Build Ohio - What's Happening

Early Childhood Cabinet

In March 2007, Governor Ted Strickland created, through executive order, an Early Childhood Cabinet comprised of six state agencies who currently oversee programs and services for young children and their families.

The Vision
All Ohio children have access to high quality early childhood experiences so that every child is socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually prepared to use his or her capabilities to succeed.

The Mission
The Early Childhood Cabinet will unite key state agencies around the common goal of promoting school readiness by setting and coordinating state policy and programs which serve Ohio’s children, prenatal to six years of age. The agencies are:

Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS)
Ohio Department of Education (ODE)
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
Ohio Department of Health (ODH)
Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH)
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (ODDD)

EC Cabinet Workgroups
The Early Childhood Cabinet has authorized three separate workgroups to review, revise, or develop recommendations regarding separate aspects of early care. The purpose and work of these groups is found in the “What’s Happening” section.

EC Cabinet Members

Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction and Services

Angela Cornelius Dawson

Director

www.odadas.state.oh.us

Ohio Department of Education

Deborah Delisle

Superintendent of Public Instruction

www.ode.state.oh.us

Ohio Department of Health

Dr. Alvin Jackson

Director