 Hello, Early Learning Leaders! The season of gratitude has arrived. Taking time to reflect on the challenges and accomplishments we have experienced throughout the year may provide us with a different perspective. At the Department of Education (ED), we continue to reflect on ways that we can focus on our mission of supporting our youngest learners and their families. Staff have worked diligently to develop and update resources for families, educators, providers, and other partners who join us in this effort. In this edition, we have included updates from ED, resources to support children's learning and development, and resources for educators and providers as well as the systems within they work. We hope that you enjoy reading the rest of the newsletter and find the resources useful. Thank you for reading "Early Learning!" Valerie C. Williams
Director, Office of Special Education Programs
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Jamila Smith
Director, Innovation and Early Learning Programs
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |  Administration Announces $13+ Million for High Quality, Campus-Based Childcare Programs More than one in five students are parents and 42 percent of all student parents attend community colleges. High-quality childcare provides benefits to children, their parents, and the economy at large. The Biden-Harris Administration announced more than $13 million in grants to 34 institutions of higher education to support or establish high quality, campus-based childcare programs to meet the needs of student parents with low incomes enrolled on their campuses. The administration also announced awards of more than $11 million dollars to expand and support family engagement and parent support efforts. |  |
 OSEP Funds Technical Assistance and Dissemination Centers The Department's Office of Special Education Programs funds Technical Assistance and Dissemination centers to support state educational agencies, Part C lead agencies, institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, local agencies, programs, and schools in ensuring the needs of all children with disabilities and their families are met. The network recently released an updated resource that provides information for each of its funded centers. |    Swati Adarkar Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Early Learning Swati Adarkar provided opening remarks for the kick off for the Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge Learning Community on Oct. 24 and presented at a Grantmakers for Education Raising the Bar: Achieving Academic Excellence webinar on Nov. 1. She will also be delivering the keynote address on Nov. 10 at the School Superintendents Association Early Learning Cohort. |  Resources for Families of Children Who Are DeafBlind The ED-funded National Center on Deaf-Blindness has a family section on their website that contains strategies and supports for families of children who are deafblind. Families can use the information to help learn more about services for their child and family. | |
 Promoting Social, Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes of Children The ED-funded National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)is inviting states to participate in an implementation and scale-up training and technical assistance opportunity designed to promote the social, emotional and behavioral outcomes of children ages birth through 3 participating in Part C services. NCPMI has been funded by the Office of Special Education Programs to provide technical assistance to build the capacity of state systems to implement and sustain the Pyramid Model for Promoting the Social Emotional Competence of Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children. This intensive opportunity is focused on supporting the state teams in enhancing state capacity to implement and sustain the Pyramid Model through the work of a collaborative cross-sector or lead agency state leadership team. Applications are due Dec. 1. |  Paths Into the Profession of Orientation and Mobility Blog Series Orientation and mobility (O&M) focuses on instruction and support for learners who are blind/visually impaired in a variety of settings, including early childhood programs. The Department recently posted a blog series highlighting paths into the profession. We invite you to read more about faculty, scholars, and providers in the field. |  Individualized Interventions for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma The ED-funded National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) is hosting a webinar: A Conversation about Developing and Implementing Individualized Interventions for Children who have Experienced Trauma, on Nov.13 at 3 p.m. ET. Discussions will include implementation of interventions while honoring the unique experiences of children who have experienced trauma. |  Document Accessibility Improving access to data and information leads to greater engagement by more diverse partners, including individuals with disabilities. The ED-funded Rhonda Weiss Center for Accessible IDEA Data is hosting a webinar: Document Accessibility: A Basic Overview Incorporating Universal Design, on Nov.16, at 2 p.m. ET. Attendees will learn how to create accessible documents, use accessible headings, write effective alt text, and optimize documents for assistive technology. |  Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project HHS' Health Resources Services Administration released a funding announcement for the Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project. The purpose of this grant is to provide support to grant recipients in improving their service delivery, meeting outcome measures, and building program ability to work with community partners to improve health and social service systems to reduce maternal and infant health disparities. Applications are due Dec. 29. | Check out the Early Learning newsletter archive.  | | Be sure to follow us on Twitter — @Ed_Sped_Rehab — and tell your friends. | |
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