Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS)
About ECELS
The mission of ECELS is to improve the quality of early childhood education and school age child care programs. ECELS provides professional development and technical assistance to support health and safety in child care. This includes topics such as: infection control; preventing and reducing injury; supporting children with special health care needs and health promotion. We link quality improvement efforts of government, early childhood educators, health professionals, child care health consultants and other organizations.
Professional Development - ECELS offers online self-learning modules & webinars to increase knowledge, help make health and safety program improvements, and earn professional development credit for early education providers. Visit our website for details on registration and fees.
How to choose and use a child care health consultant – A child care health consultant is a health professional who works with early education and school-age practitioners to recognize and promote the health and safety of children, families and their teachers. When selecting a child care health consultant be sure to interview for the best qualified consultant in your area, check professional experience and qualifications, and sign a contract describing all services to be provided and any fee for the service.
Technical Assistance – ECELS provides technical assistance to instructors, coaches, technical assistance staff and child care health consultants.
All resources can be found on our website. Find credentialed, reliable sources of information about health and safety that is relevant to early education/child care operations. Sign up for alerts here .
Professional Development - ECELS offers online self-learning modules & webinars to increase knowledge, help make health and safety program improvements, and earn professional development credit for early education providers. Visit our website for details on registration and fees.
How to choose and use a child care health consultant – A child care health consultant is a health professional who works with early education and school-age practitioners to recognize and promote the health and safety of children, families and their teachers. When selecting a child care health consultant be sure to interview for the best qualified consultant in your area, check professional experience and qualifications, and sign a contract describing all services to be provided and any fee for the service.
Technical Assistance – ECELS provides technical assistance to instructors, coaches, technical assistance staff and child care health consultants.
All resources can be found on our website. Find credentialed, reliable sources of information about health and safety that is relevant to early education/child care operations. Sign up for alerts here .
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