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.
This 3-part webinar series is intended for new ECSE administrators, new special education directors or those who would like a refresh on topics related to ECSE administration. The series will cover important topics, including an overview of Early Childhood and ECSE programs; delivering inclusive practices in Early Childhood Care and Education programs; ECSE Indicator data; and Virginia Quality Birth through Five (VQB5). Participants are encouraged to attend all three sessions. Dates: August 21,...
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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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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is providing a webinar to assist school divisions in identifying, developing, and sustaining inclusive early childhood programs for children with Individualized Education Programs. Content will include the benefits and legal requirements of early childhood inclusion, contexts and models of inclusion, resources for programs to support and improve inclusion, and state and division level inclusion data. Administrators of programs that serve young children...
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Registration Please save the date for our first annual Fall VKRP/VALLSS PreK Initiative Webinar on Thursday September 25, 2025 at 11am. Join us to meet with representatives from the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program and the Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP) for updates on the screeners: Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) and the Virginia Language & Literacy Screening System (VALLSS). The webinar is for any administrator responsible for the oversight of EC/ECSE programs...
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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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