News & Updates, Early Education & Care, Executive Office of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts News & Updates,Executive Office of Education,Commonwealth of Massachusetts /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/news-and-updates.xml /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/news-and-updates.html © 2011 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z FY2012 QRIS Program Quality Improvement Grant Executive Office of Education edu /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/fy2012-qris-program-quality-improvement-grant.html 2012-05-25 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-05-25 00:00:00.0 Massachusetts Early Education and Care Collaboration Assessment for All EEC Program Settings Executive Office of Education edu /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/collaboration-assessment-for-all-eec-program-settings.html 2012-05-17 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-05-17 00:00:00.0 Communities of Practice - May, June 2012 Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20120427-cop-invite.pdf 2012-04-27 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-04-27 00:00:00.0 NOTICE OF IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE BACKGROUND RECORD CHECK (BRC) PROCESS Executive Office of Education edu /edu/birth-grade-12/early-education-and-care/laws-regulations-and-policies/background-records-check-regulations-and-policies/important-notice-re-background-record-check-changes.html 2012-04-12 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-04-12 00:00:00.0

This notice contains details of important changes to EEC’s Background Record Check (BRC) process that will become effective in early May.  These changes apply to all EEC licensed and/or funded programs and to all Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs) for in-home non-relative providers.

This information is also available in WordDOC and PDFPDF format.  

 Important Notice to Child Care Providers, Especially Those Serving Infants and Toddlers: Executive Office of Education edu /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/important-notice-to-child-care-providers.html 2012-03-18 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-03-18 00:00:00.0 Early Dual Language Learners Initiative (EDLLI) Executive Office of Education edu /edu/birth-grade-12/early-education-and-care/workforce-and-professional-development/training-and-orientation-resources/ 2012-03-17 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-03-17 00:00:00.0 Coming Soon Playground Safety Training for Group Care and School Age Programs Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20120312-playground-safety-training.pdf 2012-03-12 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-03-12 00:00:00.0 2011 STEM Summit Early Education and Out-of-School Time Conference Report Executive Office of Education edu http://www.mass.gov/edu/researchers/early-education-and-care/ 2012-03-05 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-03-05 00:00:00.0 Cost of Quality Child Care Survey Analysis Executive Office of Education edu http://www.mass.gov/edu/researchers/early-education-and-care/ 2012-03-05 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-03-05 00:00:00.0 FY2012 QRIS Program Quality Grants Awarded Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20120229-fy12-grant-awards.pdf 2012-02-29 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-02-29 00:00:00.0 Massachusetts Early Childhood Educator Needs Assessment Survey Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20120222-educator-survey-rpt.pdf 2012-02-23 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-02-23 00:00:00.0 Massachusetts Early Childhood Family Needs Assessment Survey Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20120222-family-survey.pdf 2012-02-23 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-02-23 00:00:00.0 Massachusetts Early Childhood Family Survey - Regional Profiles Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20120222-family-profiles.pdf 2012-02-23 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2012-02-23 00:00:00.0 EEC Transportation Policy Effective December 12, 2011 Executive Office of Education edu /edu/docs/eec/laws-regulations-and-policies/family-group-and-school-age-child-care-policies/20111212-transportation-policy.pdf 2011-11-29 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-11-29 00:00:00.0

Procedures for the Drop-Off and Pick-Up of Children by Transportation Providers and Parent/Program Notification 
6.06 CMR 7.13

