This research brief has been designed to better understand Colorado's early educator workforce. Specifically it addresses the following research questions: 1. What are the demographic characteristics of a sample of early educators in Colorado? 2. What percentage of teachers and family child care providers report speaking the same languages as the children in their classrooms or family child care homes? What are the unmet language needs? 3. What are the education levels of early educators in the sample, and how do they vary by position, age group served, and service sector? 4. Do ECE programs and family child care homes that serve children living in poverty operate their programs with more highly-educated staff? (author abstract)