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EEC uses federal Preschool Development Grant to form Family Advisory Council and publish statewide needs assessment
Summary
EEC described work funded by the federal Preschool Development Grant (PDG): formation of a Family Advisory Council and a statewide family needs assessment that documented parents' search experiences, priorities and gaps in access, including regional differences.
The Department of Early Education and Care used federal Preschool Development Grant funding to create a statewide Family Advisory Council and to commission a birth-to‑12 family needs assessment, presenters told the board at the April meeting.
The Family Advisory Council, still in formation, is intended to elevate parent and caregiver voices across the Commonwealth and to bring geographically and culturally diverse family perspectives into EEC policy and program design. Hajai Sherr (EEC Family and Community Supports) and Ayesha Rodriguez (EEC access team) outlined a timeline for public stakeholder engagement and an equitable application process to recruit members from each EEC licensing…
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