Written by Consuellis Hawkins-Crudup, ECMHSP School Readiness Manager. ECMHSP’s presentation at the 2020 NMSHSA National Conference, which took place March 6-11, in San Diego, California. On October 18, 2019, I was invited to present the ECMHSP Journey to Implementing the Planned Language Approach (PLA) model at the OHS School Readiness Institute in Washington, DC, because we were the only grantee in the country consistently using the model.  PLA provides Head Start programs

ECMHSP is excited to announce the release of the 2016 Annual Report. The report showcases the great success ECMHSP experienced in providing comprehensive and high-quality services to farmworker families along the East Coast. Some of the highlights from this year’s report include: An overview of our indigenous language curriculum with parental involvement A red carpet rollout of a documentary featuring a ECMHSP family A parent’s effort to bring her congressman to her Head Star

Blueberry harvest in North Carolina. Photo credit: Morgan McCloy, NPR This morning, NPR aired a story on North Carolina’s blueberry harvest, “For Pickers, Blueberries Mean Easier Labor But More Upheaval.” The report focused on a migrant farmworker family who followed the harvest from Florida to North Carolina, and then continued on to Michigan. Benito Santiago spoke with reporter Dan Charles about his family’s journey. His family made the difficult and often risky travel to f