Database of Federally Funded Technical Assistance and Research Centers

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center)

The ECTA Center supports state IDEA Part C and Part B, Section 619 programs in developing more equitable, effective, and sustainable state and local systems, that support access and full participation for each and every young child with a disability, and their family.

ECTA Center provides a variety of technical assistance opportunities to support states including:

Coaching systems change efforts
Developing critical new resources for the field
Facilitating peer learning communities
Co-sponsoring conferences on important national issues
Responding to individual state requests for assistance

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Director(s): Christina Kasprzak, MA, Co-Director, Megan Vinh PhD, Co-Director

Website: https://ectacenter.org/

Specialty Area

Early Childhood Educators
Early Childhood Leadership
Effective Interventions

Primary Audience

State Education Agencies

Services

Coaching
Consulting
Content Expertise
Convening Stakeholders
Facilitation
Research

Regions/States

National

All States

Level of Support

General

Additional Information

The Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC)

The Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC) assists states to build Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development (CSPD)to improve outcomes for infants and young children with disabilities and their families.

The center is focused on building awareness that an integrated, comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) for the early childhood (EC) workforce in every state – one that is cohesive with state and national personnel standards, competencies, and recommended practices, will produce the most successful outcomes for children and families with disabilities.