January 12, 2023 Family child care (FCC) educators from across the state of Delaware gathered to further their professional development and build relationships with colleagues at the First State Family…

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…

Kyma Fulgence-Belardo, a child care wellness advocate and mindfulness instructor, helps facilitate sessions to provide the family child care perspective on health and wellness. UD Health and Wellness Initiative program…

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…

DIEEC celebrated “The Week of the Young Child” during April 2 with a host of activities showcasing the joy of early childhood and raising awareness of the importance of early…

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…

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”…

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…

The preschool-to-prison pipeline starts with an overuse of exclusionary discipline practices on certain groups of toddlers — beginning with time-out and ending with suspension or expulsion. UD expert Martha Buell…

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…