Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities

Centers of Excellence for Young children with Disabilities is an initiative designed to regionalize professional development system in Minnesota. The eight economic development regions are being used as a framework for this system. Each region is coordinated by a Regional ECSE Professional Development Facilitator who is responsible for coordinating the various professional development activities across their regions.

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Project Vision

"Early childhood professionals will have the knowledge, skills and supports necessary to be effective in their respective roles in order to increase the probability that young children with disabilities and their families achieve positive outcomes"

Key Project Goals Include:

  • Development of a Cadre of Regional
    Consultants to Serve Key Stakeholders.
  • Development of Regional Training
    & Coaching Capacity.
  • Development of Regional Coordination Capacity.
  • Development of Training Dissemination Capacity.
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Centers of Excellence for
Young Children with Disabilities
An initiative designed to regionalize professional development systems
in Minnesota.
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