2001 Communities of Excellence

This monograph highlights nationally recognized communities that have found an effective way to use the resources from key federal public programs for serving young children (ages 0-8) and their families combined with local resources to create an integrated set of services and supports. Recognized communities demonstrated exceptional implementation of the following:

  1. All young children and families in need of services and supports are effectively identified early and easily brought into the community's system for delivering services and supports.
  2. All young children and families receive regular, ongoing and comprehensive services and supports they need.
  3. There is a way to fund the services and supports needed by young children and families.
  4. Services and supports for young children and their families are organized in ways that families can easily use them.
  5. Families participate in decision making at all levels and find the services they receive beneficial.
  6. There is a systematic approach to effectively serving culturally, racially and linguistically diverse children and families.


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