Early Childhood Special Education and Assistive Technology Blog

This is truly an exciting time for the field of Early Childhood. Check out some of these other links for more information about early childhood policy and initiatives** Annie E. Casey Foundation Association of University Centers on Disabilities Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire Center on the Developing Child   at Harvard University Child Care Aware Children's Defense Fund Division for Early Childhood (DEC) First Five Years National Association for the Education of Young Children  (NAEYC) National Conference of State Legislatures U.S. Office of the Administration for Children and Families Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families *The link from the Washington Post attached to this title is no longer active **This list is not comprehensive nor representative of EC-SEAT particular viewpoints. It is simply a resource for gathering knowledge and initiating discussion.

On October 29th, 2014 the White House sent out a press release announcing President Obama's early childhood summit to be help on December 10th, 2014. Stakeholders committed to high-quality early education will be brought together in continuity of Obama's 2013 State of the Union address promise for expanding access to high quality early childhood education for families in America with children ages birth to five years. The proposal includes expanding: evidence-based practices voluntary home visiting increasing access utilizing Early Head Start-Child Care partnerships with the overall goal of providing preschool for all.  This call to action was met by over 30 states' efforts  to expand access and more than 600 applicants  for federal grants specifically focused on the above goals. On December 10th, 2014, President Obama will announce which states and communities will receive $250 million in Preschool Development Grants and announce the $500 million awards in Ea...