We are taking a different approach to this issue’s “Voices from the Field” installment. We are hearing from early childhood educators recently taking the DIEEC professional learning experience (PLE), “The Business of Early Childhood: Leadership Cohort.” This PLE series brought together leaders in the field to build skills to help improve the quality and culture ... Read more
Teaching Delaware’s youngest learners is not child’s play. It requires training and professional development to give infants, toddlers, and preschoolers the best start during their most impressionable developmental period. The Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC), an organization within the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, is committed to supporting the ... Read more
UD Health and Wellness Initiative program provides professionals with support A family child care professional typically starts their day before dawn, caring for their own family before their little ones arrive for a day of activities and learning. Twelve hours later, the last child is picked up, and because of the safety and health measures ... Read more
On June 16, 2022, the DIEEC hosted a panel discussion and professional learning experience (PLE) on anti-bias education strategies in early childhood. Through a question and answer format, early childhood advocates discussed the film “Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action: The Early Years.” This film demonstrates the importance of teacher reflection on identity, context, and practice in ... Read more
Throughout the late winter and early spring of 2022, DIEEC held monthly information sessions for the early childhood professional community. These sessions to learn more about how we can support you in navigating the early childhood landscape. We are excited to share our supports and services and how they work toward the state’s larger goals. ... Read more
During February 2022, the DIEEC held two information sessions for family child care professionals. On February 9, the FCC community was invited to learn more about the “Build Back Better” legislation and family child care networks. On February 24, a more in-depth conversation and focus group session was held to discuss the various benefits of ... Read more
Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood aids distribution of federal funds The University of Delaware’s Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) and state partners have joined forces to ensure early childhood professionals get the financial help they need to serve the state’s most vulnerable— young children and families. In March 2021, Delaware’s ... Read more
For many adults, playing with kids feels challenging and awkward, but UD experts have answers When you are a child, you are not really a child — at least not all the time. You are also a dinosaur. A wizard. A hot air balloon operator crash-landing into a dodo bird colony off the coast of ... Read more
DELAWARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
