Early Childhood

Child Care and Head Start - Information for parents, child care providers, early childhood educators, and others interested in the health and development of young children and their families.

Home Visiting - Offers voluntary parent education and family supports for first time families with children aged prenatal through five years. 

Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Councils - Provides parenting information, education, and support, as well as training for mandated reporters of suspected child abuse and neglect.

Early Childhood Initiative - Working to create and sustain a unified, statewide early childhood service system which provides the essential resources, shares common standards for quality and respects the diversity and uniqueness of individual children and their families.