Colorado, say Hello to LENA Grow
96% of teachers recommend it!
LENA Grow is evidence-based professional development that delivers powerful data without the hassle. Backed by 20+ years of research, LENA Grow focuses on the key marker of quality in early childhood education: teacher-child interactions.
Right now in Colorado ...
200,000+ children
attend child care or preschool in Colorado.
1 in 5 children
spends most of the day in language isolation.
Only 1 in 14 children
gets the optimal amount of language interaction.
LENA Grow Empowers Early Childhood Education
On the Ground in Colorado
In this video, Stacy Petty, Director of the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Council, describes how LENA Grow helps early childhood educators reach each and every child in their care.
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As of May 2025, LENA Grow has reached 700+ sites across Colorado. That’s just the start!
LENA is making sure Colorado Shines.
You can’t improve what you don’t measure. LENA Grow measures — and improves — the teacher-child interactions that play such a large role in Colorado’s Quality Improvement System.
Even at centers with the highest quality rating, many children experience very little interaction with their teachers. That needs to change. When it does, higher classroom quality follows.
Improving child outcomes, and proving our results.
Studies show that increasing interactions with LENA Grow boosts CLASS® scores, kindergarten readiness, early literacy skills, teacher confidence, and more.
Five Weeks That Change Everything
Teachers are loving LENA
- 91% of Colorado educators reported increased confidence in their teaching abilities after LENA Grow.
- 98% say they would recommend LENA Grow to other teachers.
LENA Grow was perfect for us. This model says, ‘You caregivers, what you’re already doing in your day, you’re doing it — we just want to put words and numbers around it and give it back to you in a way that’s readable.’
– Lisa Matter, Program Manager with Colorado’s Expanding Quality in Infant Toddler Care Initiative
Ready to transform your early childhood program in Colorado?
Whether you’re ready to implement LENA Grow or just want to learn more, we’d love to connect.
Connect with Kelsey Hewlett
Regional Partnerships Director KelseyHewlett@LENA.org
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Coaching for Impact in Sarasota County: Increased TS GOLD® and CLASS® Scores
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Evidence-Based Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators: Webinar Highlights
Program evaluations of LENA Grow have established the program as evidence-based professional development for early childhood educators.
“Mae Mae’s House”: One teacher’s story behind an evaluation of LENA Grow in Milwaukee
In this video, a long-time preschool teacher in Milwaukee reflects on LENA Grow and what motivates her dedication to the profession.