Following the conclusion of the 2020-2023 Preschool Development Grant ($26.8 million, US DHHS ACF Award# 90TP0060), New Hampshire was awarded an additional $3.9 million in a planning Preschool Development Grant (US DHHS ACF Award# 90TP0110). The NH PDG helps strengthen the state’s early childhood care and education (ECCE) system to better address the needs of vulnerable young children and their families, and build a solid foundation to improve outcomes for children, families, schools, and communities.
Developed in collaboration with DHHS, NHED, and the Council for Thriving Children, the NH PDG aims to:
- Support planning for Full-Service Community Schools.
- Expand tuition assistance for care and education providers serving children from infancy through age eight.
- Invest in the development of a Family Child Care Network.
- Provide coaching to the early childhood workforce on play-based learning.
- Fund work/action plans to further the objectives of NH’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan.
- Strengthen family and community voice throughout the early childhood system.
Contact
Meredith O'Shea
Pettee Hall
55 College Road
Durham, NH 03824
meredith.oshea@unh.edu
(603) 862 2146
Leading the Way for New Hampshire's Children
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UNH leads effort to transform the State's early childhood education system
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Ensuring Bright Futures
UNH Awarded $3.8 Million Preschool Development Grant
UNH Awarded $3.8 Million Preschool Development Grant
Funding will help improve New Hampshire's early childhood education system
ArticleNew Hampshire's Preschool Development Grant
NH’s Preschool Development Grant continues efforts to better understand the state’s early childhood system and use those data to strengthen the system, better address the needs of vulnerable young children and their families, and help build a solid foundation to improve outcomes for NH's children, families, schools, and communities. The grant is a collaboration between UNH, the NH Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, the Governor’s early childhood council (NH Council for Thriving Children), and New Hampshire’s early childhood advocates and practitioners (see our partners).
Reference: PDG B-5 Strategic Plan Guidance
- Each state provides services to young children and support to families in a unique way. New Hampshire utilizes a “mixed delivery” system, meaning that programs for families with young children are provided by public entities (e.g., Head Start or federally-funded home visiting programs) as well as private groups (e.g., child care centers or home-based child care providers). While this approach allows for local specialization of programs, the range of provider types and services results in inequal access and varied quality. NH’s PDG endeavors to create a comprehensive, effective, and efficient statewide early childhood system.
- NH’s PDG project is broader than preschool. To best support young children and their families, the NH PDG invests in early care and education, health, and family support initiatives broadly. The grant advances New Hampshire's vision that all families are afforded comprehensive and responsive supports, so they are healthy, learning, and thriving, now and in the future. Since 2019, PDG awards totaling more than $30 million are helping New Hampshire build an effective, inclusive, responsive, efficient, and evidence-informed early childhood system.
NH PDG Activities 2023-2024
Overview of 2021 NH PDG Activities and Plan for 2022
Overview of 2020 NH PDG activities and plan for 2021
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.
Supporting Documentation
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.
