B989D58194CC13EC872582E3006226E1 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For UPDATE FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ALLIANCEINTERIM COMMITTEE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL READINESSDate Aug 8, 2018 Location SCR 357 Update from Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/387BF1F0BEE3...$File/180808 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 180808 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/975AF70F7907...$File/180808 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 180808 AttachG.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/CA87B73FEA50...$File/180808 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 180808 AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/DE023923B3C7...$File/180808 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 180808 AttachE.pdf 11:52:07 AM Liz Houston, Executive Director of the Early Childhood Leadership Alliance (ECLA), came to the table along with her colleagues, Stacy Petty and Heather Hanna, to begin her presentation. They distributed several handouts to the committee [Attachments D through G]. Ms. Houston talked about why early childhood is important, and stated that investment in early childhood yields long-term returns. She provided background information about ECLA and explained that it is the association for Colorado's 34 Early Childhood Councils (councils). She explained the purpose and mission of the councils, and about the work ECLA is doing to evaluate the effectiveness of their information campaigns including developing a tracking tool to measure and demonstrate councils' common indicators and collective work across counties. 12:01:52 PM Ms. Houston spoke about Colorado Shines and the role that councils played in developing the Colorado Shines system. She stated that ECLA's future goals are focused on getting more children with high needs into quality early childhood education programs. Ms. Petty, Director of the Rocky Mountain Region Early Childhood Council, spoke about her council and about some of its successes and challenges. She talked about collaborating with other groups and organizations in her region. Ms. Houston stated that the purpose of the councils are to strengthen and align resources in order to effectively serve young children, and to increase and sustain the quality, accessibility, capacity, and affordability of early childhood services for young children ages 0-5 and their families. She told the members that there are 34 councils in Colorado, serving 61 of 64 counties, and explained that each council is locally-organized and locally-governed. Ms. Houston answered questions about the intersection between councils and FFN care. 12:12:39 PM Ms. Houston spoke about the councils' funding sources and main functions, which include: partnerships and engagements; professional development and leadership; capacity building and sustainability; advocacy and policy development; and grant and fiscal management. She spoke about the Early Childhood Colorado Framework, and about the strengths and challenges faced by councils since their development and implementation. 12:25:12 PM Ms. Hanna answered questions from the committee about the types of individuals and groups with whom councils are required to have working relationships.