Dear Early Childhood Professional:

Welcome fall! And welcome to more in-person DIEEC opportunities. As always, your safety and health continue to be our priority. To this end, we are following UD COVID guidelines to keep everyone safe. Please check out our DIEEC professional development calendar here for in-person workshops.

This issue also provides information on our Stabilization Fund Application Support events, where our staff will help you apply for grants.  You don't want to miss out on this opportunity to receive funds for your program. In our "Voices from the Field" series, Carol Crawley, a family child care professional, shares her experience applying for the grant and how she invested in her program.

Be sure to check out our newly designed Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood website. We're excited about our new look but would love your feedback. Don't hesitate to reach out to our communications team with your thoughts.

We are also sharing newly approved curricula that focuses on social/emotional learning and gives you more online options - areas that have become increasingly important because of the pandemic.

Finally, we are holding our second Jeopardy event in November. We got great feedback on the first event and wanted to add a little fun to fall with another opportunity to play.