ECCLPS Mission

ECCLPS is a collaborative system that promotes and values high quality early care and education opportunities for children birth to eight and their families in Logan, Phillips and Sedgwick Counties.

ECCLPS Vision

ECCLPS is an early childhood system where families are valued and children are healthy and thriving that recognizes and supports the availability and accessibility of quality early childhood services by

• Increasing public awareness of early childhood issues and needs that promote a public will for high quality early childhood opportunities
• Promoting and sustaining a highly qualified workforce of professional development of early childhood professionals
• Collaborating with the efforts of local agencies to provide services to young children and their families
• Strength and support community based services for the overall health and wellness for young children

The Council Partners have used many tools to create a strategic plan that encompasses all three of our Counties and include each domian. We used the community Assessment often in finding what resources and information we have available in each County, and where we need to improve. We are doing some wonderful things for families in Logan, Phillips & Sedgwick.

ECCLPS Work Plan 2012-2015

Role of Early Childood Council

If you look at the graphic below, you see that the Child and Family are centered in the middle and there are 4 “domain” circles surrounding them. All are connected and need each other’s support to hold up the Child and Family circle. Like an umbrella we need the surrounding shields to keep us dry, the main stick would not work. By building the Early Childhood System for Logan, Phillips and Sedgwick counties we are ensuring that our children are supported by all aspects they need for a secure and thriving future.

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According to authorizing legislation (HB07-1062), it is the role of Early Childhood Councils to “improve and sustain the availability, accessibility, capacity, and quality of early childhood service for children and families throughout the state.”

Partners across Colorado utilize Early Childhood Councils to embrace the vision of a comprehensive, connected network of resources and services in order to impact positive outcomes for young children and their families. This collective vision is illustrated in the Early Childhood Colorado Framework brochure. The systems-building work of the EC Councils is focused around eight goal areas that include:

1. Program Quality & Standards
2. Program Availability
3. Parent & Family Engagement
4. Professional & Workforce Development
5. Public Engagement
6. Systems Oversight
7. Accountability
8. Funding & Finance