Dear Early Care and Education Leaders Letter on Improving Access to Preschool Through a Mixed Delivery Approach
DEC members, please read this Dear Colleague Letter encouraging state early care and education leaders to collaborate and leverage...
Feb 29, 2024


NEW Grant Opportunity for 2- and 4-year IHEs: 84.325S Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants
OSEP is pleased to announce a NEW grant competition: Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants to Support Related Service Providers to...
Feb 29, 2024
NEW Grant Opportunity for 2- and 4-year HBCUs, TCCUs, MSI: 84.325X Preservice Development Grants
OSEP is pleased to announce a NEW grant competition: Preservice Development Grants at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,...
Feb 7, 2024


DEC Annual Business Meeting
Please join us for the Division for Early Childhood Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, February 29th, 2024 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM Eastern...
Feb 1, 2024
Call for DEC Conference Advisors & Speaker Recommendations
Call for DEC Conference Advisors DEC seeks three program advisors for the DEC 2024 (New Orleans, LA) conference. Program advisors work...
Jan 18, 2024


DEC Partners with NAEYC for the NAEYC 2024 Virtual Public Policy Forum
A Message to DEC Members and Community DEC is proud to partner with NAEYC for the NAEYC 2024 Virtual Public Policy Forum, Sunday,...
Jan 17, 2024
2024 DEC Executive Board Nominations
The DEC Executive Board is seeking nominations for two Executive Board positions starting July 1st, 2024. Available Positions include:...
Jan 10, 2024
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