Polk County Early Childhood Iowa

The Polk County Early Childhood Iowa Board invests in programs within Polk County to serve families with children, prenatal through age five, to serve the board vision and mission. Vision: Every child will be healthy and successful. Mission: The Polk County Early Childhood Iowa Board’s mission is to work with community partners to make investments in programming to achieve long-term positive results for children. The Polk County Early Childhood Iowa Board maintains membership of 15–20 individuals. The Board places a high priority on recruiting diverse membership. Recruitment focuses on maintaining diversity which is representative of the families living in Polk County and includes diversity of ethnicity, race, home language, country of birth, location of residence in rural and urban areas, profession, and age.

The Polk County Early Childhood Iowa Board convenes early childhood partners and stakeholders to make investments in initiatives that achieve long term positive results for young children and increases their readiness to enter kindergarten.