All past editions of the REACH E-Newsletter are available on The DE Stars website - and beginning with the August 2015 edition you can also download and print each one!
Click here to access past editions.
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Foundations of Curriculum Series
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Last Chance to Register!
Applications due 12-30-15
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Do you want to learn about curriculum and discover it is more than just what comes in the "box"? Then this training series may be for you!
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How to Download Your Transcript
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Having trouble figuring out how to download your transcript?
Click here to for a helpful tips sheet!
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Including Children with Special Needs
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Click here for NAEYC's guide "
Including Children with Special Needs; Are You and Your Program Ready?" including an assessment checklist, resources and inclusion strategies.
Click here to watch a video of a family child care provider and center director sharing the benefits of including children with disabilities in typical child care settings!
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The DIEEC will put notice of workshops cancelled due to weather on the website. If you are unable to check the website, you may call the main phone number at 302-831-3239. You will be notified of the date of the rescheduled class. As such please make sure we have your most current contact information listed on your profile in the registry.
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Remembering
Miledy Ramirez
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Former Family Child Care Provider
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Miledy Ramirez, born December 25th, 1960 was a resident of Newark, Delaware. She was also a family child care provider and an original member of the Spanish Cohort with Delaware Stars. She passed away too soon, on October 23, 2015. Our condolences to her family and friends.
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Delaware Stars Advisory Committee
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 Thanks to all the early childhood education professionals and partners who attended the first Delaware Stars Advisory Committee on 12-2-15. Delaware Stars staff shared data with the Advisory Committee on...
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Provider Pursuits to be Published Annually
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Read on to Learn About How to Stay Informed
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Celebrating Diversity in Early Childhood
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 December is a month with many celebrations. Each family has its own way of celebrating this month, in addition to your traditions. NAEYC's Code of Ethical Conduct recognizes that "children are best understood and supported in the context of family, culture, community, and society.
Inviting families to share their culture, celebrations, and traditions with their child's class is a great way to ensure that all the children's culture and...
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Changes to Verification and Assessment Process
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Effective January 1, 2016
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Beginning January 1, 2016, when you request Verification and Assessment of the Delaware Stars Standards, we will no longer identify which day(s) the Assessors will visit your program. You will still be notified regarding the date and time that the Verifier will visit your program to review your documentation of how you meet the Stars Standards...
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More Technical Assistance Options!
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For Star Level 4 & 5 Programs
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You did it! More than 300 programs have achieved Star Level 4 or 5. You may be wondering, what do I do next?
Delaware Stars is much more than reaching and maintaining a Star Level. It's a system that supports your on-going journey of meeting the needs of your children, families, and program. This on-going journey is called Continuous Quality Improvement, or CQI.
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Here is one example of how a program identified an area on which to focus their CQI efforts:
A SL 4 early childhood program recognized that the children in its program had recently increased in diversity - children with different cultural backgrounds, several children with identified special needs, and families who speak languages other than English - due to new families moving into the area...
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For the next four months, we will give away one curriculum kit per month to a program participating in Delaware Stars:
To enter to win this month's raffle, send an email to delawarestars@udel.edu and include a picture of a creative way you have been successful in Delaware Stars. For example, a picture of your block play area, dramatic play, reading library, quiet cozy corner, science or math station, a family involvement event, a field trip, etc. All entries will be entered in a raffle drawing. The winner will be announced in next month's edition of REACH!
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