Originally published: . Volume 11, No. 8. Source pages: 4.
Previous law provided for the Early Childhood Care and Education Network, through which the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) manages and oversees publicly funded programs that provide early childhood care or education. It also established the Advisory Council on Early Childhood Care and Education, which provided input and guidance to BESE and the state Dept. of Education on such programs.
The previous law, which terminated on March 31, 2020, created the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission to study and make recommen- dations relative to early childhood care and education issues.
Act 180 re-creates the commission and requires it to collect data, consider research and current practices, determine a sustainable infrastructure, identify opportunities for collaboration, determine a time frame and necessary funding to achieve affordable access to quality care and education for all children from birth through age four, and make recommendations on the incorporation of family child care providers into the early childhood care and education network.
Also requires is the commission to produce reports for the governor, legislature, state superintendent of education, and BESE and to establish a task force to identify and recommend funding strategies. commission's plan.
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