{"id":9321,"date":"2025-03-01T13:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dphearlychildhome\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:18:24","slug":"dphearlychildhome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/chca\/dphearlychildhome\/","title":{"rendered":"chca\/dphearlychildhome ~  Delaware Early Childhood Program  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/chca\/dphearlychildhome.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Delaware&#8217;s Early Childhood Program<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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The\n\n\n\n\n  program provides support for statewide partners to build and integrate early childhood service systems that promote the health and well\n\n\n\n\n  being of Delaware\u2019s young children. The Early Childhood Program has been instrumental in bringing early childhood champions\n\n\n\n\n  together to propose strategies that will achieve the goals of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doe.k12.de.us\/cms\/lib\/DE01922744\/Centricity\/Domain\/366\/ECC DECK FINAL PDF TINA.pdf\">Strengthening Early Success: Building Our Future Together<\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">.<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n  <a href=\"dphearlychildpublic.html\">Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS)<\/a> is a federal grant project awarded to the Division of\n\n\n\n\n  Public Health in 2003 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The ECCS\n\n\n\n\n  project is part of a nationwide initiative to build and implement comprehensive systems of care that support family and community\n\n\n\n\n  approaches to promote positive early development and early school success for young children.\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n  Over the years, Delaware has used its Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) funds to build collaborations with public and private\n\n\n\n\n  entities across the state who share similar vision and mission. The ECCS program focuses on building cross agency support through the\n\n\n\n\n  <em>Help Me Grow<\/em> system by partnering with early childhood partners. <em>Help Me Grow<\/em> is a replication project utilizing\n\n\n\n\n  physician and community outreach, centralized information and referral centers to link at-risk children and families to needed programs\n\n\n\n\n  and services. The ECCS program in Delaware leverages its position by being the lead implementer in this effort and brings people to the\n\n\n\n\n  table by building on existing services and funding opportunities. \n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\">\n\n\n\n\n  <tbody>\n\n\n\n\n    <tr class=\"info\">\n\n\n\n\n      <th scope=\"col\">\n\n\n\n\n        Health and Community Outreach with Books Balls &#038; Blocks (BBB)<br>\n\n\n\n\n      <\/th>\n\n\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n    <tr>\n\n\n\n\n      <td>\n\n\n\n\n        <p>\n\n\n\n\n          \u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/dethrives.com\/help-me-grow\/books-balls-blocks\">Books Balls &#038; Blocks (BBB)<\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>\n\n\n\n\noffers free, fun family events that provide early child development screenings for children 9 months to 5 years old (siblings are welcome too!). Come play with your child and learn how games and activities stimulate your child\ufffds development. Skill-building activities in stations focus on:\n\n\n\n\n        <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n        <ul>\n\n\n\n\n          <li>Communication and language\n\n\n\n\n          <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n        <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n     \n\n\n\n\n        <ul>\n\n\n\n\n          <li>Cognition and problem solving\n\n\n\n\n          <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n        <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n        \n\n\n\n\n        <ul>\n\n\n\n\n          <li>Gross and fine motor skills\n\n\n\n\n          <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n        <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n        \n\n\n\n\n        <ul>\n\n\n\n\n          <li>Literacy\n\n\n\n\n          <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n        <\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n        \n\n\n\n\n          \n\n\n\n\n        \n\n\n\n\n      <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n    <\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/tbody>\n\n\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n  \u00a0\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n\n\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/developingchild.harvard.edu\/\">Brain Development<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n\n\n    <a href=\"dphdevmilestones.html\">Developmental Milestones<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n\n\n    <a href=\"dphearlychildpublications.html\">Early Childhood Publications Page<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n\n\n    <a href=\"dphearlychildresources.html\">Early Childhood Resources Page<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n\n\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/dethrives.com\/help-me-grow\">Help Me Grow System<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n\n\n    <a href=\"dphpedsprovider.html\">Parents\u2019 Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS Online)<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<\/ul><br>\n\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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