Yes DEC CAN! Action Alert: Tell Congress to Invest in Early Childhood Special Education Programs NOW
DEC VOICES ARE NEEDED NOW TO SUPPORT IDEA FUNDING! THIS MEANS ALL OF US! Discussions are underway now and decisions will be made very...
Nov 18, 2016


New Report from the Early Learning Interagency Policy Board on the Integration of Data from Early Ch
A Message By Linda K. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, Libby Doggett, Deputy Assistant Secretary of...
Nov 17, 2016
Onward - A Letter to DEC Members
Today, DEC sent a letter to membership regarding our renewed opportunity to articulate our values and who we are as a profession. Read...
Nov 16, 2016
Upcoming Learning Deck: More than Just Manipulatives Teaching Math in Preschool Classrooms
When: Monday, December 12th, 2016, 1:00 to 2:00 PM EST Facilitator: Jessica Hardy, PhD Description: It is important that children have...
Nov 15, 2016
Yes DEC CAN! DEC's Bi-Weekly Policy E-Brief
This week's policy e-brief features updates the interagency policy brief on childhood homelessness, information on tomorrow's webinar The...
Nov 9, 2016
New Interagency Policy Statement on Early Childhood Homelessness
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Education (ED) announced the release of...
Nov 7, 2016
DEC's October E-Communicator is Available Now
Read the latest updates from DEC's Executive Director, Peggy Kemp, Ph.D. in DEC's October E-Communicator here.
Oct 31, 2016
New Federal Resources and Policies Released!
Please visit the U.S. Department of Education Early Learning Website to review these NEW important updates. 1) New Guidance Released on...
Oct 28, 2016
DEC's Position Statement on Child Maltreatment - Taking a Stand!
Between September 2015 and now, the DEC Position Statement on Child Maltreatment has been drafted 12 times by the development team and...
Oct 28, 2016
Yes DEC CAN! DEC's Bi-Weekly Policy E-Brief
This week's policy e-brief features updates from the U.S. Department of Education's policy brief on the use of technology with early...
Oct 27, 2016