Community Partnership for Child Development Information

CPCD was founded in 1987 as a spin-off of Catholic Charities to manage the Head Start program in El Paso County. At that time, it was funded to serve 300 children in just one program. We now reach nearly six times that number, 1,899 children and their families, through four programs - Head Start, Early Head Start, the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) and a community-funded preschool classroom. Head Start, CPP and the community-funded classroom serves preschool-aged children and their families. The Early Head Start program serves pregnant women, infants and toddlers. Today, CPCD operates 58 classrooms in six county school districts and on Fort Carson. We have approximately 350 employees, including teachers, family advocates, bus drivers, and administrative and support staff. Due to federal budget cuts in 2013, CPCD was forced to close five Head Start classrooms and cut 142 slots for children. Our community's most vulnerable children need us now more than ever. For ways to help, please visit our Get Involved page, or consider making a monetary donation here.