SD ECCS June 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 webinar below and be sure to register to join the conversation.
June 9 | 12-1pm CT
Avera Healthy Start: Setting up Families for a Healthy Start presented by Jessica Seiler, Clinical Research Supervisor, Avera Research Institute
You can also now view the most recent Touchpoint session at SDCPCM.com/ECCS.
The Dad Connection and Fatherhood Training Series
Happy Father’s Day! Dads are pretty great, so much so that CPCM offers two training series about the important role of fathers.
The Dad Connection series includes four sessions by J. Michael Hall, Strong Fathers, Strong Families:
- The Different Roles of Mothers and Fathers and How They Best Serve Children
- Co-Parenting and Co-Piloting a Child’s Future
- Fathers and Their Positive Impact on a Child’s Mental Health and Behavior
- Fathers and Their Positive Impact on a Child’s Education Success—Now and in the Future
The Fatherhood training series includes six sessions:
- Introduction to Fatherhood & Family Dynamics presented by J. Michael Hall, Strong Fathers Strong Families
- Communication and Co-Parenting presented by Dr. Brad Sachs, The Father Center
- Paternal Inclusion: Benefits to Maternal & Infant Health presented by Joel Austin, Daddy University
- Fatherhood and Family Resilience presented by D. L. Pos Ryant, Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization
- Cultural Competency and Diversity in Fatherhood presented by Jillian Baker, The Center for Parent and Teen Communication
- Policy and Structural Factors for Support Fathers presented by Dan Wuori, Early Childhood Policy Solutions
Access both series at SDCPCM.com/Training.
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.
