Action Alert from the Council for Exceptional Children: It is being reported that up to 169 contracts at the Institute for Education...

Please join us for the Division for Early Childhood Annual Business Meeting on  Friday, February 21st, 2025, 12:00 to 1:00 PM Eastern...

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is an international professional organization dedicated to advancing equity and supporting families, young children with or at risk for developmental delays and disabilities, and those who care for and educate them. At the heart of DEC’s work is a collective responsibility to address and dismantle systemic inequities that negatively impact young children and their families. DEC is committed

In response to recent Executive Orders from the new administration, we are writing to assure our members and partners that DEC will...

A Repository of Resources Name Description DEC Statement on Children and Immigration Policy DEC Position Statement Unpacking the New HHS Notice on Public Benefits: What Programs Need to Know Webinar Preserving Parental Rights in the Face of Immigration Enforcement: What To Know about the New Detained Parent Directive The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Blog The 2025 ICE Detained Parents Directive Practice Advisory for Child Welfare Administrators and Practitioners Ce

The Division for Early Childhood is pleased to announce and welcome Christan Coogle, PhD, BCBA, and Alissa Rausch, EdD as the next...

A Response to Today's Events DEC Members and Interested Partners, DEC is aware of the OMB memorandum issued last night about the pause in...

The Division for Early Childhood is excited to announce the first of its kind Virtual Early Intervention Service Coordination Institute...

Call for Co-Editors: DEC Monograph Series – Issue 1 February 2025 - September 2026 Children’s Behaviors That Adults Perceive as...

The DEC Research Community of Practice (CoP) is recruiting a new co-facilitator to assist existing facilitator, Jessica Amsbary, in her...