Johnson County Empowerment / Early Childhood Iowa Area

There are approximately 2000 days between birth and kindergarten. Make them count.

Every child should begin life and begin school healthy and ready to learn. In order to help each child realize his or her full potential, we support parents as their child’s first teacher, access to quality early learning environments, and promotion of positive child health.

Vision and Mission

Johnson County is a safe and healthy community in which to learn, work, and live.

Johnson County Empowerment will lead the community in removing barriers to a safe and healthy community by:

identifying needs in education, health, and human services
maintaining, expanding, and coordinating resources to address those need
promoting and facilitating collaboration
evaluating and continuously improving efforts to advance our vision

Community Plan

The Community Plan is the ‘roadmap’ for the local early childhood system. The plan identifies community assets, common needs, and gaps in services. In cooperation with community partners, other agencies, programs and services, the Johnson County Empowerment/Early Childhood Area Board utilizes the plan to assist in program planning, identifying potential collaborations, and making funding decisions.

Together, we will achieve these strategic objectives:

View the complete plan here: Community Plan

What we’ve been talking about lately:

See Johnson County Supervisor Kurt Friese’s blog about poverty, early childhood, and Johnson County Empowerment.

Parent Cafés are returning! Join us for food, family, friendship, and fun on Wednesday evenings, January 31 – March 1. See the flyer below for more information.

Parent Café 2018