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This document summarizes the Federal policy recommendations released in December 2014, and profiles innovative policies and workforce supports adopted by States and local leaders around the country who are leading the way by proactively addressing expulsion and suspension in early childhood settings. Though no State or community highlighted here considers their work finished, they are taking important steps forward to address the issue and have a series of planned next steps they intend to pursue. Their innovative ideas and valuable lessons learned can support and guide localities similarly alarmed by- and committed to addressing- this issue.
This document summarizes the Federal policy recommendations released in December 2014, and profiles innovative policies and workforce supports adopted by States and local leaders around the country who are leading the way by proactively addressing expulsion and suspension in early childhood settings.
Since the conclusion of the second cohort of the TELI in 2017, many tribal leaders have expressed interest in continued TELI opportunities as part of nation-to-nation consultation. In 2022, ACF offered a new TELI opportunity to tribal communities through the Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. ACF issued policy guidance outlining how CCDF resources, including COVID supplemental funds, could be used to support TELI system-building activities. In addition, tribes had the opportunity to apply to use their CCDF funds for TELI purposes through an appendix to their CCDF plan, and to apply to participate in a technical assistance (TA) opportunity by indicating an interest in the TELI Network, a broad-based learning community or the more intensive TELI Collaborative. Forty-nine tribes submitted applications to use their CCDF funds for TELI activities, and 8 indicated interest in participating in the TELI Collaborative.