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Early Start Connecticut: What a point-of-service contract with the Office of Early Childhood means for local childcare programs

Office of Early Childhood · August 1, 2025
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Summary

The State of Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood says Early Start Connecticut is a legally binding point-of-service contract (not a grant) between the OEC and local childcare programs or municipalities, running 07/01/2025–06/30/2027 and requiring adherence to contract terms and state and federal mandates.

Unidentified Speaker, presenter for the State of Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, explains that Early Start Connecticut is a point-of-service contract between the agency and local childcare programs or municipalities. "A point of service contract is a legally binding agreement between a state agency and a private provider organization or municipality for the purchase of ongoing direct services," the video says.

The presentation emphasizes that the contract lists the services to be delivered and "consists of mandatory conditions and terms agreed upon by the contractor and the state agency, including specific services…

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