Collaborators & Partners

These collaborators and partners represent a group of highly committed, experienced, individuals immersed in early childhood personnel development, the delivery of services for infants and young children from varying backgrounds, and increasing the workforce capacity, including at the faculty level.

Click on any acronym to visit their website:

AIMH – Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health
AOTA – American Occupational Therapy Association
APTA – American Physical Therapy Association
ASHA – American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ATD – Achieving the Dream
AUCD – Association of University Centers on Disabilities
BUILD Initiative
CBCD – Center for Black Educator Development
CCAoA – Childcare Aware of America
CDA – Council for Professional Recognition
CEC – Council for Exceptional Children
Child Trends
CPIR – Center for Parent Information and Resources
DEC – Division for Early Childhood of CEC
Early EdU – Early EdU Alliance
Early Years
FCSN – Federation for Children with Special Needs
HECSE – Higher Education Consortium for Special Education
INENAS – Institute for New England Native American Studies
ITCA – Infant Toddler Coordinators Association
Lead IDEA Center
NAEYC – National Association of the Education of Young Children
NASDSE – National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NASDTEC – National Association State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification
NEA – National Education Association
NHSA – National Head Start Association
NICHQ – National Institute for Children’s Health Quality
NIEER – National Institute for Early Education Research
PBIS – Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Start Early
TED – Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
Zero to Three