West
Virginia Early Childhood Training
Connections and Resources
West Virginia Early Childhood Training Connections and Resources
(WVECTCR) is a collaborative project of the West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources/Bureau for Children
and Families/Division of Early Care and Education; Office
of Maternal, Child and Family Health/West Virginia Birth to
Three; WV Head Start State Collaboration Office; West Virginia
Department of Education/Office of Special Education and is
supported and administered by River Valley Child Development
Services.
This statewide program is designed to provide
professional development opportunities for the early care
and education community. Through an extensive network of information,
training and technical assistance, resources and collaboration,
WVECTCR, strives to improve the quality of early education
services to young children and their families.
WVECTCR Objectives:
Increase awareness of and support for educational
and professional development opportunities throughout the
early childhood community in order to ensure maximization
of scarce resources and avoid duplication of efforts.
Coordinate training and technical assistance
opportunities for the early childhood community in order
to increase availability, access and build capacity.
Provide leadership and coordination for
the WV S.T.A.R.S. professional development system, which
encourages professional development of early care and education
providers, ensures quality of training and trainers, and
recognizes providers for their training.
Coordinate the provision of financial assistance
to West Virginia child care centers or family child care
homes pursuing or renewing NAEYC/NAFCC accreditation, and
provide accreditation technical assistance and mentoring
to child care centers.
We help early care and education
professionals:
Learn how to further their education and
training in early childhood.
Learn how to bring workshops to their community.
Become part of the West Virginia early care
and education professional development system, S.T.A.R.S.
Learn about the Early Childhood Resource
Lending Library.
Learn about local, state and national training
events and conferences.
Access early childhood transition documents.
Access local and state early childhood resources
and publications.
Receive financial assistance for training
opportunities.
Receive financial and technical assistance
for NAEYC/NAFCC accreditation.
We help parents:
Learn how to bring workshops to their community.
Learn about the resources available through
the Early Childhood Resource Lending Library.
Learn about special training opportunities
for parents.
Access early childhood transition documents
and other information regarding children with developmental
delays.
Access local and state early childhood resources
and publications, including the Parent Blocks newsletter
and West Virginia Early Childhood Provider Quarterly magazine.
Receive financial assistance for training
opportunities if your child has special needs.
West
Virginia Early Childhood Training Connections and Resources
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