By AP
Frankfort, KY – Gov. Steve Beshear says Kentucky will receive technical assistance to help develop and implement a state Early Childhood Advisory Council. The governor says the assistance will come from the National Governors Association's Center for Best Practices. Beshear says the partnership will build a strong foundation to promote healthy and successful lives among Kentucky's youngest residents. Earlier this year, Beshear formed a task force on early childhood development and education. That task force will receive a visit early next year from policy experts from the National Governors Association center and from a nonprofit group that helps efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. The visit will help the state in developing the Early Childhood Advisory Council.