Indiana Division for Early Childhood
The Indiana Division for Early Childhood (IN-DEC) is dedicated to promoting policies and evidence based practices to support families and practitioners and enhance the optimal development of all children. IN-DEC shall encourage and promote the professional growth and quality practice to support young children with exceptional needs and their families.
Mission
The mission of the IN-DEC Board of Directors is to support professionals who serve children birth - age 8 with exceptional needs and their families by cultivating inclusive environments that foster the growth and development of the whole child.
Vision
All early childhood professionals and families are part of a collaborative network of advocates who work together for the purpose of ensuring high quality, inclusive environments for all children.
We value
Diversity
Inclusivity
Equity
Anti-racism
Collaboration
Advocacy
Recommended Practice
Ethics
Knowledge
Innovation
Accountability
The DEC Recommended Practices (RPs) are a DEC initiative that bridges the gap between research and practice, offering guidance to parents and professionals who work with young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities. The Recommended Practices were first developed by DEC in 1991 to provide guidance to the relatively new field of early intervention/early childhood special education. Through recent collaborative work with the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA), the practices have been revised and updated, and a new set of DEC Recommended Practices is now available.
