March 2025 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.

March 2025 Issue

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ECEAP Updates

ELMS Update

ELMS improvements released in February include:

  • The Child Application, Step 8 now displays if a child would occupy an ESE slot along with the ECEAP model they can enroll.
  • The Staff tab has a new search parameter that allows you to search for staff by STARS ID.

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

For assistance, email elms@dcyf.wa.gov.

 

DCYF ECEAP Reports

DCYF recently released the 2023-24 ECEAP Annual Report, which shows the difference ECEAP makes in child development, kindergarten readiness, child health, family resilience, and well-being.

The report on ECEAP describes the 2023-24 school year using data from ELMS covering September 2023 to June 2024.

In This Issue:

Important Dates:

March 15, 2025:

  • ELMS Child and Family Updates
  • A-19 Invoice
  • ELMS Monthly Report

DCYF Newsletters

Questions?

Email eceap@dcyf.wa.gov or your Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Specialist.

More DCYF ECEAP info: Contractor webpages.


DCYF Training Opportunities and Support

*New links included below for all ECEAP training and support opportunities. Please update your calendars.

Tribal ECEAP Workgroup

  • 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., third Wednesday of each month
  • Next meeting is March 19, 2025
  • Register at Tribal ECEAP Workgroup

Mobility Mentoring® Monthly Webinar

Family Support Staff Check-In

Las Platicas De El Puente

This monthly check-in is offered in Spanish only.

Mobility Mentoring® Online Foundations Course

This course is 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.

B-5 ECEAP Coach Check-In

  • 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., first Friday of each month, September through June, now on Teams.
  • Next meeting is March 7, 2025.
  • Join B-5 ECEAP Coach Check-In

Health Coordinator Check-In

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

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. 

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 learn about: What is ReadyRosie, how to invite families to join, how to share customized content, how to communicate with families, and how to read data.


External Partner Trainings and Resources

UNITE Early Learning Conference -Save the Date

Northeast Washington ESD 101, in partnership with the Washington Assocation for the Education of Young Children, will present its 2025 UNITE Early Learning Conference in eastern Washington this June.

  • What: A one-day, in-person conference for Birth to 8 early learning educators in northeast Washington's seven-county region.
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
  • Date: Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7.
  • Place: Spokane Community College

UNITE is seeking proposals for its 2025 conference. If you, or someone you know, may be interested in submitting a proposal, apply online by Friday, March 14.

UNITE also seeks partnerships to support the 2025 conference. If your organization would like to partner with UNITE, please email the conference coordinator, Amanda Caldwell, at amandacaldwell@frontier.com.


Equity, Child Development, Education, and Health

Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education

All children have the right to equitable learning opportunities that enable them to achieve their full potential as engaged learners and valued members of society. This position statement from NAEYC outlines steps needed to:

  1. Provide high-quality early learning programs that build on each child’s unique individual and family strengths, cultural background, language(s), abilities, and experiences, and
  2. Eliminate differences in educational outcomes as a result of who children are, where they live, and what resources their families have.

Read more to learn about NAEYC’s core values and principles of child development and learning and how they are impacted by social-cultural contexts.

Early Childhood Resource Guide: Evidence-Based Practices to Eliminate the Use of Exclusionary Discipline

Many young children experience exclusionary discipline practices that hinder their early learning opportunities. The resources included in this guide can help early learning professionals at the state and local levels prevent exclusionary discipline in early care and education settings and consider the impact of these practices on families.

Early Childhood Investigation Webinars

Beyond Behavior Management: Coaching for Lasting Change and Emotional Growth

Listening In: Lessons from Infants and Caregivers in Early Relational Health

  • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 12. Learn more and register at Listening In.

Frustrating Temperament Traits: Strengths-Based Approaches to Ensure Young Children Thrive

Child-Led Play Leads to Early Literacy

  • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 26. Learn more and register at Early Literacy.

DCYF News and Announcements

Washington Caregivers Recognized During Parent Recognition Month

DCYF honored 28 Unsung Hero Award recipients in February – one for each day of the month – as part of Parent Recognition month. Read the full message (Spanish).

DCYF Convenes First Meeting of Family Separation Task Force

On Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, the governor-appointed Family Separation Response Task Force, led by DCYF, held its first meeting. Read the full message (Spanish | Somali).

Information and Resources Related to Recent Immigration Enforcement Actions

In early February, DCYF Secretary Tana Senn communicated the agency’s ongoing position on protecting sensitive information in light of recent immigration enforcement threats and actions potentially impacting Washington state families. Read the full message (Spanish | Somali).