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UD Hosts Gathering to Help State’s Family Child Care Educators Learn and Network

Family child care (FCC) educators from across the state of Delaware gathered to further their professional development and build relationships with colleagues.

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Earning Childhood Development Associate credential supports career development

Teaching Delaware’s youngest learners is not child’s play. It requires training and professional development to give infants, toddlers, and preschoolers the best start during their most impressionable developmental period. The Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC), an organization within the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, is committed to supporting the ... Read more

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Help for Child Care Educators

UD Health and Wellness Initiative program provides professionals with support A family child care professional typically starts their day before dawn, caring for their own family before their little ones arrive for a day of activities and learning. Twelve hours later, the last child is picked up, and because of the safety and health measures ... Read more

Equity in the Early Years Webinar

On June 16, 2022, the DIEEC hosted a panel discussion and professional learning experience (PLE) on anti-bias education strategies in early childhood. Through a question and answer format, early childhood advocates discussed the film “Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action: The Early Years.” This film demonstrates the importance of teacher reflection on identity, context, and practice in ... Read more

“Working with DIEEC” Information Sharing Sessions

Throughout the late winter and early spring of 2022, DIEEC held monthly information sessions for the early childhood professional community. These sessions to learn more about how we can support you in navigating the early childhood landscape. We are excited to share our supports and services and how they work toward the state’s larger goals. ... Read more

Dialogues with DIEEC for Family Child Care Professionals: Session Information and Recordings

During February 2022, the DIEEC held two information sessions for family child care professionals. On February 9, the FCC community was invited to learn more about the “Build Back Better” legislation and family child care networks. On February 24, a more in-depth conversation and focus group session was held to discuss the various benefits of ... Read more

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UD Helps Delaware Child Care Programs

Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood aids distribution of federal funds The University of Delaware’s Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) and state partners have joined forces to ensure early childhood professionals get the financial help they need to serve the state’s most vulnerable— young children and families. In March 2021, Delaware’s ... Read more

Martha Buell - Early Childhood School Expulsions

Suspended Justice

Some children are unfairly suspended and expelled from early childhood programs, Prof. Martha Buell says

Child’s Play

For many adults, playing with kids feels challenging and awkward, but UD experts have answers When you are a child, you are not really a child — at least not all the time. You are also a dinosaur. A wizard. A hot air balloon operator crash-landing into a dodo bird colony off the coast of ... Read more