The Early Childhood Cabinet, originally created in 2005 as the Early Childhood Education Cabinet, was renamed the Early Childhood Cabinet in the 2014 legislative session to reflect the cabinet's renewed interest in all areas that impact young children and their families.

Previously, the Early Childhood Education Cabinet was reformed in January 2010 and designated to be the State Advisory Council specified in the Head Start Act of 2007. The purpose of the Early Childhood Education Cabinet was to develop a high-quality, comprehensive system of early childhood education among the wide array of early childhood programs in the state (including Head Start, child care and School Readiness). The Early Childhood Education Cabinet played a key role in advancing the integration of services to young children and families.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

October 18, 2018

Early Childhood Cabinet Meeting

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Legislative Office Building, Room 1C
 Hartford

NEWS AND UPDATES

CT Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS)

The new ELDS have been published and are available for download. You may also order ELDS materials through the CT Office of Early Childhood's website at the following link:

www.ct.gov/oec/elds
 

QRIS Workgroup Final Report

Download a copy of the QRIS workgroup's final report
QRIS Final Report - June 2014.pdf
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CONNECTICUT EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS & SERVICES


Connecticut estimates the population of children from birth to three years old at approximately 120,000 and the population of students eligible for preschool at approximately 80,000. This number
 is based on approximately 40,000 students that register for public school kindergarten each year. These children benefit from a variety of state and federally funded programs and services.

Click here for a list of programs and links to websites.

CONTACT CABINET STAFF

Phone:  860-500-4415

​Email:  ​oec@ct.gov

Mail:
Early Childhood Cabinet
c/o Maggie Adair
450 Columbus Blvd, Suite 301
Hartford, CT 06103

REQUESTS FOR LETTERS OF SUPPORT


Each letter of support must contain information about how the request relates to the work of the Cabinet and when the letter is needed.  Additionally, please make sure that there is contact information including name, address, phone number and e-mail in the event there are any questions regarding the request. The request will be reviewed by the Cabinet's  
Leadership Team and brought to the full Cabinet for consideration as appropriate.

Requests for letters of support should be addressed to:

Linda Goodman, Co-Chair, Early Childhood Cabinet
c/o Maggie Adair
165 Capitol Avenue, Room G-17
Hartford, CT 06106