Consultation

2024 ACF Early Childhood Tribal Consultation - Fort McDowell, Arizona

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Early Childhood Development, Office of Child Care, and Office of Head Start invite Tribal leaders and delegates to the ACF Early Childhood ​Tribal Consultation July 9th and July 10th, 2024. The consultation will be held in-person at the We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort in Ft. McDowell, AZ with a virtual option available for those unable to travel. The joint consultation seeks input on topics broadly related to Tribal early childhood programs and services, as well as specific input on Head Start, Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), and Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) programs.

Hosted by the Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD)​, ​Office of Child Care (OCC), and the Office of Head Start (OHS)

​July 9th-10th, 2024​ 8:30 AM — 5:30 PM Mountain Standard Time

​We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort, 10438 WeKoPa Way, Fort McDowell, AZ 8526

Giving Testimony

If you plan to give testimony during the Consultation and are not an authorized or elected official, please be sure to upload your Delegate Letter signed by Tribal leadership when you register for the consultation or send it to tribalecd@acf.hhs.gov no later than July 9, 2024. 

Tribes wishing to submit written testimony for the report should submit it prior to each consultation session or within 30 days after each meeting. When possible, please submit your testimony to tribalecd@acf.hhs.gov at least 3 days in advance of the consultation.

Have Questions?

Should you have any questions about the upcoming consultation, please email tribalecd@acf.hhs.gov.

If you have any logistics questions in advance of the meeting, please contact our logistics team Guardians of Honor (GOH) by email at OHS_Registration@gohnow.com

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