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ECCS Plan
Congress
mandates state
ECACs
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2009
Planning
for an
ECAC
Council
ECCS
Launch
2010
Launch
Spark NH
ECAC Steering
Committee
Early Childhood
Systems Building
Stakeholder
Meetings
New Hampshire’s
Early Childhood
Systems Building Timeline
2011
State Early Childhood Development System
Comprehensive health
services that meet
children’s vision, hearing,
nutrition, behavioral, and
oral health as well as
medical health needs.
Health
Early
Learning &
Development
Early care and education
opportunities in nurturing
environments where
children can learn what
they need to succeed in
school and life.
Family
Leadership
& Support
Economic and parenting
supports to ensure children
have nurturing and stable
relationships with caring adults.
Communications and Public
Awareness Committee
• Builds public awareness of and commitment to early childhood
• Presentations: “Children: The Bedrock of the Granite State”
• Banners and Brochures
Policy Committee
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Implementation of the NH Comprehensive Strategic Plan for Early Childhood
Policy Scan of state and national early childhood best practices
Policy Recommendations
Quality of Early Childhood
Programs and Services Committee
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Develop and promote a shared, cross-sector definition of quality
Reviews and revises quality standards of early childhood programs – cross
sectors
Ensures access and coordination and collaboration among programs to
identify and meet family needs
Early Childhood Data
System Committee
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Facilitates the development and implementation of an integrated, crosssector data system that connects DHHS early childhood data to the NH
DOE’s longitudinal data system
Periodic state needs assessment
Workforce and Professional
Development Committee
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Develops recommendations and implementation plans to enhance NH’s
early childhood workforce
Building cross sector, comprehensive professional development system
Build investment and commitment to EC professional development
Spark NH Highlights:
Led the creation of the New Hampshire
Comprehensive Strategic Plan for Early Childhood
Created a research-based public awareness
campaign promoting awareness of the
importance of early childhood development
Created an online portal that allows early
childhood professionals to find professional
development and job opportunities
Created a blueprint for early childhood data
integration in New Hampshire
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