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Recent eNotes Issues
- March 12, 2024
- Key Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Personnel Serving Young Children with Disabilities
- Preparing for DMS 2.0
- 2024 State Learning Opportunities for OSEP Early Childhood IDEA Centers
- Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
- Part B and Part C Grant Applications are due May 22
- Biden-Harris Administration Releases Resources to Support Preschool Expansion and Early School Success
- 2023 Tipping Points Survey Results Available from Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association
- Early Childhood Educators and Families Face Rising Challenges as Relief Funds Expire
- February 16, 2024
- IDEA Part C Early Intervention Family Survey Data for Federal Fiscal Year 2021
- Response Rate and Representativeness Calculator
- Assistive Technology Devices and Services for Children With Disabilities Under the IDEA
- Step Up AT
Source: https://www.stepupat.org/
- Child Maltreatment 2022
- March of Dimes Report 2023
- A 100-Year Review of Research on Black Families
- January 22, 2024
- Childhood Outcomes Instrument Crosswalks
- Think Inclusive Podcast
- Upcoming National Early Childhood Conferences
- Panel Wants To Know How Co-Occurring Conditions Affect Those With Autism
- State of Babies Yearbook 2023
Source: https://stateofbabies.org/
- National Deafblindness Resources Available
Source: https://www.nationaldb.org/
- Investigating the Impact of a Motor Program on Preschoolers With Disabilities
- NIH Creates Genetic Atlas Detailing Early Stages of Zebrafish Development
- December 13, 2023
- Help with APP/SPR Preparation
- 48th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- 2023 Early Childhood Transition Questions and Answers
- Policy Statement: Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs (Nov. 28, 2023)
- Solutions for Raising Early Educators' Pay
- 2022 HHS Report to Congress on Supportive Services for Individuals with Autism
- App Aids Autism Screening
- November 13, 2023
- 2023 IDEA Part B, Section 619 National Survey
- Think Inclusive Podcasts
Source: https://pod.link/583456652
- New ECTA Learning Community: Early Childhood Personnel Solutions
- Resource Reminder for Upcoming SPP/APR Development
- Secretary Cardona and Friends Celebrate National Parent Involvement Day
- Critical Questions for Addressing Racial Equity in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
- Secure attachment to both parents - not just mothers - boosts children’s healthy development
- October 11, 2023
- EHDI and Early Intervention Data Sharing Documents
- Recent Webinar on the Timely Expenditure of IDEA Funds
- MOU Between State IDEA and ADDM
- NIH Launches Community-Led Research Program to Advance Health Equity
- OSEP Releases New Fast Facts on Children Identified with Intellectual Disability
- The Role of Social Adversity on Emotional Dysregulation During Infancy and Early Childhood