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Welcome! The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is an international membership organization for those who work with, or on behalf of, young children (0-8) with disabilities and other special needs, and their families. DEC Collaborate provides parents and professionals an online format to facilitate discussions and resource sharing through a library.

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Anyone can join DEC Communities of Practice. 
4. Start collaborating - post a message, browse current discussions to share your expertise, and search library entries.

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  1. Discussion posts with requests for resources, resource recommendations, free event recommendations, etc.
  2. Job posts on the DEC Community (this is a DEC member benefit!). If you are not a DEC member, please visit the Career Center to post your job listing! 
  3. Research requests that have been approved by the DEC Research Committee. Submit your research request here for the committee to review! 

Read the full rules for posting to DEC Collaborate here.

Latest Discussions

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    The Smithsonian Wants Your Input on Early Childhood Learning!

    By: DeDee Ludwig-Palit , 2 days ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    The Smithsonian Wants Your Input on Early Childhood Learning! We need your input! You are invited to participate in a nationwide survey of early childhood educators to help the Smithsonian understand the state of nature-based learning in classrooms across the country. In this survey, we ...

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    DEC CoP Evaluation - We need CoP member input!

    By: Sarah Nichols , 15 days ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    Calling all DEC CoP members! How have DEC CoPs added value to you and your practices? What could DEC do better to support CoP members? Take 10 minutes (or less) to share your feedback! All DEC CoP members are invited to respond no matter how much or little you have participated in DEC CoP meetings, ...

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    Call for Participants - What does leadership look like to you?

    By: Amanda Passmore , 29 days ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    Call for Participants - Surveying of the EI & ECSE Field: What does leadership look like to you? If your work involves supporting young children (birth through age 8) and their families receiving early intervention (EI) or early childhood special education (ECSE), we ...

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    DEC CoP Evaluation - We need CoP member input!

    By: Sarah Nichols , one month ago
    Posted in: DEC Community

    The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Community of Practice (CoP) Development Committee is seeking to understand the value and impact DEC CoPs have had on you and your practices. All DEC CoP members are invited to respond no matter how much or little you have participated in DEC CoP meetings, events, ...

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