
The Early Childhood Action Strategy (ECAS) Network
ECAS core teams work to implement strategies around 6 Early Childhood focus areas.
Some Early Childhood priorities emerge from the teams and require cross-network initiatives.
Longterm improvements for our youngest keiki need to be supported by effective policy.
Local data can help us reach a shared understanding about disparities and communities of greatest need.
Together, let’s Build & Drive, Support & Amplify, Celebrate & Promote
Actions for Keiki across the state.
Carefully twisting many fibers will create a strong and cohesive cordage to support Hawai‘i’s youngest keiki
Twice a year we gather updates on the many efforts going on to improve early childhood outcomes in Hawai‘i and we summarize these key efforts in the context of Systems Change.
The CLSD Wahiawa Collaborative provides coaching for teachers and families to improve pre-literacy skills.
Improved access to lactation consultation reduces inequities in health care access and improves outcomes for children and families.
Hawai`i Zero to Three Court helps children and families facing trauma and toxic stress.
The Healthy Keiki, Health Future (HKHF) partnership promotes best practices for healthy eating, physical activity, breastfeeding support, and reduced screen time in early care and education settings across Hawaiʻi.
Network partners are bringing their collective wisdom and shared experience to the project of understanding the ecosystem of support for keiki and ‘ohana across Hawai`i. Click here for the Systems Learning Blog.
Family Hui Hawai`i (FHH) has guided language and literacy development programming in the Wahiawa community on O`ahu as part of Hawai`i’s Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant, in collaboration with Read to Me International and the ECAS network’s Words Matter strategy.
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