For Preschool Coordinators and Teachers

Last Updated on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 6:46 PM

This site contains administrative tools for preschool coordinators and resources for preschool teachers.

Kentucky Head Start State Collaboration Office

The mission of the Kentucky Head Start State Collaboration Office is to increase the accessibility of quality services to low-income children ages 0-5 and their families by supporting the development of partnerships on a state and local level among Head Start programs and services and Kentucky agencies organizations, business and families.

Administrative Documents
Documents for administrators and preschool coordinators who work with the state-funded preschool program. Documents are either downloadable below or we have provided a link to an outside website to assist you. Document include District Coordinators list, Approved Contractors, Contracting Information, and Reports. Preschool Program Reports are disseminated and submitted electronically. To ... More

Classrooms of Excellence
The Kentucky Department of Education has established a process to identify high quality state-funded preschool classrooms. This voluntary process will help assure that the children of Kentucky enrolled in the State Funded Preschool Program have the highest quality possible in their early learning environments. Included in the process is an intensive ... More

Early Childhood Professional Development Calendar
These early childhood professional development calendars are produced quarterly and show a wealth of training opportunities available for preschool teachers, administrators and early childhood educators in Kentucky. PD Calendar Fall 2007 Revised 8-28-07 in Word PD Calendar Fall 2007 Revised 8-28-07 in pdf PD Calendar Spring 2008 in Word PD Calendar Spring ... More

IECE Brochure
This short brochure gives information about IECE university contacts, IECE standards, Certification, preschool and First Steps contact information.

New Teacher Orientation
The New Teacher Orientation is required for Probationary IECE teachers and may serve as a resource for new and experienced teachers.

Parent Survey
Preschool Program regulation 407 KAR 3:410 Section 9, Program Evaluation specifies that: (1) “At least annually, parents, staff and other professionals shall be involved in evaluating the local preschool program’s effectiveness in meeting the needs of participating children . . . (b) parental satisfaction with services provided . . .” Representative ... More

Preschool Lead Teacher Credentials
Beginning Fall 2004, all lead teachers in the preschool program hired into vacated positions must either hold the IECE certificate (birth to primary) or a letter of exemption (given between 1998-2002).

Preschool Leadership Meetings
The Preschool Leadership Meetings are held in the spring and fall of each year. The documents used in these meetings have been scanned and are available for viewing/printing.

Preschool Regional Training Centers
The Early Childhood Regional Training Centers provide a range of services for the early childhood community including regional trainings/workshops, on-site consultations, lending library of materials, annual statewide and regional collaborative institutes.

Probationary Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE).
Teachers with the Probationary IECE certificate are required to complete 18 clock hours of orientation within the first three months of employment as a preschool teacher. Documentation of this orientation must be submitted to the Division of Early Childhood Development.

Professional Development and Certification
Information and professional development opportunities for preschool teachers and administrators

For more information contact:

Bill Buchanan
500 Mero Street, 19th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 564-7056

Bill.Buchanan@education.ky.gov