
Initiatives
Strengthening Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Through Policy and Cross-State Learning Efforts
This initiative’s primary purpose is to supplement the ongoing work of the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau funded Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (ECCS CoIIN) by enhancing early childhood policy advocacy and implementation.

Status: Complete
December 2017 – November 2019
- Who: Community teams in 12 states participating in ECCS CoIIN
- Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Our Role: Along with conducting policy analyses, NICHQ will convene additional experts to provide targeted technical assistance on early childhood policy to the 12 state teams and 28 local communities working to improve early childhood systems.
If you are interested in learning more about this project, email us at communications@nichq.org
View our early childhood page for more information on early childhood systems improvement.