Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network
A multiyear initiative to improve early childhood service systems in 12 states to increase age-appropriate developmental skills among 3-year-old children and reduce developmental disparities.
Improving early childhood developmental skills
Who
Twelve states and their respective communities (see map), which will be comprised of community leaders, researchers, healthcare providers and family partners.
Our Role
Lead the NICHQ Coordinating Center for ECCS CoIIN to support state teams through quality improvement and innovation, using collaboration and rapid cycle testing to create new approaches that will enhance early childhood systems.
Funder
Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Partners on the project include: ZERO to THREE (ZTT), Applied Engineering Management Corporation (AEM), the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
Other Information
If you are interested in learning more about this project, check out our project flyer, driver diagram or email us at [email protected]
Project Impact
Final Evaluation Report
Lessons Learned from the ECCS CoIIN Coordinating Center’s Evaluative Efforts
In our final report, we provide key takeaways and recommendations from the multiyear initiative to improve early childhood service systems in 12 states to increase age-appropriate developmental skills among 3-year-old children and reduce developmental disparities.
Project Impact
Final Evaluation Report
Lessons Learned from the ECCS CoIIN Coordinating Center’s Evaluative Efforts
In our final report, we provide key takeaways and recommendations from the multiyear initiative to improve early childhood service systems in 12 states to increase age-appropriate developmental skills among 3-year-old children and reduce developmental disparities.
The learnings in this report stem from a set of priority questions that the ECCS CoIIN coordinating center sought to address. The areas included in this evaluation report are as follows:
- Building connections between state and local level Early Childhood Systems
- Expand ECS by building capacity through infrastructure, services, and personnel
- Policy implementation through programmatic, regulatory, and legislative changes in support of ECS
- Developing and strengthening partnerships to support ECS activities
External Resources
The Integration of Early Childhood Data
State profiles and a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education
The Guide to Community Preventive Services
A collection of evidence-based findings from the Community Preventive Services Task Force to improve health and prevent disease.
Achieving the Promise of a Bright Future
A policy brief from ZERO to THREE outlining recommended developmental screening of infants and toddlers.
From the Ground Up: Establishing Strong Core Policies for Infants, Toddlers and Families
This resource describes the rationale for investing in programs that support children’s development in the earliest years of life.
Related Content
Resources produced by the Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network project
Meet Our Team
“In our deep organizational work to move along the Equity Systems Continuum from a Savior-Designed System to an Equity-Empowered System, we acknowledge the power of action. The potential is limitless for today’s commitments to improve the systems in which health care and public health professionals work and families receive care.”
