Child care providers, activists, experts and policymakers across Boulder, Weld and Larimer counties gathered at the Longmont Museum last month for the first-ever Northern Colorado Child Care Innovation Summit. “There aren't enough places to access child care, not enough affordable options for families, and our child care workforce is in dire straights,” said Kaycee Headrick, Director of the Early Childhood Council of Boulder County. ‘Children should not be a luxury’The theme of the day was "Everyone depends on someone who depends on child care." The yearly cost of child care in Boulder County is equivalent to one year of in-state college tuition. How do we build off the momentum that we talked about here today and keep the conversation going?”Related: Read about increasing private equity investment in Colorado child care