a monthly e-newsletter for Delaware's early childhood and school age programs
FEBRUARY 2016
You're here for Delaware's children and families.
We're here for YOU!
Foundations of Curriculum Series
Don't miss out, apply TODAY
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Curriculum Raffle
We have 3 more curriculum kits to give away to programs participating in Delaware Stars:
Congratulations to December's winner: Tadpole Academy!!!
This month enter to win InvestiGator's Club (preschool only) (value $2746.00)
March-OWL Curriculum in English and Spanish Pre-K version (value $1477.00)
April- High Scope Curriculum (value $389.00)
To enter to win this month's raffle, send an email to
delawarestars@udel.edu and share a success story about a child or children in your program. The winner will be announced in next month's edition of REACH!
Infant &Toddler Specialty Technical Assistance
The quality of care during the first few years of a child's life has a major impact on developmental outcomes. Delaware Stars offers specialized Infant & Toddler technical assistance in the areas of environment, interactions and routine. Click here for more information and take advantage of this free service!
Essential Standards
Plan for Success
For programs verifying or re-verifying @ SLD 4 or 5, planning ahead for success is important. Use this as a guide to create your plan for success!
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Foundations of Curriculum Series
Deadline extended - apply today!
Do you want to learn more about curriculum and how it is more than just what comes in the "box"? Then this training series may be for you! Deadline to submit applications: FEBRUARY 12TH!
Family Child Care: Accepting applications for all counties.
Early Childhood Centers: Accepting applications for KENT and SUSSEX counties only.
To learn more about this training opportunity, click here!
Changes to the Delaware Stars Verification and Assessment Process
Reminder of Changes Now In Effect
As part of submitting the request for Verification and Assessment, programs may select 7 of the following 60 calendar days as days that Verification and Assessment staff will not visit their program. When the request for Verification and Assessment is submitted through the Stars database, the 60 day window begins. Within the next 60 calendar days, the ERS Assessment and Standards Review will occur. The ERS Assessment and...
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TA TIDBITS
How a family child care provider helped children to become SUPER FRIENDS!
Lynne Portlock, a family child care provider in Newark, earned her Star 5 in July 2015. One idea Lynne incorporates into her program to support positive behavior and develop friendship skills with her young children is the Super Friends concept. Super Friends was developed by the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning, a positive behavior teaching pyramid. All the materials to implement Super Friends can be found...continue here.
Professional Development Planning
Make a plan to complete your annual professional development
Our current issue of Provider Pursuits offers a complete listing of all the DIEEC's quality assured professional development training for 2016. This makes planning Professional Development super easy! Space is limited in training sessions, so be sure to plan ahead and reserve your spot in training early on.
As an additional resource the DIEEC offers Professional Development Plans for Child Care Centers and Large Family Child Care Programs. Click here to access these forms. Check out Provider Pursuits and sign up for trainings before they fill up!
PD Raffle Contest
Attend a Professional Development training in the month of February for a chance to win a prize! Sign up for a training today!
Keeping Your DIEEC Registry Profile
Up-to-Date
Please take a few moments to update your information on the registry. The information provided on the DIEEC website is the Institue's main resource for contacting providers in instances of cancelled trainings, payment problems, or if someone has won a raffle. If the information listed on your profile is not current, you may miss out on valuable opportunities and announcements. For these reasons we ask that you complete your profile information thoroughly and keep it up-to-date.
Reminder: Inclement Weather Policy
DIEEC Professional Development
Click here to review the Inclement Weather Policy for DIEEC Professional Development training.
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