Call for Comments: DEC Members Positions on Office of Head Start Proposed Changes to the Head Start Program Performance Standards
DEC wants to hear from you! Please complete this survey to share your perspective about the proposed changes to the Head Start Program...
Jan 10, 2024
DEC is Recruiting New Editor(s) for the Journal of Early Intervention (JEI)
The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children is recruiting a new editor(s) for the Journal of Early...
Jan 4, 2024
Open Discussion with the DEC Policy and Advocacy Committee: Office of Head Start Proposed Changes
Discuss the Office of Head Start Proposed Changes with the DEC Policy and Advocacy Committee January 4th, 2024, 6:00 - 7:00 PM Eastern...
Dec 18, 2023


DEC Announces Racial Equity Point of View
The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (DEC) unveils its Racial Equity Point of View (RE POV),...
Nov 28, 2023


DEC and TORSH Launch New Online Community to Help EI Leaders Build High-Impact Coaching Programs
Your Coaches Corner provides free access to resources, best practices, and a community of practitioners focused on strengthening early...
Nov 28, 2023
Optimizing Adaptive Behavior of Preschoolers with Motor Disabilities: Teacher & Parent Perspectives
Call for Focus Group Participants! Are you a preschool teacher with at least 1 year of experience in a classroom that includes...
Nov 26, 2023


2023 DEC Awards Winners
The Division for Early Childhood is excited to announce the 2023 Award Winners! The Rose C. Engel Award for Excellence in Professional...
Nov 8, 2023
National Service Coordination Leaders Group Facilitator Recruitment
Do you currently prepare, train, lead and/or support service coordinators in early intervention at the state and/or local level? Are you...
Sep 22, 2023
Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act Re-Introduced
DEC is pleased to share that Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) have re-introduced the Funding Early...
Sep 5, 2023
Call for Policy and Advocacy Community of Practice Co-Facilitator
DEC is committed to. . . Competent Professionals and Families; Informed Professionals and Families; Connections Among Professionals and...
Aug 29, 2023









