Board of Early Education and Care FY09 Early Childhood Resource Centers ECRC FY09 Request for Respon

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Board of Early Education and CareFY09
Early Childhood Resource Centers (ECRC) FY09
Request for Responses (RFR) Criteria May 13,
2008
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Early Childhood Resource Centers FY09 Request
for Responses (RFR)

• Background Information
• Project created in July 1992 by MA Department of
  Education.
• Provides access to a variety of educational
  resources and materials to teachers, providers,
  administrators, trainers, consultants and
  families.
• Dispersed geographically across the state.
• Six sites
• Brockton Public Library - Brockton
• Cape Cod Childrens Place - North Eastham
• Child Care Resource Center - Cambridge
• Haverhill Public Library - Haverhill
• Preschool Enrichment Team - Springfield
• UMass Medical Center Pediatric Library/Child Care
  Connection - Worcester
• FY08 funding 60,000 10,000 per site.

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Early Childhood Resource Centers FY09 Request
for Responses (RFR)

• Overview of Program
• Purpose facilitate the availability and
  accessibility of current early childhood resource
  materials to early childhood professionals and
  families covering all geographic regions in
  Massachusetts.
• Materials range in scope from professional early
  education books, parenting books, childrens
  books, curriculum and curriculum kits, assessment
  kits, puppets, and videos/DVDs.
• Services catalog/house/maintain early childhood
  resources, purchase appropriate current early
  childhood resources, maintain relationships with
  local coordinators of EEC initiatives and local
  public school early childhood and special
  education departments, provide child/family
  events and activities and teacher/provider
  workshops.

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Early Childhood Resource Centers FY09 Request
for Responses (RFR)

• FY09 Proposal / Recommendation
• The new RFR seeks to establish public
  libraries as lead agent to
• Coordinate and broaden statewide access and
  dissemination of early childhood resources
• Increase access to resources for all parents,
  schools, programs and EEC funded entities MFN,
  PCHP, Reach Out and Read, CPC, and CCRRs
• Gain greater visibility of materials and
  parenting information both written and web - to
  appropriate services for child/parent/family
  access and
• Promote early literacy for families through
  library membership and connection.

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Early Childhood Resource Centers FY09 Request
for Responses (RFR)

• Proposed Required Services
• Ensure library webpage includes on-line catalogue
  of materials and E-links to each ECRC and EEC
• Establish collaborative working relationships
  with local coordinators of EEC initiatives
• Provide technical assistance and support to
  patrons regarding the early childhood collection
• Purchase up-to-date early childhood materials
• Offer early education training/workshops and/or
  children/family presentations and
• Promote awareness of books, DVDs/videos,
  curriculum, and theme kits available for loan to
  children, families, teachers, providers,
  consultants, trainers, and administrators in the
  field of early education and care.

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Early Childhood Resource Centers FY09 Request
for Responses (RFR)

• Proposed RFR Timeline
• Board vote on RFR May 13, 2008
• RFR posted Mid May 2008
• Funds awarded July 1, 2008