Early Childhood Education

Founded February 17, 2010 the Office of Early Childhood Education was established to support statewide efforts for children and schools to meet the following goals:

• Promote a seamless system between pre-k and K-3 with a comprehensive focus toward school readiness, Kindergarten GLE’s, Assessments, and implementation of the Common Core State Standards;
• Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure effective use of federal and state funds for program implementation, development and fidelity;
• Maximize existing resources to build support for high quality programs with a focus on effective teaching and learning in early childhood programs;
• Focus early childhood curriculum that attends to the needs and individual differences of children and create an active learning environment that is readiness oriented;
• Work collaboratively to support parents and families in strengthening their sense of self and future.

This work is conducted within the four priorities of the Department of Education: Standards and Assessment, Data and its ability to inform instruction, Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, and Improving the lowest performing schools in the state. Birth to five children are under the care of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services with the exception of preschool special education which is administered by the New Hampshire Department of Education. Links to both of those resources are below.

Early Learning Guidelines	Resources at the Department of Health and Human Services
NH State Board of Education Endorsement	21st Century Learning Centers
Child Nutrition Programs	Tuesday Telegraph (newsletters)
Preschool Special Education	What Public Schools Can Do to Bolster Early Learning (If you save this PowerPoint to your computer you will be able to view the notes pages that go with each slide.)

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