(From: National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections-USA)

A Report on the Early Learning Communities Initiative
Local and state leaders are coming together across the country to find ways they can support healthy and successful early childhood development in their communities. This work is bringing together schools, community-based providers, parents, and public, private, faith-based, and civic representatives to support young children and their families. This publication of the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is a snapshot of the creative work taking place in communities across the country. It is designed both to provide insight into the key ingredients for success and to inform other community efforts to create more coordinated and improved service delivery systems during the earliest years. The report provides information about place-based or community-wide strategies for planning across programs, gathering data on how young children are faring across the community, c! reating a focal point for quality improvements, and linking early childhood providers with schools. (July 2011)
http://www.cwla.org/temp/ELCFINAL772011.pdf