SCAN Celebrates Progress and Urges Continued Investment in Kids

COLORADO – May 7, 2025

As the 2025 Colorado legislative session comes to a close, Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) applauds the progress made in expanding child care access, supporting early educators, and addressing child hunger. SCAN is proud to have mobilized over 250 advocates, delivered 500 postcards to lawmakers, and reached nearly 2,336,804 Coloradans through digital campaigns—ensuring that children and families remained front and center in policy conversations this year. 

Among the victories:  

• Secured more resources for universal pre-school programs  

• Passed a bill to send Healthy School Meals for all to the ballot this fall 

• Defeated a harmful bill that included increasing class sizes in early childhood programs 

• Increased Colorado child care assistance program funding 

“This session showed what’s possible when communities, advocates, and lawmakers come together to prioritize children,” said Ana Bustamante, Colorado State Manager for SCAN. “Colorado took meaningful steps forward—but there’s more work to do. Despite the $1.2-billion deficit in our state budget, our lawmakers heard from us about the needs of young children and took action. If we truly want to build a stronger, more resilient future, we must keep investing in kids. When we invest in kids, we invest in Colorado.” 

As SCAN looks ahead to the remainder of 2025, the organization will focus on increasing funding for child care, fully funding school meals for all students by campaigning in support of the ballot measure. 

Invest in kids. Invest in Colorado.