December 2024 ECEAP Reminders and Links

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ECEAP is Washington’s pre-kindergarten program that prepares 3- and 4-year-old children furthest from opportunity for success in school and life.

December 2024 Issue

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ECEAP Updates

ELMS Update

ELMS improvements released in November:

The Monitoring tab has a new “Locations & Classes” category that lets you know if there is missing information on the Locations & Classes pages in ELMS.

Please check the ELMS News page for additional information and updates. The latest information is always at the top of the page.

ECEAP Request For Application (RFA) News

Please be on the lookout for ECEAP Request For Application (RFA) information coming in December. Please see our recently updated ECEAP Expansion page for more information.

PDG B-5 Awarded to DCYF

DCYF was awarded an $8 million PDG Birth through Five Preschool Development Grant (PDG B-5). This will provide for an increase of 75 slots to the state's B-3 Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP). For more details and information click here.

In This Issue:

Important Dates:

Dec 15

  • ELMS Monthly Report
  • Submit A-19
  • ECLIPSE Service Delivery Report

Dec 31

  • Submit ECLIPSE Staff Training Calendar
  • Submit 1 Family Care Plan per 25 ECLIPSE slots

Questions?

Email questions about newsletter topics to eceap@dcyf.wa.gov or your Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Specialist.

For additional information about ECEAP or the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), please visit our Contractor webpages.


DCYF Training Opportunities and Support

Tribal ECEAP Workgroup

  • Third Wednesday of each month from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
  • Next meeting is December 18
  • Register here

Mobility Mentoring® Monthly Webinar

  • Second Thursday of each month from 9-10:00 a.m., September through May.
  • Next meeting is December 12, 2024
  • Register here

Family Support Staff Check-In

  • Third Thursday of each month from 9-10:00 a.m., September through June.
  • Next meeting is December 19, 2024
  • Register here

Las Platicas De El Puente

This monthly check-in is offered in Spanish only.

  • Third Tuesday of each month, from 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Next meeting is December 17, 2024
  • Register here

Mobility Mentoring® Online Foundations Course

This course if available for all family support staff to access at no charge. It is designed for learners to see Mobility Mentoring® in action, learn about intentional practice, and prepare them to use the coaching approach. The course is broken into four modules that take between 8-10 hours to complete. If you are new to the platform, you must first click the button that says, “sign up”.

Mobility Mentoring® Foundations Monthly Reflection Session

Completion of this session is mandatory to receive STARS credit and to be eligible for Trauma-Informed Care incentives. After successful completion of the Mobility Mentoring® Foundations Course, you need to attend one reflection session to receive STARS credit.

  • Fourth Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m., September through June
  • Next session is December 23, 2024
  • Register here

B-5 ECEAP Coach Check-In

  • First Friday of each month from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., September through June.
  • Next meeting is December 6, 2024
  • Join here

Health Coordinator Check-In

Join us for the Health Coordinator check-ins as we discuss trends, share resources and plan for the coming year.

  • Third Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
  • Next meeting is December 18, 2024
  • Join here

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. 

  • Second and Fourth Wednesdays of the month
  • Register here

ReadyRosie for ECEAP - How to Get Started

Join us to learn how to get started with ReadyRosie! This session is for administrators and educators new to ReadyRosie or those needing a refresher. In these sessions, we'll cover: What is ReadyRosie? How to invite families to join, share customized content, communicate with families, and read data.

  • Second Thursday of each month from 10-10:45 a.m.
  • Register here

Early Care and Education Newsletter

This monthly newsletter informs, educates, and inspires child care providers, professionals, and advocates. Read previous issues here. Subscribe here


Equity, Child Development, Education and Health

From the Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University

Brain Building Through Play

Through games and playful activities, children can practice and strengthen executive function skills. Play contributes to strong brain architecture. Learn how games build these skills in every age of development. Access handouts in English and Spanish here.

Listen to this podcast to here experts share their ideas of how to apply the science of play in homes, communities and crisis environments.

Transforming Challenging Behavior Through Visionary Leadership: The Impact of Culture when Communicating with Staff and Families

In this session, you will explore the role you play as a support to teachers and families when challenging behavior occurs by:

  • Defining your role when challenging behavior occurs
  • Recognizing the impact of culture on your leadership style when working with staff and families
  • Creating partnerships

Register here

Myth: Children Learn by Sitting

As active learners, children need to physically experience concepts to fully grasp them. When children are involved in an experience requiring working memory and cognitive processing, they need to move so they can focus. Read the article here.

Finding Children’s Books

Using Children’s Books to Support Identity, Equity and Inclusion. Access slides, recording, a checklist for reviewing children's books and other resources from the SCRIP-NC project here.

Access a curated list of 100 books that embrace everyday STEM ideas from STEMIE Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education here.