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Colorado SunFest 2026 panel: Colorado looking for ways to calm the child care crisis

Coloradosun · · 702 words · By The Colorado Sun
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What to know about Colorado SunFest 2026 panel: Colorado looking for ways to calm the child care crisis

Colorado SunFest 2026 is a daylong event bringing Coloradans together to discuss what makes A Better Colorado.

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What happened

Colorado SunFest 2026 is a daylong event bringing Coloradans together to discuss what makes A Better Colorado.

Why it matters

Find out more about specific sessions planned for Friday, May 1, below.

Common ground

Panel Name: Child Care: Colorado looking for ways to calm the crisis Moderator: Erica Breunlin and John Ingold With rising child care costs forcing many parents to stretch their budgets and even leave the workforce to stay home with their kids, some places…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Groginsky earned a master’s degree in social sciences from the University of Colorado Denver and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland.”
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Claim 2: “The panel — 'Child Care: Colorado looking for ways to calm the crisis' — is one of 11 conversations scheduled for Colorado SunFest 2026.”
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Claim 3: “She also previously directed early childhood education for United Way Worldwide, where she helped expand the number of communities collecting and using population-based early childhood data.”
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Claim 4: “Cohen oversees the administration of key CDEC programs, including child care licensing, subsidy, workforce and quality, universal preschool, early intervention, home visitation and early childhood mental health programs.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm Mary Alice Cohen's oversight of specific CDEC programs.
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Claim 5: “Elizabeth Groginsky has more than two decades of executive leadership experience administering public and private human service organizations at the national, state and local levels.”
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Three separate web search results from different sources (governor's office, Senate committee, and organizational profiles) confirm Elizabeth Groginsky has over 20 years of executive leadership experience in public and private human service organizations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Henry C. "Howie" Morales (born January 5, 1973) is an American politician and educator serving as the 30th lieutenant governor of New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as …
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web search NEUTRAL — Groginskyhasmore than two decadesofexecutiveleadershipexperienceadministeringpublicandprivatehumanserviceorganizationsat the national, state and local levels.
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web search NEUTRAL — ElizabethGroginskyhasmore than two decadesofexecutiveleadershipexperienceadministeringpublicearly childhood agencies and non-profitorganizationsat the national, state, and local levels.
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Claim 6: “Lisa Roy, who holds a doctorate in education, was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis as the executive director to lead the new Colorado Department of Early Childhood in May 2022.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm Lisa Roy's appointment to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
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Claim 7: “Mary Alice Cohen serves as the chief program officer at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, championing a holistic vision for equitable access and well-being for all Colorado children, families and early childhood professionals.”
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No evidence found in web search results or Wikipedia entries to verify Mary Alice Cohen's role at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.
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Claim 8: “She previously served as the director of program development for the Buffett Early Childhood Institute and as the executive director of early childhood education for Denver Public Schools.”
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Claim 9: “She previously served as the assistant superintendent of early learning for the District of Columbia, a role she held for nearly five years.”
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Three web search results from different sources (governor's office, podcast interview, and OSSE announcement) independently confirm her role as assistant superintendent of early learning in DC for nearly five years.
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web search NEUTRAL — ShepreviouslyservedastheassistantsuperintendentofearlylearningfortheDistrictofColumbia, a role she heldfornearlyfiveyears.
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web search NEUTRAL — ShepreviouslyservedastheassistantsuperintendentofearlylearningfortheDistrictofColumbia, a role she heldfornearlyfiveyearswhere she administered a $160 million annual budget that funded programs to ens…
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web search NEUTRAL — (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- StateSuperintendentofEducation Jesús Aguirre today announced the appointment ofElizabethGroginskyasAssistantSuperintendentofEarlyLearning.
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Claim 10: “The fourth annual Colorado SunFest is Friday, May 1, at Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs on the University of Denver campus.”
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Claim 11: “Editor’s note: This panel is sponsored by Douglas County School District.”
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Claim 12: “Roy completed a doctorate in Leadership for Educational Equity with an emphasis on executive leadership from the University of Colorado Denver.”
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Claim 13: “The panel — 'Child Care: Colorado looking for ways to calm the crisis' — is one of 11 conversations scheduled for Colorado SunFest 2026.”
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Claim 14: “Tickets for the event are available on The Colorado SunFest event page.”
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Claim 15: “New Mexico last year launched a revolutionary program offering free full-time, year-round child care to all parents with infants and children up to age 13.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm New Mexico launched a universal childcare program offering free full-time, year-round care for infants and children up to age 13. The three distinct sources describe the program's launch and objectives.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, Burque, Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County. Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Mexico is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Questa is a village in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Questa had a population of 1,742. The village has trails into the Rio Grande Gorge, trout fishing, and mountain la…
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