Early Childhood Systems Building Resource Guide

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Capacity Building Self-Assessment Tool

Tool or Toolkit
The Capacity Building Self-Assessment Tool can help states and territories identify organizational strengths and challenges and effectively plan for achieving specified goals.

Building a Comprehensive State Policy Strategy to Prevent Expulsion from Early Learning Settings

Tool or Toolkit
Building a Comprehensive State Policy Strategy to Prevent Expulsion from Early Learning Settings provides a review of expulsion research, discusses dimensions of expulsion, and...

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Emerging State Structures: Organizations the Promote Collaboration

Reports

This excerpt from a National Conference of State Legislatures publication examines state organizations that are intended to promote collaboration...

Supporting Cross Program Integration: Some Recommendations for Federal Policies and Practices

Issue Brief

This report identifies several areas in which States can promote service integration and discusses potential legal barriers to such integration....

Building Ready States: A Governor’s Guide to Supporting a Comprehensive, High-Quality Early Childhood State System

Planning Guides

This brief offers guidance and suggestions on how to maximize resource allocation to improve early childhood systems. It is aimed primarily at...

Blending and Braiding Early Childhood Program Funding Streams Toolkit

Tool or Toolkit

This toolkit provides guidance and resources related to blending and braiding early childhood funding streams. It was designed to support state...

State Human Services Organization: Strategies for Improving Results

Reports

This chapter, part of a five-part report, provides an overview of new directions for organizing state human services, factors that contribute to...

Streamlining Access to Work Supports: A National Issue for Low-Income Families

Issue Brief

This issue brief argues that States can save money, decrease administrative burden, and better serve low-income families if they create integrated...

All Together Now: State Experiences in Using Community-Based Child Care to Provide Pre-Kindergarten

Reports

This report studies the emergence of the mixed-delivery model in which prekindergarten is delivered in community-based settings and schools. It...

State of the States’ ECCS Initiatives 

Reports

This brief provides an overview of systems integration strategies and governance and structural mechanisms used by States participating in the...

Systems Integration Q & A

Issue Brief

This brief informational resource provides an overview of systems integration. It describes the key components of successful systems integration...

Workforce Designs

Technical Guide/Manual

This report synthesizes information on State policies that connect professional development activities and support effective implementation of a...

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