Description:
In January 2019, the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) with the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Birth-5, grant number 90TP0012, in the amount of $2,617,353. The purpose of this grant is outlined in Section 9212 of Public Law 114-95, also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). There are three main purposes of Section 9212 of ESSA.
- Assist States to develop, update, or implement a strategic plan that facilitates collaboration and coordination among existing programs of early childhood care and education in a mixed delivery system across the State designed to prepare low-income and disadvantaged children to enter kindergarten and to improve transitions from such system into the local educational agency or elementary school that enrolls such children.
- Encourage partnerships among Head Start providers, State and local governments, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, private entities (including faith- and community- based entities), and local educational agencies, to improve coordination, program quality, and delivery of service.
- Maximize parental choice among a mixed delivery system of early childhood education program providers. (author abstract)
Resource Type:
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Grantee(s)/Contrator(s):
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Alaska