Monthly provider calls are offered on the first Tuesday of every month.  Click here to see the schedule of upcoming calls.

Click here to join the Zoom or to join by phone, dial 1-301-715-8592, ID: 959 5436 3354 

For more than 50 years, Arkansas State University Childhood Services (CHS) has been a trusted and reliable point of contact for public and private child care staff, families, schools, and agencies in local communities, supporting high-quality early education services. Visit the A-State Childhood Services website here. 

The Classroom Assessment Scoring System™ (CLASS®), was developed to focus, measure, and continuously improve the elements of teaching proven to have the greatest impact – the interactions between teachers and children.

Click here to visit the Office of Early Childhood CLASS website.

The Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Department of Human Services encourage families and caregivers to use this checklist to help children enter kindergarten with confidence.  To access this tool, click here.  

The TEACH (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps) Early Childhood® Scholarship Program is a licensed program of the Arkansas Early Childhood Association. It is a national, evidence-based strategy that creates access to higher education for teachers, directors, and family child-care providers working with young children. To learn more about the TEACH Early Childhood program in Arkansas, visit this site.

Infant/Toddler Opportunities

PreK Opportunities

The Kindergarten Readiness Indicator Checklist for Early Childhood Educators identifies skills, knowledge, and behaviors that will help children be prepared for that special day, going to kindergarten. To access this tool, click here.