Early Child Care and Education: State Governance Structure

State and Agencies	Subsidy	Licensing	Quality Initiatives	Head Start Collab- oration	State- Funded Pre-K	IDEA Section 619	IDEA Part C Early Inter- vention
Alabama
Department of Human Resources, Child Care Services Division http://www.dhr.state.al.us/page.asp?pageid=255	X	X	X
Department of Children’s Affairs http://www.dca.state.al.us/index.htm				X
Department of Children's Affairs, Office of School Readiness http://www.dca.state.al.us/OSR/index.htm					X
Department of Education, Special Education http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/ section_detail.asp?section=65&footer=sections						X
Department of Rehabilitation Services, Early Intervention Program http://www.rehab.state.al.us/Home/ default.aspx?url=/Home/Services/AEIS/Main							X
Alaska
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Assistance, Child Care Program Office http://health.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare/	X	X	X
Department of Education and Early Development, Division of Teaching and Learning Support http://www.eed.state.ak.us/				X	X	X
Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children’s Service http://health.hss.state.ak.us/ ocs/InfantLearning/default.htm							X
Arizona
Department of Economic Security, Child Care Administration http://www.de.state.az.us/childcare/	X		X
Department of Health Services, Division of Licensing Services, Office of Child Care Licensing http://www.hs.state.az.us/als/childcare/index.htm		X
Department of Education Early Childhood Programs http://www.ade.state.az.us/earlychildhood/					X
Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families http://www.governor.state.az.us/cyf/index.html				X
Department of Education, Division of District and Community Services, Educational Services and Resources http://www.ade.az.gov/						X
Department of Economic Security, Arizona Early Intervention Program http://www.de.state.az.us/azeip/about.asp							X
Arkansas
Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/ Arkansas Better Chance http://www.state.ar.us/childcare/abcpro.html	X	X	X		X
Arkansas Head Start Association, State Collaboration Project http://www.arheadstart.org/Default.htm				X
Department of Education, Division of Learning Services http://arkedu.state.ar.us						X
Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Children’s Services http://www.arkansas.gov/ dhhs/ddds/FirstConn/index.html							X
California
Department of Education, Child Development Division http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/	X		X	X	X
Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division http://ccl.dss.cahwnet.gov/Default.htm		X
Department of Education, Special Education Division http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/						X
Department of Developmental Services, Children and Family Services Branch, Early Start http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/ESHome.cfm							X
Colorado
Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/childcare/Home.html	X	X	X
Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Head Start Collaboration Office http://www.colorado.gov/ltgovernor/ initiatives/headstart.html				X
Department of Education, Early Childhood Initiatives http://www.cde.state.co.us/ earlychildhoodconnections/early.htm					X	X
Department of Education, Early Childhood Connections http://www.cde.state.co.us/earlychild hoodconnections/index.htm							X
Connecticut
Department of Social Services, Family Services Division, Child Care Team http://www.dss.state.ct.us/ccare	X		X		X
Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office http://www.headstart.state.ct.us/index.html				X
Department of Public Health, Bureau of Regulatory Services, Division of Community Based Regulation http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BRS/ Day_Care/day_care.htm		X
Department of Education, Division of Teaching and Learning Programs and Services (multiple bureaus) http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/index.htm					X	X
Department of Mental Retardation, Birth to Three System http://www.birth23.org/							X
Delaware
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Social Services http://www.state.de.us/dhss/ dss/childcr.html	X
Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Office of Child Care Licensing http://www.state.de.us/kids/occl/occl.shtml		X
Department of Education, Early Childhood Work Group http://www.doe.state.de.us/early_childhood/			X	X	X	X
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Management Services http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/ dhss/dms/epqc/birth3/directry.html							X
District of Columbia
Department of Human Services, Office of Early Childhood Development http://dhs.dc.gov/dhs/cwp/ view,a,3,q,492390,dhsNav,\|30989\|.asp	X		X	X			X
Department of Health, Health Regulation Administration, Child and Residential Care Facility Division http://www.dchealth.dc.gov/		X
District of Columbia Public Schools (multiple offices) http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/programs/program9.html					X	X
Florida
Agency for Workforce Innovation, Office of Early Learning http://www.floridajobs.org/ earlylearning/index.html Voluntary Prekindergarten Program http://www.floridajobs.org/VPK/index.html	X		X		X
Department of Children and Families, Child Care Regulation Office http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/childcare/		X
Florida Head Start, Florida's Head Start State Collaboration Office http://www.floridaheadstart.org/ partners.html#coll				X
Florida Dept of Education, Office of Early Learning: http://www.myfloridaeducation.com/earlylearning/					X
Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services http://www.firn.edu/doe/bin00014/home0014.htm						X
Department of Health, Children’s Medical Services, Early Steps http://www.cms-kids.com/							X
