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Early Childhood Education Providers

What can early childhood education providers do to support quality early childhood education (ECE)?

• Create a fun, stimulating environment; read and talk with children; recognize that what you do every day is critical to a child’s development

• Be a resource for parents

• Increase your professional development and education opportunities

• Join a Coalition

• Vote on children’s issues

Resources

• Born Learning

• Early Childhood Coalitions serving Hampton Roads: Kids First Coalition;

• Preschool Partners of the Virginia Peninsula; Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads

• Early Childhood Provider Career Advancement Lattice

• Kids Priority One

• Local Post-Secondary Programs in EC:
  

  • Norfolk State University Early Childhood Education Department
  • Norfolk State University: A.A.S. to B.S. in Early Childhood Development

  • Old Dominion University Early Childhood Education Department
  • Thomas Nelson Community College Early Childhood Education Department
  • Tidewater Community College Early Childhood Education Department 

• Preschool to Kindergarten: A Planning Guide for School Readiness

• Prevent Child Abuse Hampton Roads 

• Prevent Child Abuse Virginia

• National Association for the Education of Young Children: Information for Teachers and Administrators

• Smart Beginnings – Ready for School, Ready for Life

• Smart Start Checklist for Quality Care

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Administration for Children & Families – National Childcare Information Center 

• Virginia Child Care Resource & Referral Network

• Virginia Department of Social Services: Child Care Provider Training