CHDI helped advance a coordinated system of developmental screening and surveillance across settings to serve young children. Early identification of developmental delays and social-emotional problems supports timely interventions that can lead to better educational, health, and mental health outcomes.
The United Way of Connecticut awarded CHDI a three-year contract to coordinate and complete the evaluation of Connecticut’s Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Grant. The grant focused on expanding developmental screening activities in early care and education settings statewide. The ECCS grant was a planning grant, through which Connecticut developed a plan for ensuring that families, early care and education providers and child health providers work together to identify children at risk of developmental delay and ensure their connection to follow up services. The ECCS grant was awarded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to the United Way of Connecticut, which submitted the grant on behalf of the Office of Early Childhood (OEC).
CHDI's 2015 IMPACT report, "Developmental Screening and Surveillance in Early Care and Education: Family and Provider Perspectives," reports on focus groups and surveys of ECE providers and parents about their views on and experiences with developmental surveillance and screening practices.
The reports informed the development of a state-wide comprehensive plan to ensure children arrive at kindergarten ready to learn.
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