Georgia
Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children Services, Child Care and Parent Services http://www.div.dhr.state.ga.us/dfcs_caps	X		X
Department of Early Care and Learning, Bright from the Start http://www.decal.state.ga.us/default.aspx		X	X	X	X
Department of Education, Division for Exceptional Students http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ curriculum/exceptional/index.asp						X
Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Family Health Branch, Office of Children with Special Needs, Babies Can’t Wait Program http://health.state.ga.us/programs/bcw/index.asp							X
Hawaii
Department of Human Services; Benefit, Employment, and Support Services Division http://www.hawaii.gov/dhs/self-sufficiency/benefit/ index_html#CCCH	X	X	X	X	X
Department of Education, Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support, Special Education Services Branch http://ociss.k12.hi.us/ociss/page.jsp? page=branchinfo&department=sesb						X
State Department of Health, Early Intervention Section http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/eis/							X
Idaho
Department of Health and Welfare http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/ site/3326/default.aspx	X	X	X	X	No Program		X
Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education http://www.sde.state.id.us/specialed/					No Program	X
Illinois
Department of Human Services, Division of Human Capital Development, Office of Child Care and Development (multiple bureaus/offices) http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ ts/ChildCareDevelopment/; State Head Start Web site http://www.ilheadstart.org/	X		X	X
Department of Children and Family Services, Office of Child and Family Policy http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/ policy/pr_policy_rules.shtml		X
Illinois State Board of Education, Teaching and Learning Services, Early Childhood Education Division http://www.isbe.state.il.us/earlychi/Default.htm					X
Illinois State Board of Education, Special Education Department http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/						X
Department of Human Services, Division of Community Health and Prevention http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ei/							X
Indiana
Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Family and Children, Bureau of Child Development http://www.in.gov/fssa/children/bcd	X	X	X	X	No Program		X
Department of Education, Division of Exceptional Learners http://www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced/					No Program	X
Iowa
Department of Human Services, Division of Financial Health and Work Supports, Child Care Assistance http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/ dhs2005/dhs_homepage/children_family/ child_care/index.html	X		X
Department of Human Services, Office of Policy Analysis http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/ policyanalysis/Default.htm		X
Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Children, Families, and Community Services http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ ecese/is/cdcc/index.html				X	X	X	X
Kansas
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Economic and Employment Support Services http://www.srskansas.org/ISD/ees/child_care.htm	X		X	X
Department of Health and Environment, Health Division, Bureau of Child Care and Health Facilities http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/bcclr/index.html		X
Kansas Department of Education http://www.ksde.org/					X	X
Department of Health and Environment, Health Division, Bureau for Children Youth and Families http://www.kdheks.gov/its/							X
Kentucky
Cabinet for Families and Children, Department for Community Based Services, Division of Child Care http://chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dcc/	X		X
Cabinet for Families and Children, Office of Inspector General, Division of Regulated Child Care http://chfs.ky.gov/oig/drcc.htm		X
Kentucky Department of Education http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/ Instructional+Resources/default.htm; State Head Start Web site http://headstart.ky.gov/				X	X	X
Kentucky Department of Public Health, Early Childhood Development Branch http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/firststeps.htm							X
Louisiana
Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support http://www.dss.state.la.us/departments/ofs/ Child_Care_Assistance_Program.html	X		X	X
Department of Social Services, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Licensing http://www.dss.state.la.us/ departments/os/Licensing_.html		X
Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education Programs, LA4 and Starting Points http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/saa/1879.html					X
Department of Education, Division of Special Populations http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde						X
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Early Steps http://www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/childrensspecial/ earlyinterventionservices/index.html							X
Maine
Department of Human Services, Community Services Center, Office of Child Care and Head Start http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/occhs/index.htm	X		X	X
Department of Human Services, Community Services Center, Child Care Licensing http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/occhs/cclicensing.htm		X
Department of Education, Four Year Old Program http://www.maine.gov/education/ fouryearold/index.html					X
Department of Education, Child Development Services http://www.maine.gov/education/ speced/cds/index.htm						X	X
Maryland
State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Development http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/ divisions/child_care/ Child Care Subsidy http://www.dhr.state.md.us/cca/sub/index.htm Prekindergarten Programs: http://www.mdk12.org/instruction/ensure/readiness/	X	X	X	X	X
