(Delaware Dept. of Education, 12/14/2004)

Delaware Early Care and Education Baseline Quality Study Executive Summary
PDF format (Univ. of Delaware, 12/14/2004)

Provider Pursuits

A training calendar/newsletter is published four times a year outlining known training opportunities and resources for professional development. Provider Pursuits is mailed to all identified programs statewide. Please call the Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) 302-831-3239 or website www.diecc.udel.edu .

Resource Centers

A system of Resource Centers is available statewide to offer providers additional resources for professional development and for program development. Mobile resource vans are available to offer outreach to the programs not close to a resource center. Career development counseling is also available by calling Delaware First program at the Office Of Child Care Licensing (302)892-5800 and at each resource center.

Professional Organizations and Support Groups

Get involved! Children and Families First maintains a list of Professional Organizations and Support Groups on their website.

Apprenticeship Program

The Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Employment and Training's Apprenticeship and Training Unit has developed a registered Child Care Development Specialist Apprenticeship Program as a strategy for linking high quality, well-trained child care providers with the possibility of increased compensation, job security and career opportunities. For more information call 302-761-8130.

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood®

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood provides scholarships and supports for CDA, coursework leading toward an Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood, and the Early Childhood Education Director's Certificate. The project began in 1990 in North Carolina by Child Care Services Association to address three workforce issues: low education, low compensation, and high turnover. Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) has been replicated in 22 states and is administered in Delaware by The Family & Workplace Connection. All T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood scholarships link increased education to increased compensation and requires recipients and sponsoring early childhood programs to share the cost.  For more information go to The Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children, webpage  www.daeyc.org/teach.html