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Early Childhood Advisory Councils

As state councils begin their first full year of implementation with federal support, the Supporting State Advisory Councils initiative connects council members and staff, across states, to share their experiences and hear from content experts. Drawing on the expertise within the Birth to Five Policy Alliance, the initiative will address key areas of strategic planning and policy implementation through:

A series of monthly webinars to address key issues that councils are charged to address.
A listserv to promote communication among advisory council leadership, staff, and content experts; and
A webpage with dedicated space for each of the webinar topics, plus space for additional resources and more technical discussions.

The Supporting State Advisory Councils initiative is open to all members of state advisory councils and their staff, as well as staff within governors’ offices who serve as points of contact for the councils. For more information, please send an email to: info@birthtofivepolicy.org.

ECAC Topic Resource Pages

Experts within the Birth to Five Policy Alliance will be developing and updating resource pages for each of the key topics identified below. Click on the heading below to learn more.

State Profiles on the Early Childhood Advisory Councils - State profiles created in partnership with the NGA Center and the Department of Health and Human Services. Each profile provides an overview of a state council, including its administering agency, history, membership, activities, and priorities for the ARRA grant, and communication strategies.

State Early Childhood Advisory Councils: An Overview of Implementation across the States -
NGA produced this recent issue brief on advisory council implementation. Here you can obtain more information on what councils are doing across the states.

Although ECACs represent a common governance mechanism across states, they differ based on each state’s particular policy context. How are ECACs developing and operationalizing their work? Read More...

Early childhood data collection and reporting is largely siloed by program. What can the current state early childhood data systems do, and what are the fundamentals of coordinated early childhood data systems? Read More...

ECACS must conduct periodic statewide needs assessments on the quality and availability of early care and education programs and services. What data are states using to draw the picture of early care and education programs and services in their states? Read More...

Higher education plays an essential role in the continuum of learning and support opportunities that prepare and support individuals in their work with, and on behalf of young children. How are states examining and leveraging higher education systems to benefit the early childhood workforce? Read More...

An integrated professional development system helps to develop and retain a knowledgeable and skilled workforce of effective, diverse, and adequately compensated professionals. How are states pulling together fragmented activities and programs into comprehensive systems to support all early childhood professionals? Read More...

States nationwide have experienced significant demographic shifts in the past decade. Young children are more culturally and linguistically diverse, and many come from immigrant families. In fact, there are more than 16 million children living in America's immigrant families - the vast majority are U.S. citizens who were born in the United States. Read more...

Most states have adopted early learning standards, but the content of the standards and their alignment from birth to kindergarten entry varies. What are states doing to implement comprehensive, research-based standards, starting at birth? [More information coming soon]