Department of Education, Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Services http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/ MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv/						X	X
Massachusetts
Department of Early Education and Care http://www.eec.state.ma.us/	X	X	X	X	X
Department of Education, Family and Community Services http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/						X
Department of Public Health, Bureau of Family and Community Health http://www.mass.gov/dph/fch/ei.htm							X
Michigan
Department of Human Services, Child Development and Care Program http://www.michigan.gov/dhs	X	X	X	X
Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services http://www.michigan.gov/mde/1,1607,7-140- 5234_6809---,00.html and http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-- 19459--,00.html					X
Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140- 6530_6598---,00.html						X	X
Minnesota
Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/ children/documents/pub/DHS_id_000151.hcsp	X	X	X
Department of Education, Early Learning Services Division http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Learning_ Support/Early_Learning_Services/index.html				X	X	X	X
Mississippi
Department of Human Services, Office for Children and Youth http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/ocy.html	X		X		No Program
Department of Health, Regulation and Licensure Services http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/ msdhsite/_static/30.html		X
Department of Education http://www.mde.k12.ms.us				X
Department of Education, Office of Special Education http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/						X
Department of Health, First Steps, Early Intervention Program http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/ msdhsite/_static/41,0,74.html							X
Missouri
Department of Social Services, Children’s Division and Family Support Division, Child Care/Early Childhood Services http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/childcare/	X		X
Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Child Care http://www.dhss.mo.gov/ChildCare/index.html		X
University of Missouri, Center for Family Policy research, Head Start State Collaboration Office http://www.moheadstart.org/				X
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Division of School Improvement, Early Childhood Education http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/ fedprog/earlychild/					X
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Division of Special Education http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/FirstSteps/index.html http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/EffectivePractices/ ECSEpage.html						X	X
Montana
Department of Public Health and Human Services, Human and Community Services Division http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/aboutus/divisions/ humancommunityservices/index.shtml; State Head Start Web site http://vhsp.dphhs.state.mt.us:8084/MTEC_ WEBSITE/head_start.jsp	X		X	X	No Program
Department of Public Health and Human Services, Quality Assurance Division, Licensing Bureau, Child Care Licensing Program http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/aboutus/divisions/ qualityassurance/index.shtml		X
Montana Office of Public Instruction, Special Education Division http://www.opi.mt.gov/index.html						X
Department of Public Health and Human Services, Disabilities Services Division, Early Intervention Services http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/dsd/homebasedservices tofamilies/earlyinterventionservices.shtml							X
Nebraska
Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Services http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/chs/chsindex.htm	X		X
Department of Health and Human Services, Regulation and Licensure, Credentialing Division http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/ childcare/childcareindex.htm		X
Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ECH/ECH.html				X	X	X	X
Nevada
Department of Human Resources, Welfare Division, Child Care and Development Unit http://welfare.state.nv.us/childcare.htm; State Head Start Web site http://nvhsa.org/sco.shtml	X		X	X
Department of Human Resources, Division of Child and Family Services, Bureau of Services for Child Care http://www.dcfs.state.nv.us/DCFS_ChildCare.htm		X
Department of Education, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs http://www.doe.nv.gov/edteam/ ndeoffices/sped-diversity-improve.html					X	X
Department of Human Resources, Division of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention Services http://health2k.state.nv.us/BEIS/							X
New Hampshire
Department of Health and Human Services; Division for Children, Youth and Families; Child Development Bureau http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/dhhs/cdb/default.htm	X		X	X	No Program
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Program Support, Bureau of Child Care Licensing http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/dhhs/bccl		X
Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/ disabilities/index.htm						X
Department of Health and Human Services; Division of Developmental Services, Family Centered Early Supports and Services http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/BDS/ family-early-support.htm							X
New Jersey
Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development http://www.state.nj.us/ humanservices/dfd/chldca.html	X		X	X
Department of Human Services, Division of Youth and Family Services, Office of Licensing http://www.state.nj.us/ humanservices/dyfs/licensing.html		X
Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood Education,Abbot Preschool Program, Early Childhood Program Aid, Early Launch to Learning http://www.state.nj.us/njded/ece/index.html					X
Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs http://www.nj.gov/njded/specialed/						X
Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Family Health Services, Early Intervention Program http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/eiphome.htm							X
New Mexico
Children, Youth and Families Department, Office of Child Development http://www.newmexicokids.org	X	X	X	X	X
Department of Education, Special Education Bureau http://www.ped.state.nm.us/seo/index.htm	X	X	X			X
Department of Health, Long Term Services Division http://www.health.state.nm.us/ltsd/fit/index.html							X
New York
Department of Family Assistance, Office of Children and Family Services, Bureau of Early Childhood Services http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/becs/	X	X	X
New York State Council on Children and Families, Head Start State Collaboration Office http://www.earlychildhood.org/				X
Department of Education, Statewide Prekindergarten http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nyc/upk.html					X
Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Preschool http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/ preschool/home.html						X
Department of Health, Early Intervention Program http://www.health.state.ny.us/community/ infants_children/early_intervention/index.htm							X
North Carolina
Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/ general/home.asp	X	X	X
Department of Public Instruction, Office of School Readiness/ More at Four Prekindergarten Program http://www.governor.state.nc.us/ Office/Education/Home.asp				X	X
Department of Public Instruction, Exceptional Children Division http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/						X
Division of Public Health, Women’s and Children’s Health Section http://www.ncei.org/ei/index.html							X
North Dakota
Department of Human Services, Economic Assistance Policy Division, Child Care Assistance Program http://www.state.nd.us/humanservices/ services/financialhelp/childcare.html	X		X		No Program
Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services Division http://www.ndchildcare.org		X
Department of Public Instruction, Office of Special Education http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced/index.shtm						X
Department of Human Services, Developmental Disabilities Unit http://www.nd.gov/humanservices/services/ disabilities/earlyintervention/							X
Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services, Bureau of Child Care and Development http://www.state.oh.us/odjfs/cdc	X	X	X
Department of Education, Office of Early Learning and School Readiness http://www.ode.state.oh.us/ ece/superintendent/programs/				X	X	X
Department of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention Services http://www.ohiohelpmegrow.org/							X
Oklahoma
Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care http://www.okdhs.org/childcare	X	X	X
Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies http://www.okacaa.org/headstart/state.html				X
Department of Education, Early Childhood Office http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/early/index.htm					X
Department of Education, Special Education Office http://se.sde.state.ok.us/ses						X
Department of Education, Special Education Office, SoonerStart http://se.sde.state.ok.us/ses/preschool/							X
Oregon
Department of Employment, Child Care Division http://findit.emp.state.or.us/childcare	X	X	X
Department of Education, Early Childhood Education http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=41				X	X	X	X
Pennsylvania ¹
Department of Public Welfare, Office of Child Development (multiple bureaus) http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Child/ChildCare/	X	X	X	X			X
Department of Education, Office of Policy http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ early_childhood/site/default.asp					X
Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education http://www.pde.state.pa.us/ special_edu/cwp/view.asp?a=177 &Q=61687&g=214&special_eduNav=\|3902\|3914\| &special_eduNav=\|2199\|&special_eduNav= \|3899\|2199\|						X
Rhode Island
Department of Human Services, Services for Children and Families http://www.dhs.ri.gov/dhs/dserfch.htm	X		X	X	No Program		X
Department of Children, Youth, and Families; Day Care Licensing Unit http://www.dcyf.ri.gov/licensing.htm		X
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Special Populations http://www.ridoe.net/Special_needs/Default.htm							X
South Carolina
Department of Social Services, Division of Child Care Services http://www.state.sc.us/dss/childcare/index.html	X	X	X	X
Department of Education, Division of District and Community Services, Office of Early Childhood Education http://www.myscschools.com/offices/ece/					X
Department of Education, Office of Exceptional Children http://www.myscschools.com/offices/ec/						X
Department of Health and Environmental Control http://www.scdhec.net/health/mch/ cshcn/programs/babynet/							X
South Dakota
Department of Social Services, Child Care Services http://www.state.sd.us/social/ccs/ccshome.htm	X	X	X		No Program
Department of Education, Office of Educational Services and Supports http://doe.sd.gov/oess/index.asp				X	No Program	X	X
Tennessee
Department of Human Services, Adult and Family Services, Child Care Services http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/childcare.htm	X	X	X
Department of Education, Office of Early Learning http://www.state.tn.us/education/sp/volprek/				X	X
Department of Education, Division of Special Education http://tennessee.gov/education/speced/						X	X
Texas
Texas Workforce Commission, Child Care Services http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ svcs/childcare/ccinfo.html	X						</