrators
We partnered with the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) to cover the cost of the course you need to earn your Early Childhood Coach Credential.
Choose from any department-approved course.
About the Scholarship
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Financial aid to cover the cost of your CDEC-approved, required coaching course.
Human support with enrollment, registration, and your Coach Credential application in PDIS.
Connections to other coaching resources and networks.
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You are eligible if you:
Are a resident of Colorado.
Are employed or seeking employment in the early childhood profession.
Have at least two years experience working in a licensed care and education setting.
Are registered in the Professional Development Information System (PDIS).
Currently have or plan to apply for an Early Childhood Professional Credential 3.0 (ECPC) Level 3 or higher.
Have NOT already completed the Relationship-Based Professional Development course or any other CDEC-approved coaching course.
Have never held an Early Childhood Coach Credential.
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If you are awarded the scholarship, you commit to:
Enroll in and successfully complete a CDEC-approved coaching course currently partnering with ECCLA
Apply for the PDIS Coach Credential within 60 days upon completion of your coaching program
Complete 8 hours of Reflective Supervision (RS) a year; totaling 24 hours of RS every 3 years to meet the coaching credential renewal guidelines
Complete a minimum of 15 hours of Professional Development per year to maintain your Early Childhood Professional Credential 3.0
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Due to limited funding, we are currently prioritizing individuals who need a coach credential for their job.
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Do you have questions or need help navigating the scholarship?
Stephanie Martin
Program Director
stephanie@ecclacolorado.org
(720) 741-2896
Approved Courses
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Transformational Coaching for Early Childhood Educators
Upcoming: Spring 2026 registration closes 2/4/2026
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Pyramid Colorado Facilitator Certification
Upcoming: Program paused; TBD.
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Intro to Relationship-based Mentoring (EDU 2251) & Intro to Relationship-Based Mentoring Techniques (EDU 2255)
COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
This is currently offered by Morgan Community College and Red Rocks Community College. To add your institution to the list, please contact Enola Garland.
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Coaching Early Childhood Professionals, Foundations
Upcoming: Winter/Spring 2026 session beings 1/14/2026.
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Coaching Potentials Coaching Certification Program: Foundational Coaching
Why become an early childhood coach?
Studies have shown coaching to be one of the most effective ways to support adult educators in learning new knowledge and skills (Joyce & Showers, 2002). This growth ripples beyond that professional, supporting the children and families they serve as well.
In the 2019 Colorado Shines Brighter (Colorado’s Preschool Development Grant) Needs Assessment, the state prioritized continued investment in:
Quality-enhancing professional development
Workforce recruitment and retention across early care and education
Continuing to develop a diverse early childhood workforce
A potential avenue for the advancement, retention, and recruitment of early childhood professionals is through free and accessible professional development opportunities, including coaching. Increasing access to coaching provides opportunities for professionals to have more individualized access to knowledge specific to their individual needs and career supports.
To make this opportunity possible, there needs to be credentialed coaches to meet the needs of the early childhood professionals
Additional Resources
Community Calendar
This shared community calendar was created to create awareness of events across Colorado for early childhood professionals in consultative roles. The purpose is to promote cohesiveness and to aid mindful scheduling of events.
Please reach out to the event host with questions. That information can be found by clicking on the event.
To report an error, please reach out to Sarah Roberts at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
Please fill out this form to submit an event. If you have issues with the form or need to make edits to your submission, please reach out to Enola Garland at ECCLA.
Coaching and Consulting Resources and Tools
Resources to help you grow your professional practice, your career, or your consulting business.
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2025 Colorado Coaching Consortium Conference Recordings:
Cultivating Sustainable Relationships in Challenging Times
Deepening the Work: Reflecting on Sustainable Coaching Relationships
Balancing Roles, Building Trust: Coaching with Integrity
Holding Space: Processing Trust, Boundaries, and Complexity in Coaching
Well-Being: Confronting the Realities Facing Early Childhood Educators
Stronger Together: Building Resilient Early Childhood Communities
Hard Truths, Honest Conversations: Facing the Barriers to Meaningful Relationships
Holding Space, Moving Forward
Consulting Essentials for Early Childhood Professionals
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Tools for working with providers and families.
History of the Consultative Roles Advisory Group
The Consultative Roles group was formed under the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) in 2020. Due to funding constraints, ownership of the group shifted, and external consultants were brought in to help facilitate the work.
The group’s primary focus has been to bring together the technical assistance (TA) continuum in Colorado, promoting connections across consultative roles and building a stronger, more integrated system.
In 2023, the group organized the first Consultative Roles conference and developed a 3-page summary document to outline their goals and work. Although funding ended, there was a strong desire to continue the group’s work. As a result, ECCLA assumed responsibility for facilitating the group.
Many Early Childhood Councils serve as homes for consultative roles. With the ongoing challenge of securing funding, the group is now exploring the next steps around:
Continued knowledge sharing and networking
Promoting cohesion between consultative roles and agencies
Sustaining and advancing coaching efforts across the state
Data and evaluation around the effectiveness of these roles