Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 5 - Division of Early Child Care and Development › Chapter 1 - Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan for Mississippi › Subpart 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 18-5-1-1.5 - Coordination Activities to Support the Implementation of CCDF Services

Current through June 25, 2024
Lead Agencies are required to
coordinate
with other Federal, State, local, Tribal (if applicable) and private agencies
					 providing child care and early childhood development services (§ 98.12,
					 § 98.14(a),(b), § 98.16(d) ).
Definition -
Coordination
involves
child care and early childhood and school-age development
					 services
efforts to work across multiple entities, both public and
					 private (such as in connection with a State Early Childhood Comprehensive
					 System (SECCS) grant or the State Advisory Council funded under the Head Start
					 Act of 2007). (658D(b)(1)(D), §§ 98.12(a), 98.14(a)(1) )
Note: Descriptions of how governments are organized for
					 each State are provided at census.gov.
1.5.1.
Identify and describe in the
				  table below with whom the Lead Agency coordinates in the delivery of child care
				  and early childhood and school-age services
(§ 98.14(a)(1) ).
Agency/Entity (check all that
							 apply)
Describe how the Lead Agency will coordinate
							 with this Agency/entity in delivering child care and early childhood
							 services
Describe results expected from the
								coordination
Examples might include increased supply of
								full-day/full-year services, aligned eligibility policies, blended funding, or
								access to more training and technical assistance resources shared across
								agencies.
*
Representatives of general purpose local
								government
This may include, but is not limited to:
								representatives from counties and municipalities, local education
								representatives, or local public health agencies.
The Lead Agency is the recipient of the Maternal,
							 Infant and Child Health home visiting funds. Through the implementation of this
							 program, coordination with LEAs, county health departments, county DHS offices,
							 local law enforcement and local government representatives will be imperative.
The Lead Agency will coordinate with these entities to
							 increase access to community resources such as TANF, SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, child
							 care subsidy, CHiP, immunizations, child support, GED and alternative education
							 options.
*
State/Territory agency responsible for public
								education (
required)
This may include, but is not limited to,
								State/Territory pre-kindergarten programs (if applicable), programs serving
								school-age children (including 21st Century
								Community Learning Centers), or higher education;
The Lead Agency funds the Out-of-School Project which
							 works with public and private school age care providers to offer mentoring and
							 quality evaluation.
The Lead Agency's support of this program will result
							 in increased support for and quality of existing school age care services.
*
Other Federal, State, local, Tribal (if applicable),
							 and/or private agencies providing early childhood and school-age/youth-serving
							 developmental services (
required
)
Coordination will be achieved through the Lead
							 Agency's participation in the Mississippi Department of Health's Expanding
							 Opportunities Initiative.
Through participation, the Lead Agency is working to
							 increase the number of quality inclusive learning environments for children
							 with special needs.
*
State/Territory agency responsible for public
								health (
required
)
This may include, but is not limited to, the
								agency responsible for immunizations and programs that promote children's
								emotional and mental health
Coordination is achieved through participation on the
							 MS Department of Health, Division of Child Care Licensure Baord and through
							 partnership on the Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Home Visitation Grant.
							 All licensed providers are required by MS Dept. of Health licensure regulations
							 to have copies of immunizations for staff and children. This group monitors the
							 presence of these records for the Lead Agency during onsite visits with these
							 programs.
Through this collaboration, the Lead Agency is working
							 to strengthen the health and safety of home and child care environments for
							 children across the state.
*
State/Territory agency responsible for employment
							 services / workforce development (
required
)
Coordination will include the MSCCR&R's child care
							 provider professional development registry, CDA mentoring and scholarship
							 program, child care director's credentialing program and the Mississippi
							 Longitudinal Data System. Currently, an agreement is in place for students who
							 have earned a CDA that includes an alignment of CDA credentials and
							 requirements for an AA in state community colleges.
The Lead Agency expects to examine data across these
							 programs to determine how assistance in workforce development can be provided.
*
State/Territory agency responsible for providing
							 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) including local human service
							 agencies(
required
)
Currently, the Lead Agency is coordinating with the
							 MDHS Division of Field Operations (formerly Economic Assistance) on the
							 development of a centralized application for child care subsidy and TANF.
							 Additionally, the Lead Agency has created a data interface with TANF in order
							 to receive referrals and terminations for subsidy on a daily basis.
The Lead Agency expects the use of a centralized
							 application to decrease the enrollment period and allow for expedited service
							 delivery. The Lead Agency has seen reduced wait time for new TANF client in
							 receipt of subsidy services through the implementation of inter-divisional
							 system interfaces.
*
Indian Tribes/Tribal Organizations
(required)
[] N/A: No such entities exist within the
								boundaries of the State
Coordination is achieved by working with Tribal
							 Organization representatives serving on the Mississippi Early Childhood
							 Advisory Council and through meetings.
The Lead Agency's goal is to ensure all populations'
							 needs are represented through the work of the Council.
For the remaining agencies, check
							 and describe (optional) any with which the Lead Agency has chosen to coordinate
							 early childhood and school-age service delivery
*
State/Territory agency with the Head Start
							 Collaboration grant
The Lead Agency Coordinates with the Head Start
							 Collaboration Office and the Mississippi Head Start Association.
The Lead Agency's goal is to create a crosswalk
							 comparison of Head Start standards with licensing regulations to identify any
							 differences. The Lead Agency believes this will allow for targeted training and
							 technical assistance and increased participation of HS programs in QRIS.
[]
State/Territory agency responsible for Race to the
								Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC)
* N/A: State/Territory does not participate in
								RTT-ELC
[]
State/Territory agency responsible for the Child and
							 Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
*
State/Territory agency responsible for programs for
								children with special needs
This may include, but is not limited to:
								State/Territory early intervention programs authorized under the Individuals
								with Disabilities Education Act (Part C for infants and toddlers and Section
								619 for preschool), or other State/Territory agencies that support children
								with special needs
The Lead Agency Coordinates with the Mississippi
							 Department of Health, Part C Coordinator and funds the Project PREPARE program.
The Lead Agency's goal is to improve the number of and
							 access to appropriate inclusive learning environments for children with special
							 needs.
*
State/Territory agency responsible for implementing
							 the Maternal and Early Childhood Home Visitation programs grant
The Lead Agency is the recipient of these funds.
*
State/Territory agency responsible for child welfare
The Lead Agency Coordinates with the MDHS Division of
							 Child and Family Services to serve children in foster/protective/preven tive
							 care.
The Lead Agency's goal is to provide subsidy to all
							 children in protective and preventive care and foster children.
[]
State/Territory liaison for military child care
							 programs or other military child care representatives
[]
Private agencies/entities including national
							 initiatives that the Lead Agency is participating in such as BUILD,
							 Strengthening Families, Mott Statewide After-school Networks, Ready by 21
[]
Local community organizations (child care resource and
							 referral, Red Cross)
[]
Provider groups, associations or labor organizations
[]
Parent groups or organizations
[]
Other
1.5.2.
Does the State/Territory have a
				  formal early childhood and/or school-age coordination plan?
Lead Agencies are not required to have an early childhood
					 nor a school-age coordination plan, but the State/Territory may have such plans
					 for other purposes, including fulfilling requirements of other programs.
[] Yes. If yes,
a)
				  Provide the name of the entity responsible for the coordination
				  plan(s):
b) Describe the age groups
				  addressed by the plan(s):
c)
				  Indicate whether this entity also operates as the State Advisory Council (as
				  authorized under the Head Start Act of 2007):
[]Yes
[] No
d) Provide a
				  web address for the plan(s), if available:______
* No