ECICC Projects and Relationships

The ECICC serves in an advisory and stakeholder capacity for grants and reports about early childhood that are required or conducted by state agencies under statutory authority. Currently, a state advisory council (SAC) grant from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009 supports two priority focus areas of the ECICC. The Council receives regular updates on these projects and other early childhood initiatives that relate to ECICC priorities or are of special interest.

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Linkages and Relationships to ECICC Chart
ECICC Priority Focus Areas

ECICC Goals: SAC Grant Priority Projects:

• School Readiness Project (in development)
• Early Childhood Data System Project (in development)
  • Recommendations for Developing a Unified Early Childhood Data System in Nebraska

Current relationships related to the work and priorities of ECICC:

• ChildFind
• Early Childhood Education Endowment Grant Program, Ages Birth to Three (Sixpence)
• Early Childhood Education Grant Program, Ages Three to Five
• Early Development Network (Early Intervention)
• Early Learning Connection (ELC)
• Early Childhood Systems Team (in development)
• First Five Nebraska  
• Head Start State Collaboration Office (HSSCO)
• Legislative Priorities/First Five Nebraska
• Nebraska Children and Families Foundation  
• Nebraska Department of Education
  – Office of Early Childhood
  – Special Education

• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
  – Child Care Licensing
  – Child Care Subsidy
         – For Parents
         – For Providers

• Early Childhood Data Coalition  
• Nebraska Head Start Association
• Nebraska Legislature
• PTI-Nebraska  Parent training and information
• Results Matter in Nebraska