Primary Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jie Wu, Interim Executive Director
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Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The RAND Corporation dba The RAND Policy Research Corporation
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Transmittal by the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity of When Counties Invest in Early Childhood Successes, Challenges, and Lessons from Harris County Report, prepared by The RAND Corporation d/b/a The RAND Policy Research Corporation regarding Harris County’s Early Childhood Impact Fund (ECIF) investments.
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Background and Discussion:
On October 27, 2020, Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Early Childhood Impact Fund (ECIF), an investment of up to $10 million in evidence-based programs and interventions with the potential to improve early childhood outcomes in Harris County. ECIF was designed to support promising, scalable approaches; strengthen the network of early childhood service providers; and generate evidence to guide future investments benefiting young children and their families.
On February 22, 2022, Commissioners Court approved funding for an initial portfolio of ECIF programs. The portfolio subsequently expanded to include initiatives addressing early literacy and brain development, infant and toddler well-being, home-based child care entrepreneurship, child care quality, early childhood nutrition, and supports for families and early childhood educators.
On February 21, 20...
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