SD ECCS May 2026 Update
Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: ECCS
Ensuring a strong start for all children can reduce vulnerabilities and prevent ACEs, but it requires collaboration and co-ownership of strategies and solutions. This newsletter provides updates on SD ECCS activities and also provide external learning opportunities, resources and news to increase our shared understanding and ability to ensure a strong start for all South Dakota children.
Touchpoints Series
Check out the upcoming Touchpoint webinars below and be sure to register to join the conversation.
May 12 | 12-1pm CT
Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure: The South Dakota Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program presented by Brooke Lusk, Black Hills Special Services
You can also now view the most recent Touchpoint session at SDCPCM.com/ECCS.
Paid Family and Medical Leave
Paid Family and Medical Leave provides partial wage replacement so families can take needed time off without losing financial stability.
PFML is a powerful primary prevention resource. We asked South Dakotans how PFML impacted their family. To learn more about PFML and other family-forward and primary prevention approaches, visit https://sdcpcm.com/our-work/businesses-for-babies/
FamilyResources.HelplineCenter.org
Families and partners can now access a centralized, searchable list of supports (such as childcare, food access, health care, and mental health resources) at the Helpline Center’s Family Resources page. The page is available in multiple languages and can be searched by location and need.
Thank you to CHAD for creating a ready‑to‑use marketing toolkit that agencies can use to help spread the word about the Family Resources list and ensure families know where to start.
RESOURCES
The Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap guides state leaders on the most effective investments to ensure all children thrive from the start. Grounded in the science of the developing child and based on the most rigorous evidence available, the Roadmap details the state actions that foster the nurturing environments infants and toddlers need, and that reduce longstanding racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in access and outcomes.
👉 Find it here: https://pn3policy.org/pn-3-state-policy-roadmap-2025/
Learn the Signs, Act Early Materials
Free Learn the Signs, Act Early (LTSAE) materials are still available. Use this form Order CDC Learn the Signs Act Early (LTSAE) Materials – Fill out form if you only want to order the Milestone Moments books and children’s books for 1-3 year-olds. To order all materials, use this form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ActEarlySD.
