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Creating a Comprehensive State Early Childhood Advisory Council

Publisher: 
NGA Center for Best Practices
Date Published: 
May, 2009

This brief contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that answer common questions about creating a new state early childhood advisory council (ECAC) or designating an existing entity to meet the requirements of the 2007 Head Start Act. FAQs include:

  • What are the federal requirements for the council?
  • How should the council be established?
  • Who should be on the council?
  • What does the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act mean for state councils?

In addition to the FAQs, this brief includes examples of state ECACs in the appendix.

Download a copy of Creating a Comprehensive State Early Childhood Advisory Council (PDF, 130 KB) from the NGA Web site.