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STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS GRANTS

AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH

PART C AND SECTION 619

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)Strategic Plan for Early Childhood Health

R. Lorraine Brown RN, BSPublic Health Analyst

OSEP National Early Childhood Conference

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Early Childhood Development/

Healthy Child Care America

HCCA objectives:

1. Quality Assurance2. Infrastructure Building3. Outreach

Ensuring the on-going promotion of health

and safety in out-of-home childcare

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QUALITY ASSURANCE:

Implementation of standards in each State to assure children in child care settings are protected from harm

Early Childhood Development/Healthy Child Care America

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Quality Assurance

• 27 Transitioning Healthy Child Care America Projects recommended regulatory language.

• 26 THCCA Projects drafted new state regulations.

• 27 THCCA Projects participated in hearings.

Outcomes: 15 THCCA Projects reported new regulations have been adopted.

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INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING

Develop statewide systems of ChildCare Health Consultants (CCHC)

Early Childhood Development/Healthy Child Care America

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CCHC ACTIVITIES

Access to CCHC services

Phone calls and mailings

Site visits

Recommendations of corrective actions

Training sessions

On-site screening

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OUTREACH

Plan, develop and implement outreach initiatives using the child care environment as an access point to health insurance and medical homes.

Early Childhood Development/Healthy Child Care America

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SUSTAINABILITY

Of 48 THCCA projects: all reported continuing at least one

of three HCCA activities beyond 2005Sources of funding for those planning

to continue: Federal- 23 (Child Care Development

Block Grant) State- 13 (Title V) Other- 18

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TRANSITIONING HEALTHY CHILD CARE AMERICA (THCCA)

HCCA grantee funding ended 1/31/2005

HCCA activities have begun to transition into State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (SECCS) plans

States to sustain some aspects of HCCA three objectives

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TRANSITIONING into SECCS

SECCS

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MCHB STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

GOAL 1.

To provide leadership to the development of cross service systems integration partnerships in support of children in early childhood and enhance their ability to enter school healthy and ready to learn.

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MCHB STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

GOAL 2.

To support States and communities in their efforts to build early childhood service systems that address the following five critical components: access to medical homes social-emotional development of young

children early care and education parenting education family support

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MCHB EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS

GRANTS

Purpose: To support States to plan, develop and

ultimately implement collaborations and partnerships that support families and communities in their development of children that are healthy and ready to learn at school entry.

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MCHB STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPREHENSVE SYSTEMS (SECCS)

Characteristics of the SECCS grants:

$100,000/year grants 2+ years for planning limited to the 59 State, jurisdiction , or

Territory Title V agencies Currently 51 grantees. In process of

conducting another round to include South Carolina, Virgin Island and Territories

Grantees currently completing applications for implementation or more planning

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MUTUAL MISSIONS &

ACTIVITIES Promote participation in accessing medical

homes for all children Together address the social/emotional

needs of all children Integrate Child Care Health Consultants into

other system partners programs Weave accepted childcare standards into

other early care and education system partners programs

Partner with family support & parent education efforts

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CONTACT INFORMATION

R. Lorraine BrownPublic Health AnalystMaternal and Child Health Bureau Infant and Child Health Branch5600 Fishers LaneParklawn Building, Room 18A-39Rockville, MD 20857Phone: 301-443-3513Fax: 301-443-1296Email: lbrown@hrsa.gov Website: http://mchb.hrsa.gov/