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Clayton Early Learning is an innovation hub that fosters thriving, equitable communities by partnering with families to nurture a whole child, whole family approach to the early years, discover what works, and advance systems change.

Our professional team of specialists are available to provide subject matter expertise on a variety of topics connected to early childhood including education and development, health and nutrition, mental health, equity, child poverty, and more.

Journalists are invited to reach out to our communications team:

Susan Hagar                                                                                         
Senior Advisor, Marketing and Communications                                      
720.935.1777                                                                                         
shagar@claytonearlylearning.org                                                                                                                                                       

Clayton in the News

2023

  • 2023 Partners in Philanthropy winner: Clayton Early Learning

  • Nuggets and Kroenke Sports Charities give back to 47 Non-Profits for Nuggets Grant Night

  • Taste of Clayton: A Delicious Way to Support Early Childhood Programs

  • Nearly 70 years since school integration, this Little Rock Nine member sees history repeating itself

  • Nonprofit leaders named Livingston Fellows for 2023

  • Children from Clayton Early Learning share unforgettable experience at Denver Zoo

  • Denver Nuggets honor Martin Luther King Day by Giving Back at Clayton

  • Nuggets give back at Clayton on MLK Day

  • Nuggets players honor MLK at Clayton

2022

  • Denver Broncos Bradley Chubb Gives Back to Denver Youth

  • Bradley Chubb Went Back to Preschool

  • Chubb reads about nutrition to preschoolers

  • Broncos outside linebacker Bradley Chubb visits Clayton Early Learning to talk healthy eating

  • Seasoned leader to head nonprofit dedicated to fostering equitable communities

  • Clayton Cares Market fostering inclusivity amid food insecurity

  • Colorado struggles to enroll families in WIC food-assistance program, new report finds, Meg Wingerter

  • Fashionable Attendees, Including Celebrity Guests, Celebrated Jordan Winery’s 50th Anniversary, Abby Schirmacher

  • Russell Wilson, other Broncos attend fundraiser for Clayton Early Learning

  • Nuggets Honor Most Valuable Teachers As Part Of Teacher Appreciation Week, Ron Gutterman

  • Colorado Point of View

  • Polis, state leaders unveil universal preschool plan, Pattrik Perez

  • Child care costs more than half the income of some Colorado parents, Julia Fennell

  • As families grapple with food insecurity amid the pandemic, one Denver preschool has stood up its own fresh market, Erica Breunlin

2021

  • Clayton Early Learning CEO Becky Crowe Resigns Position

  • Make a Fresh Meal with Help from Clayton Early Learning, Anna Sutterer

  • The Grandparent Activist, Anna Sutterer

  • What should Colorado’s new Department of Early Childhood look like? Leaders want parent, teacher say., Erica Breunlin

  • Colorado is at a crossroads for early childhood education and colleges are trying to help, Meghan Lopez

  • 'It's OK to get dirty': Preschoolers learn the fun of getting messy in mud, Byron Reed

  • A romp in the mud after a messy school year can be just what Colorado preschoolers need for their mental health, Erica Breunlin

  • Clayton Early Learning Celebrates Five Years of Partnership in the Garden with Designscapes Colorado and Hardy Boy Plants

  • Finding out that we are all human”: COVID-19 brought Colorado teachers back to the basics of connecting with kids, Erica Breunlin

  • Clayton Early Learning's Fathers Building Futures, Ann Sutterer

  • An Inside Look at Child Care Needs in Colorado

  • Colorado governor, Democrats aim to create new office of early childhood education to streamline services, Erica Breunlin

  • Geoff Nagle to Join Clayton Early Learning as Chief of External Impact

  • Clayton Community Vaccine Clinics Inject Hope and Optimism, Susan Hagar

  • State bill seeks to combat child care shorages by cutting local red tape, Ann Schimke

  • Mobile clinic brings care to community, Julia Cardi

  • ‘We forgot about fun’: Here’s what the pandemic did to children’s mental health, Ann Schimke

  • Denver Health mobile clinic seeks to increase access to vaccines, Julia Cardi

  • ‘Kids Need Normal Days’: Clayton Early Learning Teachers, Staff Get COVID Vaccines, Shawn Chitnis

  • New ‘Place-based’ Bachelor’s Program Aims To Invest Big In Colorado’s Early Childhood Workforce, Jenny Brundin

  • Cool Schools: Clayton Early Learning begins new COVID testing program, Byron Reed

