DIEEC Celebrates Week of the Young Child
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…
“Working with DIEEC” Information Sharing Sessions
Throughout the coming months, DIEEC will hold monthly information sessions for the early childhood professional community. These sessions to learn more about how we can support you in navigating the…
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”…
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…
Suspended Justice
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…
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…
Child care workers are essential in this pandemic. We need to pay them that way
Because of COVID-19, the way we work doesn’t look the same. As every profession has had to adapt, early childhood professionals have been especially resilient. Since March, early care and…
UD Helps With Early Care and Education Programs
Delaware Stars provides essential supplies and educational assistance Imagine teaching 3-year-olds to practice social distancing. Not an easy task, but one of many requirements that early care and education programs…
