The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) considers high-quality personnel preparation to be essential to positive outcomes for young children birth through age 8 who are at risk for or with developmental delays/disabilities and their families. Recognizing the centrality of quality personnel preparation, DEC has provided guidance for preparing professionals to enact the role of the early childhood special educator through the DEC position statements on personnel preparation for early intervention/early childhood special education (EI/ECSE). This revised position statement provides direction for individuals in a variety of professional roles who are engaged in EI/ECSE personnel preparation, including, but not limited to, faculty and staff at institutes of higher education (IHEs); professional development (PD) and technical assistance providers at local, regional, state, and national levels; and state-level certification/licensure and policy administrators. [The first DEC Position Statement on Personnel Preparation was developed and approved in 1994, endorsed with minor changes in 2008, and significantly updated in 2017.]