Coordinated eligibility and enrollment can help families more easily navigate the early childhood mixed delivery system. This strategy can span multiple programs or multiple service sectors. Coordination activities include developing joint processes for recruitment, eligibility determination, selection, and enrollment of children and families into services.
Resources
These resources can inform state and local groups who are aiming to coordinate eligibility and enrollment.
Developing Coordinated Intake for Your Community (Illinios Toolkit)
Illinois developed this toolkit to provide background on coordinated intake (CI) for home visiting, outline how communities can start systems in their own area, and offer strategies for existing CI communities to make quality improvements, regardless of
funding stream.
New Early Childhood Coordination Requirements in ESSA
This guide helps facilitate coordination between local education agencies receiving Title I funds and Head Start, as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Early Childhood System Performance Assessment Toolkit
This toolkit provides guides, assessments, and tools that measure how well local early childhood systems are working.