- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
Legislative Funding
The Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) receives funding to provide support services and grants that provide locally designed comprehensive child development programs encompassing all aspects of a child's development and learning.
DEED Early Learning Report for Legislature, FY26
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Heather Hintze-DeBerry
Education Administrator 2
- EEP to 0.5 ADM Applications
- Grants-Early Education Program (EEP)
- Early Education Program Standards
Kristen Spencer
Education Specialist 2
- 619/Preschool Special Education
- Developmental Screening-ASQ-3, ASQ:SE-2
- Grants-Early Learning Coordination Grants
- Grants-Pre-Elementary (PEG)
- Pre-Elementary Approval to Operate Applications
Supanika Ordonez
Education Specialist 2
- Assessment-Alaska Developmental Profile
- Assessment-Teaching Strategies GOLD
- Grants-State Early Head Start/Head Start
- Head Start Collaboration Office