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Early Childhood Initiatives
Early Childhood
Consultation
& Ongoing Technical Support
Early Childhood Program Accreditation Assistance
EASTCONN provides information, consultation, training and support to
preschool and kindergarten programs that want to pursue accreditation by the
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The
NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program
Accreditation administers a national, voluntary accreditation
system to help raise the quality of all types of preschools, kindergartens, and
child care centers. Currently, there are more than 10,000 NAEYC-accredited
programs, servicing more than 850,000 children and their families. Since the
system began in 1985, NAEYC accreditation has provided a powerful tool through
which early childhood professionals, families, and others concerned about the
quality of early childhood education can evaluate programs, compare them with
professional standards, strengthen their programs and commit to ongoing
evaluation and improvement.
Benefits:
- Increased program quality.
- Meet national standards.
- Meet requirement for participation in School Readiness Initiative.
Contact:
Debra Stipe
Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-9407
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3016
dstipe@eastconn.org
Early Childhood
Program
Consultation
We can help you design or improve your
early childhood program, including program and curriculum design, environmental
and physical space design, qualitative and quantitative evaluation as well as
child-specific consultation. In addition, we can provide the information and
support you need to pursue or renew your accreditation by the National Academy
of Early Childhood Programs. All consultation is provided by EASTCONN staff with
expertise and experience in early childhood education. [more]
Benefits:
- Helps you to offer quality, developmentally appropriate programs.
- Improves your results and increases your program's marketability.
- Targets your program improvement to areas with the best return on your investment.
- Assists you in meeting state and national standards.
Contact: Elizabeth Aschenbrenner
Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-9407
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3005
easchenbrenner@eastconn.org
Preschool Curriculum, Assessment, Consultation & Learning
Training and consultation is
available to early childhood staff and program administrators on current
Connecticut Department of Education Curriculum Standards and Benchmarks.
Curriculum design and implementation is developed using the CT Performance
Standards and Benchmarks. Linking appropriate assessment to curriculum is
emphasized. [more]
- Curriculum curriculum supports appropriate expectations and promotes higher-order thinking skills.
- Curriculum is aligned with CT Department of Education Curriculum Standards.
- Curriculum and assessment are linked to inform instruction.
Contact:
Elizabeth Aschenbrenner
Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-9407
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3005
easchenbrenner@eastconn.org
Strategic
Preschool
Planning
EASTCONN provides facilitation services to community
representatives to develop a long-range plan for the provision of
comprehensive, quality school readiness programs and services for young
children and their families. Short-term or long-term assistance can
include a spectrum of services such as: development of a local council, grant writing, monitoring, evaluation, parent
involvement, and/or curriculum development. Facilitation is provided by staff
with expertise in both process facilitation as well as early childhood
programming. Staff are also knowledgeable about state and federal program requirements.
[more]
- Comprehensive strategic plans that integrates a variety of community services and resources.
- External facilitation allows planning team members full participation in the decision making process.
- Service delivery plan consistent with state and federal guidelines and regulations and "best practice."
Contact:
Elizabeth
Aschenbrenner
Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-9407
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3005
easchenbrenner@eastconn.org
Transition to Kindergarten Planning
Early childhood specialists offer
consultation to communities regarding best practices for transition to
kindergarten. Through facilitation of a broad-based stakeholder group, we assist
communities in developing comprehensive transition plans. [more]
- Children enter kindergarten with a sense of confidence and competence
- Shared learning expectations among families, preschool and kindergarten programs.
- Set the stage for school success by carefully planned activities, including ongoing communication between preschool and kindergarten programs.
Contact:
Elizabeth
Aschenbrenner
Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 456-9407
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3005
easchenbrenner@eastconn.org