NH PDG Resources

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

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New Hampshire's Preschool Development Implementation Grant ended in 2023; the overview details NH PDG activities, accomplishments, and successes.

Read about plans for the 2023-2024 NH PDG Planning Grant:

The NH Preschool Development Grant is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (Award# 90TP0060-01-00). 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.

  • A series of reports was created to inform the state's pathway toward a fully integrated cross-sector professional development system that, through pre-service and in-service training, supports all early childhood professionals across health, early learning, and family support to be well-educated, highly-skilled, and culturally competent.

New Hampshire's Early Childhood Regional System

  • Through a competitive procurement process, the NH PDG awarded grants to New Hampshire Early Childhood Regional Leads in the development of a state-wide system of partnerships that enhanced early childhood care and education (ECCE)-school-family support collaborations and built infrastructure for cross-sector collaboration and alignment for the purpose of coordinating resources and services within identified regions. The following organizations were identified as NH's Early Childhood Regional Leads for September 2021 through December 2022:  

          Region 1 (Greater Monadnock, Greater Sullivan & Upper County): Monadnock United Way
          Region 2 (Capital Area): Granite United Way (for the capital Region)
          Region 3 (Greater Nashua): United Way of Greater Nashua
          Region 4 (Greater Derry & Manchester): Amoskeag Health
          Region 5 (Central NH, Lakes): Granite United Way (for Central NH/Lakes region)
          Region 6 (Strafford County & Seacoast): Granite United Way of the Seacoast
          Region 7 (North Country & Carroll County): Children Unlimited

  • Each Regional Lead received $350,000 to support the coordination, collaboration, and communication of the partners in the region (focused on early childhood care and education, family support, and schools) to identify and address gaps or needs. 
  • A map of the identified regions and a listing of the towns in each region assisted interested parties in identifying and connecting with regional partners. The Interactive Mapping Tool and associated brief, developed by NH PDG partner Abt Associates, are the result of analyses and mapping to support the state’s understanding of the location of organizations across sectors that provide services and supports for families with young children. 
  • NH's Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and Preschool Development Grant developed network of well-coordinated regional early childhood partnerships. The first step of the process to inform the development of partnerships focusing on Early Care and Education, School, Family Strengthening and Well-being was an Information Sharing Meeting, March 29, 2021. Access the recording of the meeting, which shared the vision and intent of this initiative, described the process to gather data and invite stakeholder input, and answered stakeholder questions. 
  • Insights from community partners, advocates, family members, and child and/or family serving organizations were essential to the success of this effort to better serve the children and families of the State of New Hampshire. An Invitation for Input Survey collected information from interested community partners, especially those in early childhood, in the first half of April 2021. The second NH Early Childhood System Stakeholders’ Meeting, Monday, July 12, 2021, shared the results of the Early Childhood Regional Systems Building work and the details of the next round of PDG funding. Access the recording. 

Community Grants

  • In August 2020, 14 NH PDG Community Grants were awarded through a competitive procurement process to support Capacity Building as well as project-specific activities. The NH PDG Community Grants allowed communities to access critical funds to address local needs, informed by and aligned with statewide efforts. Grants varied based on community need and prioritized communities based on vulnerability. Grants were provided to: 1) conduct needs assessment and or 2) strategic plan, 3) implement evidence-informed programs and practices, and 4) expand programs and practices proven to work for their community. The list of 2020-2021 Community Grantees: 

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.