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Happy
112th Birthday
Dr. Seuss
(March 2, 1904)
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Be Sure You Receive Professional Development Training Hours!
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When attending a Professional Development workshop, please be sure to
sign in
on the attendance sheet. If you don't sign in, you won't be awarded credit on your training transcript.
The DIEEC Professional Development Staff makes every effort to enter attendance within 24 to 48 hours of receiving the sign in sheets. However, we ask that you allow two weeks after the training has finished to process paperwork and post attendance to your transcript before contacting our office.
Please be sure to update your profile and check your transcript
regularly
to ensure you receive the credit you deserve. As an Early Childhood Professional, it is important that you take ownership of your personal professional development record.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call 302-831-3239.
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Need Ideas for Caring for Infants & Toddler?
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Delaware Stars Programs can receive on-site support to enhance care for your Infants & Toddlers. Our I&T Specialists offer support with language and interactions; routines and transitions; developmentally appropriate play; outdoor play ideas; social emotional supports & more.
Click here for the flyer!
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We have 2 more curriculum kits to give away to programs participating in Delaware Stars:
To enter to win this month's raffle, send an email to
delawarestars@udel.edu and tell us why you chose to be a Delaware Stars program. The winner will be announced in next month's edition of REACH!
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February PD raffle Winners
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All participants who attended DIEEC sponsored workshops in February were eligible to win the Professional Development raffle this month.
Congratulations to Kim Zoladkiewicz, Mary Funk, and Matilda Tindley for winning our February Professional Development Raffle! Please call Sarah Janus at 302-831-
4787 to claim your prize.
Want a chance to win awesome prizes? Enter the Professional Development Raffle found here in the REACH Newsletter for your chance to win! Here's an example of what you could win:
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DAEYC is hosting free Early Childhood Career Forums for early childhood education professionals in each county!
Click here to learn more.
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Early Learning Legislative Breakfasts
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Together We're Making a Difference
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Early Childhood providers just like you have agreed to host Early Learning Legislative Breakfasts across the state.
These breakfasts bring together Delaware's legislators (Senators and Representatives) with early childhood education program staff, families whose children attend the program and representatives from Delaware Stars. They are coordinated by Joanna Sullivan from the Office of Early Learning.
Everyone sits down to share a meal and talk about the importance of high quality early childhood programs. Topics discussed include the impact of programs such as Delaware Stars for Early Success, the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation services, T.E.A.C.H. and the CORE awards. The legislators also learn how high quality early learning programs are making a difference for the state's youngest citizens and their families.
Early Learning Legislative breakfasts were held at Happy Place Day Care (click to see pictures), Little Sprouts Learning Academy and Essential Learning Preschool (pictured below) in January and February, and they will continue across the state. We want to thank the programs for hosting and the families and partners for lending their voices in support of high quality early learning for all children in Delaware!
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Essential Learning Preschool from back/left-right: Melissa Napolitano (parent), Cathy Capone (parent), Valerie Renshaw (Stars TA), Elaine Leonard (Owner) Joanna Sullivan (OEL) front/left-right: Ninoska Holmes (Infant Teacher), Atia Kazmi (Director), Senator Bethany Hall-Long, Lisa Harman (Preschool Teacher
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Pictured above from left-right: Representative Danny Short, Tom and Ann Atkinson (Owners of Lil Red Hens) Representative Tim Dukes, Karen Schreiber (Owner and Director) Brenda Villa (Stars TA), Jennifer Moore (Rainbow Preschool) Ruth Boyce (Teacher), Tony Dickerson (Discovery Island) and Cheryl Doucette (Sussex Co. Health Coalition), gathered to share the impact of Delaware Stars with their legislators.
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Training Spotlight: Additional Assessment Training Workshops Added
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Power of Practice, Advanced Assessment for Administrators, and Implementing Teaching Strategies GOLD
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Back by popular demand, we have added new
Child Assessment for Teachers: The Power of Practice
trainings in each county, a new
Advanced Assessment for Administrators: Data Driven Decision Making in New Castle County,
and a new
Implementing Teaching Strategies GOLD
training in Sussex County.
Click here
for more information!
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Provider Spotlight: Communication Tools that Keep You Organized!
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Communication for Children with Special Needs
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Discovery Cove Learning Center in Laurel, Delaware just earned their Star Level 5 in February of 2016. Sussex County's Discovery Cove, along with Discovery Island and Little Sprouts, include children with special needs and children that have risk factors. The programs partner with families and community agencies, such as Easter Seals, to support the children in their...click here to continue.
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The Capacity Grant, managed by Children and Families First, provides resources to enhance the quality of care for young children. It also aims to increase child care programs that offer:
* Care for Infants and toddlers
* Care for children with special needs
* Child care during non-traditional hours
* Care for English Language Learners
If your program could benefit from this grant,
click here!
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| Tips to keep children engaged and your program organized at little to no cost! |
 Family child care programs serve children of all ages - infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-agers. Materials that engage children in various age groups can be organized into interest areas for children to explore in developmentally appropriate ways. How do you keep those materials fresh and new? One way is to use...
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Delaware's 22nd Annual Inclusion Conference, March 16, 2016
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and In-home Behavior Training March 15, 2016
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 Delaware's 22nd Annual Inclusion Conference will be held Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 from 7:30am to 3:15pm at the Dover Downs Hotel. Dr. Phil Strain, who specializes in inclusion methods for children with autism and positive behavior support, will be the keynote speaker. For child care providers who attend the conference, 3.5 quality assured training hours will be added to your profile on the DIEEC Registry.
Click here for more information and to register.
A session for families and family child care providers will be held the evening before on Tuesday, March 15th from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at the Dover Downs Hotel. Dr. Phil Strain will discuss ways to reinforce positive behavior. This session is free, but registration is required. Family child care providers who attend this session will earn 1.5 quality assured hours added to their profile on the DIEEC Registry.
Click here for more information and to register.
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