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Important Notice: the April 12th Early Childhood Council meeting has been canceled.

The Delaware Early Childhood Council (ECC) is the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood for children from birth to eight years of age.  The ECC is charged with carrying out all of the functions designated in the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 and other functions as assigned by the Governor, General Assembly, and the Interagency Resource Management Committee.  Originally authorized by Executive Order in 2001, the ECC is authorized under 14 Del. C. § 3002-3005. 

The ECC is comprised primarily of private sector members, but includes public sector members from the Departments of Health and Social Services, Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and Education.  There are nineteen members of the Council appointed by the Governor.  Current membership

For more information please visit the Delaware Early Childhood Council.

Policy Matters:

Policy Matters Summary of Findings

Domain Documents:

  1. Quality ECE Settings
  2. Professional Development
  3. Informed Families
  4. Accountability
  5. Adequate ECE Funding
  6. Governance
  7. Education in the Early Grades
  8. Health, Oral Health, Mental Health
  9. 2012 DECC Meeting Dates

Presentations:

Federal Early Childhood Policy: A Look to the Future

  • DECC Meeting Agendas