Providers and Educators
Information relating to Fall 2014 Kindergarten Age Change:
Information/communications you may find useful for your families:- For commonly asked questions and a list of some available resources for them to look into, click the following: Providers Flyer.
- For the “Kindergarten Age Has Changed!” poster, click the following (when printing, be sure to select actual size and choose paper source by pdf page size):
- EOEL_K Entry Flyer 8.5×11 (English)
- EOEL_K Entry Flyer 11×17 (English)
- K Entry Flyer Translation 8.5×11 (various languages)
- K Entry Flyer Translation 11×17 (various languages)
- For college credit professional development opportunities and to discuss your professional development needs around serving older four-year-old children, contact an early education program at a higher education institution.
Other Professional Development Opportunities:
- Visit the CEED website regularly for various professional development opportunities that are offered throughout the year (e.g., training on preschool administrative leadership, building relationships with children to support learning, Hawaii Early Learning and Development Standards, etc.).
- Check PATCH website for numerous training opportunities.
The Administration for Children and Families has announced a new $500 million funding opportunity to expand access to high-quality, comprehensive services for low-income infants and toddlers and their families. This funding will support the creation of Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships and the expansion of Early Head Start services to children and families. Funding for EHS-CC Partnerships will encourage collaboration between new or existing Early Head Start grantees and child care providers to improve the quality of existing child care programs and expand access to high-quality care for infants and toddlers.
The resources announced today will help prepare infants and toddlers for early success in school and in life, through: