Happy Holidays from the Early Childhood Personnel Center!

Data shows that schools across the country struggled to fill teaching positions, especially for special education.

A new report shows that finding childcare for children with disabilities is more difficult due to a variety of reasons: limited spots, information is hard to find, lack of full-time programs, among others. What resources are available?

Mary Beth Bruder presenting action planning and scaling up. #BuildingLeaders #purposewithpassion

The number of students that are eligible for special education services grows while more than half of U.S. public schools expect to be short-staffed in special education. What are schools doing to recruit and retain more special education teachers?

Amie Lopez, Doctoral student @UConn shares research findings w/ECPC Leadership Cohort 4: PD in Inclusive Childcare: A Systematic Review of Effects of Staff Practices & Outcomes for Children w/Disabilities.

Kristina Horton Cohort 3 from DE, sharing her capstone with Part C & Part B/619 Leadership Cohort 4. Leaning from colleagues. #BuildingLeaders

Hello from the ECPC Leadership Academy Cohort 4 session 3! Today, we talked about communication, including plain language in information dissemination, and conflict management, negotiation, and mediation skills. #ECPC #LeadershipAcademy

A lack of properly trained staff leads to steeper punishments for students with disabilities.

The Department of Education and Health and Human Services released a joint letter addressing the critical gaps in service for deaf or hard of hearing infants and toddlers. You can read their full letter here:

School leaders should emphasize the benefits of inclusive learning environments for students with and without disabilities.

In honor of National Back to School Prep day, here are 9 ways families of children with disabilities can prepare for heading back to class soon!

Both teachers and parents of students with disabilities are hopeful about how AI can help inclusion in classrooms.

A new report by @ECPCcenter & @PreschoolToday revealed that between June 2022 & January 2023, Early Childhood Special Education (ESCE) teachers reported dangerously high levels of stress & excessive caseloads. Discover more data on the ESCE workforce: https://t.co/k1vIfZnz0z

Happy 34th Anniversary to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)! The ADA works to ensure all people with disabilities have equal rights and opportunities. Learn more about how you can celebrate this important anniversary here: https://t.co/Swgplt7jUD #ADA34 #ThanksToTheADA

Collaboration between local and state governments is vital to ensuring children with disabilities receive the services they need in a setting that works for their families.

When kids have a better understanding of their condition, they are more likely to feel empowered and motivated to advocate for themselves.

Today is World Fragile X Day! Fragile X Syndrome is the most common inherited cause of autism and intellectual disabilities. Join us in raising awareness about Fragile X. You can learn more by visiting here: https://t.co/5bvNBag9Fz #WorldFragileXDay #FragileX

A new study from UC Davis MIND Institute shows that siblings of children with autism have a 20% chance of autism. This large, diverse study was prompted by the increasing autism rates.

New research shows that children with disabilities have lower levels of physical activity, in addition to be consistently underrepresented in national monitoring.