Delaware Stars for Early Success
Following is contact information for frequently needed support in the early child care community.
Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL)
New Castle County: (302) 892-5800
Kent and Sussex Counties: (302) 739-5487
kids.delaware.gov/occl/occl.shtml
Delaware First Early Care & Education Career Development System
Contact: Deb Rommel
Phone: (302) 735-4236
www.dieecpd.org/career-advisement
1-800-372-2022 Press option #3
(302) 255-9670
dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dss/childcr.html
This grant provides resources to enhance the quality of care in programs and build the supply of child care in areas of higher need.
For more information you can contact Andrea Prettyman.
Email: andrea.prettyman@cffde.org
Phone: (302) 389-7268
www.cffde.org/capacity-grant
T.E.A.C.H. provides scholarships for those working in licensed early care and education or school-age programs in Delaware. For more information, contact:
T.E.A.C.H. Coordinator Carmen Gallagher at carmeng@deaeyc.org, phone: (302) 764-1500, ext. 103.
T.E.A.C.H. Counselor Brittany Hazzard at bhazzard@deaeyc.org, phone: (302) 764-1500 ext. 104.
WAGE$ is an initiative that provides education-based salary supplements to underpaid teachers, directors, administrators, and family child care providers, working with children birth through five. For more information, contact:
WAGE$ Coordinator, Lisa Miller at lmiller@deaeyc.org, phone: (302) 302-764-1500 ext. 107
WAGE$ Counselor: Eunice Yoo: eyoo@deaeyc.org, (302) 764-1500 ext. 105.
ECMHC provides early childhood mental health consultation as a free service and partnership with Delaware early childhood education programs with a focus on children ages 2 through 5 and on programs with a significant proportion of children who are assisted by the Purchase of Care program.
For an application and more information, click here.
Contact: Mary Moor at Mary.Moor@state.de.us
Phone: (302) 256-9308
For children ages birth to 3 years
New Castle County call 302-283-7240
Kent and Sussex County call 302-424-7300
www.dhss.delaware.gov/dph/chs/chscdw.html
Child Find (available through each school district)
For children 3 years or older
https://www.doe.k12.de.us/Page/3665