Roles and Responsibilities

The Council will oversee and ensure the effective and efficient collaboration within Guam’s Early Childhood Comprehensive System and is empowered to:

(a)make recommendations on the most effective policy direction and methods to improve the coordination, quality, and delivery of quality health care and education services for young children on Guam;

(b)critically examine and prioritize funding in support of child and family outcomes;

(c)promote and support the acquisition of funding opportunities, through government and private organizations, in support of the overall vision and mission of the Early Childhood Comprehensive System;

(d)provide input to the Strategic Management Team of Guam’s Early Childhood Comprehensive System to ensure the collaboration and integration of data collection and evaluation, leveraging of resources and funding, and public awareness and education on the importance of early CH. 3. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES childhood;

(e)provide the Governor and Legislature with an annual “State of Early Childhood Health and Education on Guam” Brief;

(f)establish policies and procedures for the efficient and effective decision-making processes in support of their responsibilities;

(g)regularly review goals and objectives to ensure they are responsive and relevant to the evolving needs of Guam’s youngest children and their families; and

(h)carry out the responsibilities mandated and outlined in the national legislation, “Improving Head Start for School, Readiness Act of 2007” (P.L. 110-134), Section 642B(b) and others assigned by the Governor of Guam.