1. DAVID HEPPEL, MD DIRECTOR, DCAFH
OSEP National Early Childhood Conference
STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS GRANTS
AND
PARTNERSHIPS WITH
PART C AND SECTION 619
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
Strategic Plan for Early Childhood Health
R. Lorraine Brown RN, BS
Public Health Analyst
February 7, 2005
MCHB PRESENTATION
FEBRUARY 2001

2. Early Childhood Development/ Healthy Child Care America
HCCA objectives:
1. Quality Assurance
2. Infrastructure Building
3. Outreach
Ensuring the on-going promotion of health
and safety in out-of-home childcare
February 7, 2005

3. Early Childhood Development/ Healthy Child Care America
QUALITY ASSURANCE:
Implementation of standards in each State to assure children in child care settings are protected from harm
February 7, 2005

4. DAVID HEPPEL, MD DIRECTOR, DCAFH
Quality Assurance
27 Transitioning Healthy Child Care America Projects recommended regulatory language.
26 THCCA Projects drafted new state regulations.
27 THCCA Projects participated in hearings.
Outcomes: 15 THCCA Projects reported new regulations have been adopted.
12) Steve Shuman, MA, stated there was no measure of policy work being done in this form. It would also be important to include training of licensers in the next form.
13) Pat Cole, IN, encouraged the group to contact the National Association for Regulatory Administration to get publicity of efforts made in legislation and policy within your state.
February 7, 2005
MCHB PRESENTATION
FEBRUARY 2001

5. Early Childhood Development/ Healthy Child Care America
INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING
Develop statewide systems of Child
Care Health Consultants (CCHC)
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6. DAVID HEPPEL, MD DIRECTOR, DCAFH
CCHC ACTIVITIES 33 29 29 15 13
10) Lorraine encouraged participants to track onsite screenings for the next reporting form. 3
Recommendations of corrective actions
Access to CCHC services
Training sessions
Phone calls and mailings
On-site screening
Site visits
February 7, 2005
MCHB PRESENTATION
FEBRUARY 2001

7. Early Childhood Development/ Healthy Child Care America
OUTREACH
Plan, develop and implement outreach initiatives using the child care environment as an access point to health insurance and medical homes.
February 7, 2005

8. DAVID HEPPEL, MD DIRECTOR, DCAFH
SUSTAINABILITY
Of 48 THCCA projects:
all reported continuing at least one of three HCCA activities beyond 2005
Sources of funding for those planning to continue:
Federal- 23 (Child Care Development Block Grant)
State- 13 (Title V)
Other- 18
WRAP UP
15) Clarify section C3. How can it be fixed?
16) Lorraine pointed out that the next reporting form will look at onsite screenings. She also described an upcoming initiative through MCHB/CCB/ and Head Start next fiscal year that looks at full EPSDT screenings.
Steve suggested that states work with Medicaid Health Service Managers to get data on onsite screenings. He added that state performance measures should be included in the next round of reporting.
CHIP was also suggested as an appropriate source of information for onsite screenings.
17) Lorraine stated that the “SAMPLE” question included on the reporting form will be included in the actual form next time.
February 7, 2005
MCHB PRESENTATION
FEBRUARY 2001

9. TRANSITIONING HEALTHY CHILD CARE AMERICA (THCCA)
HCCA grantee funding ended 1/31/2005
HCCA activities have begun to transition into State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (SECCS) plans
States to sustain some aspects of HCCA three objectives
February 7, 2005

10. TRANSITIONING into SECCS
DAVID HEPPEL, MD
DIRECTOR, DCAFH
TRANSITIONING into SECCS +
SECCS +
HCCA +
I’ve put the purpose of ECCS up on the slide. MCBH sees the early childhood area as ripe for systems building and while they recognize Federal partners can do more at the Federal level to create a climate that fosters a comprehensive early childhood system they also recognize that it is at the State and local level where service delivery is planned and executed. So this grant is seen as supporting your efforts. There are parameters that have been set for what needs to get done, but there is also tremendous flexibility so that State’s can benefit regardless of where they are starting from.
February 7, 2005
MCHB PRESENTATION
FEBRUARY 2001

11. MCHB STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
GOAL 1.
To provide leadership to the development of cross service systems integration partnerships in support of children in early childhood and enhance their ability to enter school healthy and ready to learn.
February 7, 2005

12. MCHB STRATEGIC PLAN FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
GOAL 2.
To support States and communities in their efforts to build early childhood service systems that address the following five critical components:
access to medical homes
social-emotional development of young children
early care and education
parenting education
family support
February 7, 2005

13. MCHB EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS GRANTS
Purpose:
To support States to plan, develop and ultimately implement collaborations and partnerships that support families and communities in their development of children that are healthy and ready to learn at school entry.
February 7, 2005

14. MCHB STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD COMPREHENSVE SYSTEMS (SECCS)
Characteristics of the SECCS grants:
$100,000/year grants
2+ years for planning
limited to the 59 State, jurisdiction , or Territory Title V agencies
Currently 51 grantees. In process of conducting another round to include South Carolina, Virgin Island and Territories
Grantees currently completing applications for implementation or more planning
February 7, 2005

15. MUTUAL MISSIONS & ACTIVITIES
Promote participation in accessing medical homes for all children
Together address the social/emotional needs of all children
Integrate Child Care Health Consultants into other system partners programs
Weave accepted childcare standards into other early care and education system partners programs
Partner with family support & parent education efforts
February 7, 2005

16. CONTACT INFORMATION
R. Lorraine Brown
Public Health Analyst
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Infant and Child Health Branch
5600 Fishers Lane
Parklawn Building, Room 18A-39
Rockville, MD
Phone:
Fax:
Website:
February 7, 2005