Join the informational ZOOM meetings for providers occurring the first Tuesday of every month at NOON.

What is CLASS? CLASS is an observation tool that measures the quality of teacher- child interactions. The tool is correlated to educational outcomes for children and is used in classrooms serving children from birth-3rd grade across the country.

Step Up to WAGE$ is an education-based wage supplement initiative that pays semi-annual stipends to Birth-5 teaching staff in centers and family homes. These stipends are based on the level of education as well as continuous work hours in the same child care program during a six-month certification period.

As we get closer to fall, we will have a more realistic picture of our total numbers since openings usually come up. Once we know, we will take the wait list and process those applications in the order they are received. This is not a funding issue – only a capacity issue.

The Arkansas Department of Education is excited to announce we will have two fall LETRS for Early Childhood Educators Cohort. This professional learning course will run from October 2024 - February 2025. The final day to complete LETRS EC online coursework will be February 16, 2025.