Early Childhood
Jennifer Jansen
Consultant-Early Childhood
Bettendorf
Phone: 563-344-6393
Mary Shihadeh
Early Childhood Coordinator
Bettendorf
Phone: 563-344-6265
Program Description:
Services are provided to support districts and schools in the development, implementation, and evaluation of early childhood programs. These services are also provided to the Iowa Shared Visions Programs.
Resources:
- Iowa Early Learning Standards (PDF)
- Iowa Core: Birth to Five Essential Concepts and Skills (PDF)
- Quality Preschool Program Standards (PDF)
- Early Childhood Response to Intervention Form (PDF)
- Getting School Ready in Iowa (PDF)
Iowa and/or U.S. Department of Education Links:
Iowa Department of Education Early Childhood Network Website
- For information related to the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program for Four Year Old Children, please click on the link “3 to 5 Years Old”.
Online Journals/Publications:
- Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) provides access to ERIC/EECE Archive as well as other resources.
Organizations:
- Quad Cities Association for the Education of Young Children
- The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children
Relevant websites:
- The Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education focuses efforts on improving early childhood education (birth through 8 years) in Iowa and beyond.
- Iowa Department of Education - Early Childhood
- Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program for Four-Year-Old Children
- U.S. Department of Education – Early Childhood
- Center for RtI in Early Childhood
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
- Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)
- The National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children
- Early Childhood Iowa
- The Regents’ Center for Early Developmental Education