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Missouri Supports for Early Childhood Administrators (MO-SECA)

Center:
MO-University of Missouri, UCEDD/LEND
Fiscal Year:
2026
Contact Information:
Melissa Newkirk
[email protected]
816-235-1770
Project Description:
The Institute for Human Development at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC IHD) is pleased to work with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to explore a quality improvement project to provide training and coaching for early childhood administrators. This proposal describes a robust initiative that would support early childhood administrators (e.g., directors, principals, coordinators, and family child care providers) from programs that receive child care subsidy payments from the DESE Office of Childhood through the Child Care Development Fund. The project is designed to support 1,000 individuals in Year 1.
Keyword(s):
Early Childhood – General, coaching; training; early childhood administrators
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Geographic Areas
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
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COVID-19 Related Data:
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