New Colorado Law Limits Childcare Waitlist Fees and Requires Refunds

By Gabriela Vidal | CBS Colorado

For new parents in the Denver metro area, finding the right child care facility can be challenging and expensive. However, a new state law beginning this year can help ease some of the financial strain.

“I became pregnant in November 2023, and I started calling around in January 2024,” said Emily Rinkel. “The last thing that I should have to worry about is where I’m going to get my childcare from.”

Yet that is exactly the struggle Rinkel faced when she began searching for childcare facilities for her newborn.

“I put my name on the waitlist on one of the corporate facilities,” she said. “It was $150, and non-refundable, and I had to pay it whether my child got into the center or didn’t get into the center.”By Gabriela Vidal | CBS Colorado

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