Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Office Hours
New this Year! The VDOE will host ECSE Office Hours for ECSE administrators, special education directors or those who would like to increase knowledge and ask questions on content related to ECSE. Office Hours will be held the third Thursday of the month from 11:00-12:00. Each month, a specific topic will be discussed; see link above for topics! There will be a short introduction of the topic followed by the opportunity for you to ask questions. Registration is not required. Simply use the Join the meeting link to attend.
New this Year! The VDOE will host ECSE Office Hours for ECSE administrators, special education directors or those who would like to increase knowledge and ask questions on content related to ECSE. Office Hours will be held the third Thursday of the month from 11:00-12:00. Each month, a specific topic will be discussed. There will be a short introduction of the topic followed by the opportunity for you to ask questions. Registration is not required. Simply use the Join the meeting link to...
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We are happy to announce that VDOE Division of Early Childhood Care and Education, Office of Preschool Programs is launching the PreK Data and Dialogue series in early 2026. This regularly occurring virtual meeting will be open to all school-based preschool programs. The purpose of this series is to share data and best practices across early childhood programs, encouraging dialogue among peers. The 90-minute sessions will include a brief VDOE introduction rooting the session in the...
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This fall VDOE is launching a Quality Improvement Listserv to improve communications and strengthen connections with those who provide and/or lead professional development to early childhood programs in the state of Virginia, such as: Coaches Trainers Technical Assistance (TA) Providers Consultants As a part of this Listserv, you will receive quarterly improvement updates, invitations to VQB5 Improvement Partner webinars, and have the opportunity to provide feedback on VQB5 improvement...
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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is pleased to announce the Early Childhood Provisionally Licensed Teacher Incentive Program. This program provides funding of no more than $30,000 each for school divisions, to provide financial incentives to provisionally licensed teachers in preschool programs operated by the school division. To qualify for the incentives, teachers must: Teach in preschool programs operated by the school division, including: Early Childhood Special...
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Registration Looking to create a communication-rich environment that allows each and every child in your classroom to actively engage and participate in meaningful interactions? Join our Early Childhood Virtual Learning Community in Autism to learn how to support learners with diverse communication abilities.This 7-week series will target topics including: Effective teaming and collaboration Creation and implementation of class-wide communication supports Practical tools and...
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VDOE TTAC ECSE CONTACTS
There are six Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Training and Technical Assistance Centers (TTAC) across the Commonwealth of Virginia that serve professionals in their local areas. Want to know who your ECSE Contacts are?
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The Readiness Connection, a newsletter for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) professionals from the Virginia Department of Education, is sent out weekly. As we continue to move toward greater unification and shared ownership across agencies and funding streams, this newsletter includes statewide updates as well as program-specific information. Archived Readiness Connection newsletters can be found here.
To ensure you receive each issue, sign up here to receive weekly updates from VDOE on early childhood news and updates.
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