Early Learning Resources and News

Standards and Curriculum

PreK Curriculum Standards

Early Learning Catholic Identity Curriculum

Early Learning Weekly Update Newsletter

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OCS Early Learning Roundtable Recordings

Roundtable Archive 2021-2023

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OCS Licensed Program Webinar Recordings

Child Outcomes and Family Engagement: Webinar Video

Professional Development, Training and Requirements: Webinar Video

Environment: Space and Furnishings, Activities and Safety: Webinar Video

Environment: Food, Nutrition and Health Practices: Webinar Video

Environment: Cleaning and Sanitation and Sleep and Rest: Webinar Video

Webinar Archive 2021-2023


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Resources

Early Learning Marketing Templates – click on Preschool Marketing Templates

Vision of High Quality Teaching and Learning

Early Learning News Articles

NAEYC Early Learning Topics and Resources

Child Care Aware Emergency Planning Video Series

Teaching Emotional Intelligence in Early Childhood

4 Strategies for Teaching Black History in Early Learning Programs

Coping with Violence Resources

Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Events Resources

Creating Trauma Sensitive Classrooms

A Two-Generation Model for Reducing Parent Stress and Boosting Preschool Self-Regulation and Attention

Transforming Child Care (Child Care Aware Paper)

DCYF Draft Goals and Strategies

5 Ways to Celebrate Media Literacy

Using Technology to Enhance Children’s Learning at Home and School

Improving Quality of Preschool Conversations

In Time of Calamity, What do Children Need from Us?

Promoting Mathematical Talk at Home with Young Children

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DCYF and Resource Webinars

MERIT Account Management:
The Webinar highlights how to update personal data, Health and Safety Trainings, Employment and Education.

Updated MERIT Qualifications Dashboard:
The new dashboard will allow people to easily track qualifications and professional development progress. During this webinar, the PD team provides a demo of the updated MERIT dashboard.

Community Based Training Update – now known as PACE
During this webinar, the PD team covered what DCYF learned during the pilot phase, explained what the full experience of this pathway will be like, and how and when providers can complete this option.

Staff Qualifications:
During this webinar, the PD team will share more about the education pathways, including:

  • Overview of Staff Qualifications
  • Pathways to meet education requirements
    • How to indicate your selected pathway in the Workforce Registry, MERIT.
    • Learn the next steps for your chosen pathway, including the experience option.
    • Determine the steps you’ll need to take given the timeline for your role.
  • Training Requirements

Navigating the Career Planning Portal
The ECE Career Planning Portal supports individuals in the Early Learning field with: Providing education options, financial resources, locating education advisors and provide various professions available to you in the ECE field.  During this quick webinar we cover the following topics in detail:

  • Overview of all of the education options and pathways available to you
  • Scholarship and grant opportunities to help pay for college
  • Navigating the portal and highlighting recent updates made to the portal 


DCYF Training Portal Updates Webinar
The DCYF training site [lnks.gd] is getting updated. Watch now to see how these updates will help you the next time you complete training on the DCYF training site.

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