The Delaware Early Care and Education Expulsion and Suspension (DECEES) project is designed to examine past and current Delaware initiatives that support continued enrollment of young children under age 5 in state-licensed early care and education programs; seeks to understand the state landscape for tracking the expulsion and suspension of young children; and gives rise to families’ voices. Findings will inform the state on the status of suspension and expulsion practices in early care and education in Delaware as well as make recommendations for future policy and practice.

The DECEES project was funded by the Delaware Department of Education and is a collaborative effort between DIEEC, the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, the Delaware Department of Education, and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.