DIEEC offers opportunities for program-wide Quality Assured (QA) professional development to take place at your program for your entire staff. The following professional learning experiences (PLEs) are aligned with state-identified priority key practices and are available to be delivered onsite. Each PLE includes a workshop session and a follow-up component designed to support implementation.

PCHQ-KP1: Incorporates a whole-child approach, intentionally supporting children through positive interactions

• Crisis to Calm – Using Communication and Curriculum
• Bridging the Connection Gap: Individualizing Relationships
• Relationship-Based Care for Infants and Toddlers
• Implementing Teaching Strategies Gold
• Flip It! Flipping the Challenging Behavior
• Flip It! Flipping the Challenging Behavior for School-Age Staff

PCHQ-KP2: Uses culturally responsive and identity-affirming practices to build meaningful connections and foster a sense of community in the classroom 

• Crisis to Calm – Using Communication and Curriculum
• Bridging the Connection Gap: Individualizing Relationships
• Understanding Children’s Behavior as Communication
• Promoting Language as Cultural Heritage: Benefits and Strategies 
• Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Anti-Bias Education: Identity
• Anti-Bias Education: Diversity

PCHQ-KP5: Implements inclusive practices and provides environments that are responsive to the developmental needs of all children enrolled in the program

• Understanding Children’s Behavior as Communication
• The Importance of ‘I’ in IEP: Individualizing in Early Childhood

Onsite requests require a minimum of 10 participants and must be submitted at least 60 days in advance. Further details are outlined on the On-Site Training Request Form. Once your request is submitted, we will contact you to discuss DIEEC’s availability.

Beginning December 2, 2024, the following trainings will be available through DIEEC on an online platform called Canvas:

• Health and Safety Training for Child Care Professionals
• Administration of Medication
• Maintaining Equity in Early Childhood Classrooms: Suspension and Expulsion Prevention

Details regarding how to access these courses in Canvas will be shared on December 2nd.

All DEPDNow trainings will be discontinued as of January 1, 2025. If you are currently enrolled in any DEPDNow training, please ensure you complete it by December 31, 2024, to receive credit on your Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) transcript. The last day to register for DEPDNow training is December 15, 2024. This change ONLY pertains to trainings offered on the DEPDNow site – DIEEC and iPD trainings will continue to be offered.

DDOE remains committed to ensuring access to free, quality assured, online content that is available for Delaware’s early care and education community. Moving forward, in addition to the professional development support provided through DIEEC, DDOE recommends the Individualized Professional Development (iPD) Portfolio developed by the Office of Head Start. iPD hosts free, online, self-paced courses designed for early care and education staff. Courses are available that may be used toward becoming qualified for early care and education positions and annual training hours for licensing. Once you complete a course, you can print certificates showing course completion. To register for an ECLKC (iPD) account, follow these steps. Login Assistance | ECLKC (hhs.gov). 

Comparison chart listing DEPD Now’s discontinued courses and their corresponding iPD courses.

We have replaced the face-to-face school age training package with this self-paced series that allows you to complete interactive online trainings anytime, anywhere. 

These trainings can be purchased as a bundle (all 70 hours and must be completed within one year of purchase), or as individual 14, 16 or 18 hour modules (School Age: Youth Development, School Age: Social Emotional Wellness, School Age: Learning Environment and Curriculum, and School Age: Family and Community Partnerships). Additional courses for directors are available. Bundles are $70 and modules are $45 ($55 for the director’s series).

Click here to access the school age training series. Simply click on the training in which you are interested, enter your username and password (the same as your registry login information) and then finalize your training selections. Make sure you login prior to registering for online trainings.

The school age training is not to be taken as individual courses and should only be taken as a bundle/module. To receive credit on your transcript, you must complete the total hours in each bundle. Taking individual courses out of sequence, not within a bundle, will not be recorded on your transcript.