  • Kroenke Sports Charities fills Clayton Early Learning food pantry on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Drool for school: Colorado schools add saliva testing to slow spread of coronavirus in the classroom, Erica Breunlin

2020

  • Hunger continues to haunt the neighborhoods through which Bruce Randolph Avenue runs, Donna Bryson

  • A Colorado school is taking coronavirus testing beyond its students and teachers, Erica Breunlin

  • Bennet Celebrates Launch of Colorado’s First COVID-19 Testing Site for Early Childhood at Clayton Early Learning, Applauds Colorado Education Community’s Partnership with COVIDCheck Colorado

  • Coronavirus has masked Colorado students’ emotions. Teachers are trying new ways to connect., Erica Breunlin

  • Bennet to Visit Clayton Early Learning, Support Launch of Colorado’s First COVID-19 Testing Site for Early Childhood Community, Applaud Colorado Education Community’s Partnership with COVIDCheck Colorado

  • In Preschools, Sharing and Playtime Look Different Now, Chelsea Sheasley

  • Virtual Strolling Thunder

  • Nuggets' Gary Harris donates meals and baby supplies to families at Clayton Early Learning, by Alex Labidou

  • Hosted by Miriam Schiff

  • Coronavirus Impacting Preschoolers: ‘Children Can Handle News’

  • COMMUNITY SUPPORT ENSURES CLAYTON’S GARDEN-TO-TABLE PROGRAM WILL GROW-ON THIS SUMMER

  • Even as Colorado child care centers reopen, their long-term survivability is at risk, Erica Breunlin

  • Colorado governor announces emergency child care for frontline coronavirus workers, Melanie Asmar

  • What Denver daycares and preschools are doing about coronavirus, David Sachs

  • Clayton Announces Temporary Closure Due to Coronavirus

  • Becky Crowe, President & CEO, Clayton Early Learning

  • A Colorado school is taking coronavirus testing beyond its students and teachers, Erica Breunlin

2019

  • Clayton Culture Night: This Is Us

  • CLAYTON CELEBRATES ANOTHER BOUNTIFUL GARDEN-TO-TABLE SEASON WITH PUMPKIN PARTY

  • DENVER FAMILY RALLIES FOR BABIES AT THE COLORADO STATE CAPITOL

  • REPRESENTATIVE COLIN LARSON JOINS LOCAL FAMILIES TO RALLY FOR BABIES AT THE COLORADO STATE CAPITOL

  • ARVADA FAMILY RALLIES FOR BABIES AT THE COLORADO STATE CAPITOL

  • REPRESENTATIVE YADIRA CARAVEO JOINS LOCAL FAMILIES TO RALLY FOR BABIES AT THE COLORADO STATE CAPITOL

  • FAMILIES AND ADVOCATES WILL RALLY FOR BABIES AT STROLLING THUNDER COLORADO

  • From garden to tiny table: Clayton Early Learning tackles nutrition and food insecurity with its own gardens and now an orchard, Donna Bryson

  • CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING IS THANKFUL FOR GENEROUS RESPONSE TO FOOD INSECURITY

  • CLAYTON GARDEN-TO-TABLE PROGRAM PUTS DOWN NEW ROOTS

  • Clayton Early Learning and Westside Investment Partners Confirm Sale of the Park Hill Golf Course Property

  • DENVER FAMILY TAKES THINK BABIES MESSAGE TO THE U.S. CAPITOL

  • Denver Family to Call on Congress to Prioritize Babies and Families

  • Clayton Early Learning welcomes new leader

  • Becky Crowe Named Next Chief Executive at Clayton Early Learning

2018

  • More than 5,000 volunteers across Colorado conquer snowy weather for Comcast Cares Day, Elizabeth Hernandez

  • Volunteers help preschoolers become young gardeners in Colorado, Byron Reed

  • CHILDREN AT CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING DIG IN TO GARDENING

  • Charlotte Brantley Announces Upcoming Retirement

  • Victim of its own success: Qualistar, pioneer in rating Colorado child care, to close, Ann Schimke

2017

2016

  • IN THE CLASSROOM AND THE GARDEN, CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING IS GROWING HEALTHY CHILDREN

  • Seen: Moonbeam Harvest benefits Clayton Early Learning, Joanne Davidson

  • Investing early in quality child care for at-risk kids pays off big later, research finds, Ann Schimke

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