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Environmental Scan. Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 2

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Title: Environmental Scan. Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 2
Language: English
Authors: Halfon, Neal, Uyeda, Kimberly, Inkelas, Moira, University of California at Los Angeles, Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities.
Source: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities. 2004.
Availability: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities. 1100 Glendon Avenue Suite 860, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Tel: 310-794-2583; Fax: 310-794-2728; e-mail: chcfc@ucla.edu; Web site: http://www.healthychild.ucla.edu
Peer Reviewed: N
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2004
Sponsoring Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Washington, DC. Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Family Programs, Child Health, Systems Building, Leadership, School Readiness, Young Children, Technical Assistance
Abstract: This brief outlines both the national and state environments and summarizes the opportunities and challenges that need to be taken into account as states move forward to develop comprehensive early childhood systems. It is adapted from and summarizes a full report entitled "Planning for the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative (SECCS): An Environmental Scan of Opportunities and Readiness for Building Systems." That full report examines how each of the five components of the initiative (medical home, parenting education, early care and education, family support, and mental health) are positioned on the national policy landscape and outlines key resources available to states during their planning process. The full report also analyzes how ongoing activities in the MCH community relate to the goals of the SECCS Initiative. Also described are ways in which some of the promising practices and policy initiatives of potential partnering agencies and programs (such as education) create an opportunity for synergies. These internal and external environments shape the options available to states, desired results, and chances of success. The present brief discusses in detail the most frequently cited challenges to systems building with the SECCS Initiative. These include financing, data collection and monitoring, engaging and integrating multiple service sectors, and planning and technical assistance.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2007
Accession Number: ED496884
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This brief outlines both the national and state environments and summarizes the opportunities and challenges that need to be taken into account as states move forward to develop comprehensive early childhood systems. It is adapted from and summarizes a full report entitled "Planning for the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative (SECCS): An Environmental Scan of Opportunities and Readiness for Building Systems." That full report examines how each of the five components of the initiative (medical home, parenting education, early care and education, family support, and mental health) are positioned on the national policy landscape and outlines key resources available to states during their planning process. The full report also analyzes how ongoing activities in the MCH community relate to the goals of the SECCS Initiative. Also described are ways in which some of the promising practices and policy initiatives of potential partnering agencies and programs (such as education) create an opportunity for synergies. These internal and external environments shape the options available to states, desired results, and chances of success. The present brief discusses in detail the most frequently cited challenges to systems building with the SECCS Initiative. These include financing, data collection and monitoring, engaging and integrating multiple service sectors, and planning and technical assistance.