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

STEMIE: Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education

he STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (STEMI²E²) Center aims to:

Develop and enhance the knowledge base on engagement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning opportunities for young children with disabilities (O-5);
Implement high-quality technical assistance and professional development to increase engagement for young children with disabilities in STEM opportunities; and
Engage partners and stakeholders from diverse disciplines and industry in work to increase the inclusion of young children with disabilities in early high-quality STEM learning experiences.