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Home About About The Department Staff And Contact Information Job Openings Vendors Workforce Development LETRS Training Internships NAEYC Standards & Accreditation Accreditation For Trainers B-5 Demonstration Site PITC Credential School Readiness About First Class Pre-K Pre-Registration for 2020-2021 First Class Pre-K Programs Pre-K – 3rd Grade Early Learning Continuum Early Childhood Assessment Documentation and Checkpoint Director Resources Teacher Resources Grants & Funding Preschool Development Grant Guidelines & Standards Special Education Resources Professional Development Family Support First Teacher Home Visiting Grant Management Home Visiting Models Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Professional Development Standards Children’s Policy Council Children First Trust Fund Special Education Resources Head Start About Head Start Collaboration Why Head Start Find a Head Start Classroom Head Start Program Resources Additional Resources Early Childhood Development FAQs Challenging Behaviors (ASSIST) Application for Challenging Behaviors (ASSIST) EHS/CCP Coaching Family Engagement Project Application for Family Engagement Eligibility for Projects Resources 2020 Census Newsroom Research and Evaluation Resources Find a Program Special Education Resources Documentary Starting at Zero Agency Memos 2020 Conference Home About - About The Department - Staff And Contact Information - Job Openings - Vendors - Workforce Development - LETRS Training - Internships - NAEYC Standards & Accreditation - Accreditation For Trainers - B-5 Demonstration Site - PITC Credential School Readiness - About First Class Pre-K - Pre-Registration for 2020-2021 First Class Pre-K Programs - Pre-K – 3rd Grade Early Learning Continuum - Early Childhood Assessment - Documentation and Checkpoint - Director Resources - Teacher Resources - Grants & Funding - Preschool Development Grant - Guidelines & Standards - Special Education Resources - Professional Development Family Support - First Teacher Home Visiting - Grant Management - Home Visiting Models - Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health - Professional Development - Standards - Children’s Policy Council - Children First Trust Fund - Special Education Resources Head Start - About Head Start Collaboration - Why Head Start - Find a Head Start Classroom - Head Start Program Resources - Additional Resources Early Childhood Development - FAQs - Challenging Behaviors (ASSIST) - Application for Challenging Behaviors (ASSIST) - EHS/CCP Coaching - Family Engagement Project - Application for Family Engagement - Eligibility for Projects Resources - 2020 Census - Newsroom - Research and Evaluation - Resources - Find a Program - Special Education Resources - Documentary Starting at Zero - Agency Memos 2020 Conference Online pre-registration for pre-k 1 Online pre-registration applications for the 2020-2021 school year may be submitted beginning January 15, 2020. To complete a pre-registration application for the current 2019-2020 school year, click here . Read More Find a Classroom 1 Click here to find a First Class Pre-K or First Teacher Home Visiting program. Read More First Class Pre-K Funding Applications 1 The First Class Pre-K funding application for new classrooms are now open for the 2020-2021 school year. Read More DECE Twitter Feed Followers: 1489 Alabama Department of @AL_DECE Today | 2020 Priorities Secretary of Jeana Ross presented the agency’s annual report to the Alabama Legislature, highlighting accountability, outcomes, and results in First Class Pre-K, First Teacher Home Visiting, and P-3. #StrongStartStrongFinish https://t.co/fjhLoJhEbV View on Twitter 3 10 Alabama Department of @AL_DECE Today | Partnership “Now this is where the magic happens!” A North Dakota delegation is visiting Alabama to learn more about the nation’s highest quality state-funded pre-K program. #PreK4AL #StrongStartStrongFinish https://t.co/XMeT0l6zLd View on Twitter 3 11 Alabama Department of @AL_DECE Today | Partnership A North Dakota delegation is visiting Alabama to learn more about the nation’s highest quality pre-K program, and we’re starting our morning with @SelmaSchools Kingston Elementary “Strong Start” First Class Pre-K! ...