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Early Childhood Development Interagency Coordination
Over the past two years, the Administration for Children and Families has expanded services and attention to young children and their families as we work to assure quality. An important step in this work has been the establishment of a more integrated focal point for early childhood at the federal level.
The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development provides coordination across the Office of Head Start and the Office of Child Care, as well as working with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to administer and coordinate the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
Reflecting what we know about the important impact of the early years on long term health and education, this office serves as the liaison to a range of other federal agencies, particularly with the US Department of Education and with other offices within the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Given the importance of state and local activities to early childhood development, we work closely with state partners, particularly the State Advisory Councils, State Child Care Administrators and State Pre-k Directors, as well as with communities promoting a systems approach to early learning and development.
Finally, we continue to reach out to a wide range of national organizations and philanthropic partners to assure that we are learning and sharing together. It is our hope this site will provide you with a basic outline of our activities, highlight some of our recent developments, and link you to other key agencies.
Your work on behalf of young children and families can make a big difference in assuring that all children are healthy, happy and successful!
Improving Early Learning
Together, HHS and the Department of Education are teaming up to improve early childhood learning.
On December 16, 2011, the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge awarded grants to nine states to improve early learning standards, promote innovation, and improve workforce training and support.
Read the Press Release.
Interagency
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program
(Collaboration between ACF and the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau)
Education
Other Federal
Military Families Child Care
- Child Care Availability and Quality, Federal Interagency Efforts (pdf - 52kb)
Assets/FSFYC
Child Welfare and Domestic Violence
Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation
- FY10 Grant and Contract Awards (pdf - 23kb)
- Press Release:
State and Local
State Advisory Councils
Early Learning Communities
- What is the Early Learning Communities Initiative? (pdf - 206kb)
- Final Report on the Early Learning Communities Initiative (pdf - 1.25mb)
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