Priority Areas

The Cedar/Jones ECI Board contracts funds with local organizations that provide early childhood services in the area, for families with young children, ages 0-5, that live or work in Cedar and Jones counties. Community partners provide such services to address area identified priorities in Early Care and Education, Child Health, and Family Support.

Priority areas as follows have been identified through a needs assessment and outlined in the area’s Early Childhood Community Plan:

• Improve access to quality early care and educational opportunities for young children and their families
• Promote the development of a local mental health system that identifies and addresses the needs of young children and their families
• Support a dental health system that meets the needs of young children and their families

Early Childhood Community Plan

Appendices

• Appendix A (Data Tables for Community Plan)
• Appendix B (Data Review 2019)
• Appendix C (Needs Assessment Survey Results 2019)
• Appendix D (Focus Groups One on One 2019)
• Appendix E (Assessments Reviewed 2019)
• Appendix F (Community Partners 2019)
• Appendix G (Fiscal Assessment 2020)