 Student Loan Information Network Executive Office of Education edu /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/student-loan-information-network.html 2011-11-22 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-11-22 00:00:00.0 Family Child Care Orientation - Module Two Now Available! Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/family-child-care-orientation-module-two.html 2011-10-21 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-10-21 00:00:00.0 Training On Supporting Military Families Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/docs/eec/news/20110816-duty2care-training.pdf 2011-08-16 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-08-16 00:00:00.0 Vision for the Early Childhood Information System Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20110728_ecis_vision.pdf 2011-08-01 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-08-01 00:00:00.0 Early Childhood Resource Centers Contract Awards Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20110726_early_childhood_resource_ctr_awards.pdf 2011-07-26 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-07-26 00:00:00.0 FY 12 Early Childhood Resource Center RFP Questions and Answers Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20110711_EarlyChildhoodResourceCenterRFPQuestionsAnswers.pdf 2011-07-11 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-07-11 00:00:00.0 Revised Voucher Service Agreement, Manual and Related Questions & Answers Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/revised-voucher-service-agreement.html 2011-06-30 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-06-30 00:00:00.0 Early Childhood Resource Center contract for FY 12 now posted in Comm-Pass Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/early-childhood-resource-center-contract-for-fy-12.html 2011-06-21 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-06-21 00:00:00.0 A Guide to Consultation with Settings for Infants, Toddlers, and their Families Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/20110620_guide2consultation.pdf 2011-06-20 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-06-20 00:00:00.0 Head Start and Public Schools: Community Meetings Strengthening Birth to PK-3 Partnerships Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/head-start-and-public-schools-community-meetings.html 2011-06-07 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-06-07 00:00:00.0 PQ Registry Renewal Deadline Extended Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/pq-registry-renewal-deadline-extended.html 2011-06-03 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-06-03 00:00:00.0 Language and Early Literacy Activities: Free and Reproducible Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/NewsUpdates/20110523_lang_early_lit_activities.pdf 2011-05-23 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-05-23 00:00:00.0 Free Training on Children with Complex Medications and Chronic Illnesses Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/20110504_macc_eitc_flyer.pdf 2011-05-04 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-05-04 00:00:00.0 Summary for 2011 QRIS Program Quality Improvement Grant Awards Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/summary-for-2011-qris-program-quality-grant.html 2011-05-02 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-05-02 00:00:00.0 Communities of Practice: Understanding Services & Benefits for Children & Youth Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/20110414_cop.pdf 2011-04-14 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-04-14 00:00:00.0 FY2012 Special Education Consolidated Grant Renewal Package Executive Office of Education edu /edu/broken/fy2012-special-education-consolidated-grant.html 2011-04-11 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-04-11 00:00:00.0 2011-2012 Early Childhood Educators Scholarship Application Now Available Executive Office of Education edu http://www.osfa.mass.edu/default.asp?page=ecescholarship 2011-04-07 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-04-07 00:00:00.0 An Interactive Training On How to Use the preLAS 2000 Assessment Tool Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/docs/eec/20110331-prelas-training.pdf 2011-03-31 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-03-31 00:00:00.0 Get Ready to Read! Early Literacy Information from the National Center for Learning Disabilities Executive Office of Education edu /edu/broken/get-ready-to-read-early-literacy-information.html 2011-03-17 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-03-17 00:00:00.0 Free Competency Based Training Online! Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/free-competency-based-training-online.html 2011-03-16 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-03-16 00:00:00.0 Updated Meeting Time for March 16th Northeast Regional Community Meeting Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/updated-meeting-time-for-march-16th-northeast.html 2011-02-18 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-02-18 00:00:00.0 QRIS RFP Released Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/qris-rfp-released.html 2011-02-03 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-02-03 00:00:00.0 FY 12 Mental Health Consultation Renewal Grant has been posted Executive Office of Education edu /edu/broken/fy-12-mental-health-consultation-renewal-grant.html 2011-01-25 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-01-25 00:00:00.0 QRIS on-line application for programs now available Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/qris-on-line-application-for-programs-now.html 2011-01-10 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2011-01-10 00:00:00.0 Board Approves QRIS Standards for January 2011 Implementation Executive Office of Education edu http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/qris/20101215_qris_overview.pdf 2010-12-15 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2010-12-15 00:00:00.0 Information about Influenza (2010) Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/information-about-influenza-2010.html 2010-10-18 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2010-10-18 00:00:00.0 Important Update Regarding CCR&R services in Region 4 Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/important-update-regarding-ccr-and-r-services-in.html 2010-08-25 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2010-08-25 00:00:00.0 Clarification of EMB-FY2010-03 Requirements for Establishing Citizenship or Immigration Status Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/emb-fy2010-03-requirements.html 2010-08-24 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24 00:00:00.0 For Review and Comment: Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/early-learning-guidelines-for-infants-and-toddlers.html 2010-08-24 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2010-08-24 00:00:00.0 EEC Regional Community Meetings Announced Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/eec-regional-meetings.html 2010-08-11 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2010-08-11 00:00:00.0 Report Released: Call to Action on 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency Executive Office of Education EEC /edu/government/departments-and-boards/department-of-early-education-and-care/report-released-call-to-action-on-3rd-grade.html 2010-07-23 00:00:00.0T00:00:00Z 2010-07-23 00:00:00.0