Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan ... - New Mexico Kids

Agency/Entity
(check all that apply)
Describe how the
Lead Agency will
coordinate with this
Agency/entity in
delivering child
care and early
childhood services
Understanding (MOU)
among Department of
Health/Family Infant
Toddler Program (Part
C administrators),
Public Education
Department’s Special
Education Bureau
(SEB), Head Start,
CYFD, Parents
Reaching Out and the
Center for
Development and
Disability/Preschool
Network. This MOU
was created as part of
a broader action plan
for inclusion.
Describe results
expected from the
coordination
Examples might include
increased supply of fullday/full-year
services,
aligned eligibility policies,
blended funding, or access
to more training and
technical assistance
resources shared across
agencies.
services in early childhood
settings.
The expected result is that
child care providers receive
training on how to better
serve children with
disabilities.
CYFD works
collaboratively with
Head Start grantees
that serve children with
disabilities.
Two CYFD staff are
members of and
participate on a New
Mexico transition team
comprised of the
Department of Health
and Public Education
Department.
CYFD participates in
the NM Interagency
Coordinating Council
(ICC) For Part C,
which is coordinated
through the
Department of Health.
Helps allow for a seamless
transition from the Family
Infant Toddler Program
(Part C) to Part B for
children and families.
The mission of the ICC is to
address the needs of
families of infants and
toddlers with or at risk for
developmental
Delay. The New Mexico
ICC advises and assists in
the implementation of a
coordinated and familycentered
early childhood
service system that is
accessible, respectful and
family-centered.
State/Territory agency responsible for CYFD/Early Childhood The federal home visiting
CCDF Plan Effective Date: October 1, 2013
Amended Effective: _____
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