Submission
The Governor’s Office of Early Childhood is working to re-engage and re-energize Community Early Child Councils (CECCs) throughout the Commonwealth.
While we have funded some excellent councils that are achieving amazing results in some counties, past applications have not been funded and some councils did apply in 2011. We believe that CECCs can be a powerful force for change in their communities, whether that community is a single county or a group of counties. You can mobilize your communities to help assure that every child gets the best possible start in life. And we will know that we have succeeded when every child in the Commonwealth arrives at kindergarten ready to succeed.
This year, we have shifted the timeline, broadened and simplified the application process, expanded the access to technical assistance, and reached out to organizations that should be working together to develop a community plan. We want every applicant to succeed. If you have been involved with a CECC in the past, please contact your partners and encourage them to come together to submit an application. If you should be a member but have not been involved, we encourage you to reach out to potential partners to learn what has been done in the past and bring the group together to apply for the next round.
These partners are encouraged to participate:
School districts
Family resource centers
Head Start/ Early Head Start
Resource and referral agencies
Early intervention organizations
Cooperative Extension offices
United Way/Success by 6
Child care facilities
Public libraries
Regional Training Centers
Community Action Agencies
Health care professionals/ health departments
College or tech schools
Parents/foster parents
Government
Early childhood advocates
Business community
The request for application is available at CECC Request for Application.
Important dates:
· April 11 – Technical assistance webinar at 11:00 a.m.
· Through May 1 – submission of written questions
· May 2 -23 – CECC Annual Institute at General Butler State Resort Park
Feel free to contact any of the following:
Elizabeth Whitehouse – [email protected]
Joe Roberts – [email protected]
Albert Fox – [email protected]
Terry Tolan – [email protected]