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Division for Early Childhood's 37th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Disabilities and their Families

Division for Early Childhood's 37th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Disabilities and their Families

Monday, September 20, 2021
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual

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What's Happening in Washington, DC: The Federal Vision for Early Childhood Development in the American Families Plan

September 20, 2021, 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. ET

Join this panel to hear from our new federal leadership as they discuss priorities and plans to achieve equitable early learning opportunities through high-quality early childhood programs and services to support positive outcomes for young children and their families.

 Moderator - Dr. LaShorage Shaffer - DEC Executive Board

Please join DEC in welcoming: 

  • Miriam Calderon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and Early Learning, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
  • Dr. Ruth Friedman, Director, Office of Child Care (OCC)
  • Dr. Bernadine Futrell, Director, Office of Head Start (OHS)
  • Katie Hamm, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD)
  • Katherine "Katy" Neas, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education Programs and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

What's Happening in Washington, DC:Congressional Updates

September 20, 2021, 3:00 p.m. - 4:35 p.m. ET

Join us as we discuss the current activities and plans for the 117th Congress. Topics to be addressed include updates on federal funding, as well as bills and initiatives related to families, children with disabilities, Head Start, child care and other early learning and education priorities. Please come prepared with your advocacy hat on and your advocacy voice ready! Plan to leave the session with ways to stay involved in this important work.

Introduction - Krista Scott - DEC Executive Board

Please join DEC in welcoming:

  • Patricia A. Cole, Senior Director of Federal Policy, ZERO TO THREE
  • Kuna Tavalin, Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor, Council for Exceptional Children
  • Sharon Walsh, Governmental Relations Consultant, Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children