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early childhood care and/or provide consultation. Currently, the Lead Agency coordinates and supports the Pyramid Model and programs including the Nebraska's Early Development Network, Section 619, Part C, Early Head Start/Head Start, Nurturing Healthy Behaviors, and Rooted in Relationships. The goal remains to continue planning and coordination with all of the state's programs.

(REQUIRED) Child care resource and referral agencies, child care consumer education organizations, and providers of early childhood education training and professional development. Describe the coordination goals and process: The Lead Agency, Nebraska's Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R), and Nebraska's Early Childhood Training Center (ECTC) have regular communication and planning/coordination meetings. CCR&R and ECTC are supported by CCDF funds, operated out of the Nebraska Department of Education. The goal is to continue these meetings and work on strengthening CCDF reauthorization requirements in current work.

(REQUIRED) Statewide afterschool network or other coordinating entity for out-of-school time care (if applicable). Describe the coordination goals and process: The Lead Agency currently has regular meetings with the Statewide Afterschool Network. More recent conversation has begun between the Lead Agency and 21st Century. Coordination goals continue to include finding ways to increase the number of low income children eligible for CCDF/Subsidy in quality afterschool programs. The Lead Agency also offers technical assistance for afterschool programs working through state licensing and CCDF/Subsidy requirements.

(REQUIRED) Agency responsible for emergency management and response. Describe the coordination goals and process: Public Health, NEMA, Head Start, Licensing, and the Nebraska Department of Education. Lead Agency also administrators the division of Public Health which coordinates disaster and emergency planning and response throughout entities across the state. Nebraska's CCR&R also coordinates with several emergency management and response entities and remains in regular communication with the Lead Agency. The goal is to continue these meetings and work on strengthening CCDF Nebraska Page 20 of 314