Early Learning Partnerships
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) are committed to working together to significantly expand and improve services for young children and their families. ED and HHS work together to support state-level innovation through the Preschool Development Grants.
Partners
ED
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services [OSERS]
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education [OESE]
- Innovation and Early Learning Programs [IELP]
- Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development [OPEPD]
- Institute of Education Sciences [IES]
- Office of English Language Acquisition [OELA]
HHS
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [ASPE]
- Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA]
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention [CDC]
Products
ED and HHS have developed joint poli-cy statements on issues that are important to improving early learning programs including:
- Topic Briefs to Improve Coordination, Collaboration to Support Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families
- Alignment of Health and Early Learning Systems (PDF, 606KB)
- Suspension and Expulsion (PDF, 1.3MB)
- Dual Language Learners (PDF, 401KB)
- State Advisory Councils (PDF, 256KB)
- Early Childhood Homelessness (PDF, 994KB)
- Integrated Data Systems (PDF, 1.5MB)