NH's Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Activities & Resources

NH's Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Activities & Resources
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New Hampshire's Preschool Development Grant  (PDG) is helping build a solid foundation to improve outcomes for NH's children, families, schools, and communities. We aim to make New Hampshire’s early childhood care and education system more effective, inclusive, responsive, efficient, and evidence-informed. 
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    Meredith O'Shea
    Pettee Hall
    55 College Road
    Durhamn, NH 03824
    meredith.oshea@unh.edu
    (603) 862-2146
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PDG Activities
 

The New Hampshire Preschool Development Grant (PDG) focuses on five key activities: conducting annual needs assessments to identify changing community needs, supporting strategic plan initiatives for continuous improvement, enhancing family engagement through partnerships and planning for full-service community schools, sharing best practices with professional development and coaching on play-based learning, and strengthening early childhood governance through the Council for Thriving Children. These initiatives aim to create a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood system across the state.

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PDG Resources
 

New Hampshire's Preschool Development Grant (PDG) resources include project reports, workforce and professional development recommendations, and research instruments. These resources encompass needs assessments, strategic plans, and tools for early childhood education and family support. Additionally, the PDG has funded regional and local activities to strengthen early childhood care, including community grants and collaborative initiatives with regional leads. These resources collectively build a coordinated, effective early childhood system throughout New Hampshire.
 

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The Preschool Development Grant is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (Award# 90TP0110). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.