Early Childhood Enrichment

CHILD Services hosts the Region 5 Office of the State Early Childhood Enrichment (ECE) System.  ECE program sites provide a statewide training delivery system for child care providers, as well as parent education support.

Click here for the S.D. Early Childhood Enrichment website

• ECE program sites were established to meet the growing need for early childhood and out-of-school-time (OST) training, and to assist the Division of Child Care Services in efforts to recruit and retain quality child care providers across South Dakota.

Click here for a Map of the S.D. Early Childhood Enrichment System
 

Through this system CHILD Services:

• Promotes the health, safety and development of young children in early childhood and OST programs. 
   
• Provides ongoing training and technical assistance to adults who are involved in the day-to-day care of young children. 
   
• Provides early detection, intervention and prevention services to promote "healthy" children.
   
• Offers training opportunities for licensed or registered child care providers to meet mandated training requirements.
   
• Offers training to unregistered providers (i.e. relative and/or family friends) who are receiving public funds through the Child Care Assistance Program.

To access services contact us at (605) 333-0698 or email us at childsrv@sanfordhealth.org