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Governor Announces Guam's Selection for Grant and Formation of Guam Early Learning Council |
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April 25, 2008
Guam has been awarded a $10,000 grant by the National Governors Association – Center for Best Practices to support early childhood learning.
Governor Felix P. Camacho said the grant will support Guam with the formation of a new early childhood advisory council or the implementation of an existing one. The grant also will assist in meeting the provisions of the Improving the Head Start Act of 2007, which requires governors to create or designate a collaborative body to coordinate resources and build greater coherence among federal and state early childhood programs and services.
The selection committee said Guam's proposal most clearly met the expectations and criteria by which all proposals were measured. The selection committee also considered Guam's plan thoughtful and convincing for pursuing the goals and activities of the early childhood advisory council and established clear indicators to measure the success of a comprehensive early childhood agenda for at-risk children ages birth to five years.
Governor Camacho signed an executive order to establish the Guam Early Learning Council on April 9.
"We are excited to establish the Early Learning Council to support agencies and organizations both private and public that serve young children," Governor Camacho said.
The Guam Early Learning Council members will be made up of public and private child serving agencies including non-profit organizations, private child care providers, pediatricians and family practitioners, educators and other professionals. The council will make recommendations to improve the quality and delivery of health care and education services for Guam's children ages birth to five years.
The National Governor's Association – Center for Best Practices develops innovative solutions to today's most pressing public policy challenges and is the only research and development firm that directly serves the nation's governors.
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