Recruitment, Enrollment and Eligibility Training
DCYF is holding an in-person training for staff who determine ECEAP eligibility and enroll children into services. This is an excellent opportunity for staff who have not already attended the in-person training.
September 12th - 9:00am to 3:00pm at Spokane Falls Community College
Register here.
Department of Commerce Early Learning Facilities Grants
The Early Learning Facilities (ELF) program aims to help Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) contractors and Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) providers to expand, remodel, purchase, or construct early learning facilities and classrooms necessary to support early learning opportunities for children from low-income households.
2023-2025 Eligible Organizations Competitive Grant
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Pre- applications closed on August 22, 2023 only approved pre-applications are eligible to process to the General Application.
- General Applications Open and completed applications submissions must be received by 6:00 PM on Monday, October 16, 2023.
- The Program Guidelines are provided in English, Spanish and Somali on Commerce’s website
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Awards are expected to be announced in late winter 2024.
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On 10 August 2023 Commerce hosted a question and answer webinar: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers documents posted in Spanish, English, and Somali on Commerce’s website in case you missed it.
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Click here for the press release with a list of the 2021-2023 Eligible Organization awardees.
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Visit Commerce’s website, and sign up on their mailing list for updates and be notified when the funding round opens.
DSHS Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA)
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance (ORIA) is seeking qualified organizations to submit competitive proposals to assist eligible children and families across the birth-to-kindergarten continuum. The Early Refugee School Impact (RSI) Program’s goals are 1) to support families of young children as they navigate daycare and preschool systems, 2) to ensure young children are prepared to succeed in formal schooling, and 3) to support parents through engagement activities. This is the launch of the Early RSI program, and the first year will serve as a pilot.
The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to solicit applications for high quality, innovative Early RSI Services to eligible refugees and humanitarian immigrants (for detailed eligibility information, please refer to the RFA documents).
Qualified applicants must have the capacity to provide services that are culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate. DSHS intends to award multiple contracts statewide covering a diverse range of geographic and ethnic communities in Washington State.
The application deadline is 5:00 p.m., September 28, 2023. Questions regarding this application may be sent to EarlyRSI@dshs.wa.gov.
A virtual information session to learn more about this funding opportunity will be offered on September 6, 2023, 10:00am-11:00am. Please register to attend this listening session: https://dshs-wa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYud-CorjMrGdCvnSCu9sQU6vPDiB25qOrR.
For more information, please refer to our Notice of Funding Opportunities page and the application documents linked below.
DCYF is Hiring
DCYF is hiring for an Early Care and Education Access Project Manager to oversee the agency’s work to develop an implementation plan for universal early care and education and living wage and benefits for providers. This position will have leadership over this once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our early care and education industry. This effort furthers DCYF’s strategic priorities, with particular focus on eliminating racial disproportionalities and advance racial equity and creating a high-quality integrated birth-8 system.
Centralia College is Hiring
Centralia College has an opening for Education Specialist-Coach. Previous experience as a coach is not required. This position is a great fit for teachers who are looking for the next step in their career.
Teaching Strategies ECEAP Office Hours
Register to attend Teaching Strategies ECEAP Office Hours. Register in advance and attend to get answers to your specific questions about any of your Teaching Strategies digital resources.
Mobility Mentoring© Webinar-Back to the Basics
We are kicking off our monthly webinar series with Empath on September 14th. Whether you are brand new or a seasoned veteran in Mobility Mentoring©, you will surely take away something new from this webinar.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar
Place Matters: The Environment We Create Shapes the Foundations of Healthy Development
A wide range of conditions in the places where children live, grow, play, and learn can get “under the skin” and affect their developing brains and other biological systems. Rapidly advancing science around early childhood development provides increasingly clear evidence that, beginning before birth, these environmental conditions shape how children develop, which shapes their lifelong physical and mental health, in turn.
This paper encourages us to think beyond the traditional early childhood sector in policy and practice.
Read the working paper from Harvard Center on the Developing Child here.
Imagination Library of Washington
The mission of the Imagination Library of Washington is to foster a love of reading among young learners by ensuring equitable access to free monthly books mailed directly to their homes from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Our vision is that all early learners have developed a quality, inclusive home library, are inspired to read, ready to learn, and are excelling academically, creating a thriving child and a vibrant, healthy community.
If you have a child between the ages of 0-5, enroll them in the Imagination Library today. https://www.imaginationlibrarywashington.org/check_availability
The Center of Excellence and the Family Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA) have developed a one-pager to help caregivers learn about the benefits of infant & early childhood mental health consultation. This resource lays out the importance of supporting young children’s mental health needs and how IECMH consultants can support the adults in a young child’s life. This resource is designed to be shared in early childhood education settings and families.
Exploring Beautiful Stuff: Loose Parts, Nature and Art in Your ECE Classroom
WHEN: September 13th, 11a-12:30p
In this rich webinar you will learn how to implement investigative, exploratory approaches to artists tools, materials, and processes. You will learn to emphasize explorations and discovery in a no-mistakes environment where children try out their own unique and diverse ways of working and creating. Register Here
Preschool Democracy: Teaching Young Children Five Democratic Skills
WHEN: September 27th 11a-12:30p
As you guide children (in a safe and democratic classroom environment) to build relationships, regulate their emotions, tolerate differences, and understand fairness, you are helping them build Democratic Life Skills (DLS). This webinar will include insights about how to help children get along and help teachers guide their behavior because this not only solves problems in the classroom but also helps children become good citizens of a civil society. Register Here
The Power of Adult Play for ECE Professionals
WHEN: October 5th, 11a-12:30p
Play is not just for children! The benefits of play are just as powerful for adults. In fact, research shows adult play enhances creativity, lessens stress, and enhances learning. Taking the time to focus on play can alleviate stress and relieve the exhaustion we often experience as early childhood educators. Join to learn from key insights from a new book, Just Play! Inspiring Adult Play in Early Childhood to learn how you and your staff can reignite creativity and passion as educators. In this session, you will begin to envision an ecosystem of cultural synergy that brings out the best in educators. Learn how play can empower you and your colleagues to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and families. Register Here
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