Reviews, Reports and Briefs

Part C and Part B/619 Recruitment and Retention Survey Report

Part C and Part B/619 Recruitment and Retention Survey Report - The survey aimed to (a) describe the national landscape of Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) personnel and (b) identify effective and innovative strategies used by state programs to recruit and retain EI/ECSE personnel from diverse backgrounds across various disciplines. 

Early Childhood Special Education Educator Preparation Programs

Early Childhood Special Education Educator Preparation Programs - The National Inventory was developed as a means of collecting information on the availability of blended Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) and Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs, nationally.

Link to IHE map

Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Personnel

Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Personnel-survey was sent to states asking whether their respective states were using any innovative and/or effective recruitment and retention strategy to increase the background characteristics and diversity of the Early Intervention (EI) or Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) personnel.

NIEER Early Childhood Intervention Workforce Report

NIEER ECI Workforce Report 2024

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) conducted a national survey of the early intervention (EI) and early childhood special education (ECSE) workforce between June 2022 and January 2023. In collaboration with the Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC), NIEER developed a survey to collect information from the workforce about their backgrounds, training, knowledge, and experiences in the EI and ECSE field. The goal was to obtain a national picture of the EI/ECSE workforce’s education, credentials, pre- and in-service training, and knowledge about EI and ECSE. This report summarizes the main findings from the survey.

Briefs

ECIPC Pre-Service Brief

The purpose of this brief is to share the findings, from the pre-service personnel preparation meta-analysis to early childhood personnel who have an interest, influence, and/or planning responsibilities related to preparing high-quality EC/EI professionals.

 

ECIPC-2025-Inservice-Brief

The purpose of this brief is to share the findings from the in-service meta-synthesis professional development research: Features Associated with Positive Educator and Student Outcomes.

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The Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center (ECIPC) awarded to the University of Connecticut Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities was made possible by Cooperative Agreement # H325C220003 from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. All rights reserved.