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Working with the Federal, State and Local Government to advance early childhood education.
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The Council engages with government decision-makers on a local, state, and national level. This ensures that the Council’s mission is invested in and incorporated to expand the vision of the early care and education workforces professional development through thought leadership, and promote the value in supporting the needs of high-quality early education professionals through:
- Education and learning opportunities
- Sharing and providing a platform for best practices and ECE advancements
- Hosting webinars, events, meet-ups, and other convening opportunities within the ECE field
- Advise on the how-to’s of successful integration of the CDA into statewide ECE strategies, including overarching framework, design, and/or competencies outlining basic expectations for a CDA
- Supporting Early Childhood State Grants
The organizations listed below provide financial assistance for individuals who wish to pursue the CDA Credential. Funding may be available for the CDA assessment fee and other costs of earning or renewing the CDA Credential. Please contact the appropriate agency in your state for information about eligibility requirements and funding availability. If your state is not listed, we suggest you contact the child care licensing agency in your state or your local resource and referral agency. They are excellent sources of information about free or low-cost CDA training.
- United States Department of Health & Human Services Office of Early Childhood Development
- United States Department of Education Office of Early Learning
State Office of Early Learning:
- Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education
- Alaska Department of Education & Early Learning
- Arizona Department of Early Childhood Education
- Arkansas Division of Child Care & Early Childhood Education
- California Early Learning & Care Division
- Colorado Office of Early Childhood
- Connecticut Office Of Early Childhood
- Delaware Office of Early Learning
- Florida Office of Early Learning
- Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
- Hawaii Executive Office on Early Learning
- Idaho Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse
- Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
- Indiana Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning
- Early Childhood Iowa
- Kansas Office of Early Childhood
- Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
- Louisiana Office of Early Childhood
- Maine Office of Early Childhood Education
- Maryland Division of Early Childhood
- Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
- Michigan Office of Early Learners
- Minnesota Division of Early Learning
- Mississippi Office of Early Childhood
- Missouri Office of Early Learning
- Montana Early Childhood Services Bureau
- Nebraska Office of Early Childhood
- Nevada Office of Early Learning and Development
- New Hampshire Office of Early Childhood Education
- New Jersey Division of Early Childhood Education
- New Mexico Department of Early Childhood
- New York Office of Early Learning
- North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education
- North Dakota Early Childhood Education Program
- Ohio Office of Early Learning
- Oklahoma Office of Early Childhood and Family Education
- Oregon Early Learning Division
- Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning
- Rhode Island Office of Early Childhood Education
- South Carolina Division of Early Care and Education
- South Dakota Division of Child Care Services
- Tennessee Office of Early Learning
- Texas Early Childhood Education Division
- Early Childhood Utah
- Vermont Office of Child Care and Early Learning
- Virginia Office of Early Childhood
- Washington State Office of Early Learning Providers
- West Virginia Office of Early & Elementary Learning
- Wisconsin Office of Early Learning
- Wyoming Office of Early Childhood Readiness
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The Preschool Development Grant PDG, which is administered through US Departments of Health & Human Services and Education
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December 2019 The Preschool Development Grants Program Summary Report
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Perkins Grant, which is administered through the US Department of Education Division of Academic and Technical Education