May 11, 2022

Welcome to the
ELRC 8, 9, & 10 Newsletter
Your source for all relevant resources, updates, PD, and events
relating to Child Care and School Age Care in your region!
Supports and Contacts
STARS Contact List
OCDEL Updates
OCDEL ECE Recap May 9, 2022

Welcome to the ECE Recap where you can find the most recent and important information from the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). View as Webpage Wednesday, May 11, D

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ELRC Updates
Join the ELRC for a quick, 15-minute mindfulness moment during your week!

Taking time for yourself is one of the most important things you can do for you and the children you serve.

Click the flyer to find the TEAMS link for the session you can attend!
Schedule a virtual meeting with your CCW Provider Liaison today!

Have questions about your CCW Base Rate or STARS Add-On? Need clarification on reporting CCW absences, Covid-19, etc?

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ELRC Learning Opportunities
Ticks & Lyme Disease
Tuesday, May 17
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Learn more about keeping children safe while exploring the great outdoors! Click the image to register!
May ELRC Info Sessions
Thursday, May 19
1:30 pm & 6:30 pm

Learn valuable updates from CCW, Keystone STARS, and more! Click the image to request a ZOOM link!
CACFP and Nutrition
Brunch for Lunch - 2 PM Session



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Brunch for Lunch - 8 PM Session



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Keystone STARS
All About CLASS®: An Interview with a Program that Uses It

Greetings and salutations! (I am a Charlotte's Web fan!). My name is Paula Schroeder. My mother told me that my unofficial teaching career began at age 5 when I taught my 3-year-old sister how to...

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022

Put the power of primary sources to work in the classroom. Browse ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids. This Teacher's Guide offers a collection of lessons and resources for K-12 social studies,...

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Why and How Parents & Caregivers Can Nurture Friendships...

Conversations about race and race relations in the US still are often framed in terms of how "White vs. Black" or "White vs. non-White" people interact and experience the world. But children growing up in our multicultural democracy increasingly...

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Social-Emotional Learning
Reflecting back and looking forward

Visit our library of on-demand webinars over this Spring and Summer. In case anyone needs the reminder, we have an entire library of free, on-demand webinars. We invite you to view them during the brief "Summer break" our team will be taking from ...

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Health, Safety, & Wellness
Your Mental Health Matters 🧠

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. One in 5 American adults - and 1 in 6 youths - experience mental illness each year, and less than half of them receive treatment.

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The Earliest, a New Podcast from ZERO TO THREE

We've all seen the news headlines, and many of us are experiencing the impact firsthand of the unprecedented mental health crisis among people of all ages and walks of life. During Mental Health Awareness Month, we invite you to a safe space to...

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Spring Refresh

Get ready to celebrate the season while you restore, revitalize and replenish your outdoor classroom and yourself.

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Talking Mental Health with Young Children

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Emergency preparedness in childcare centers [Podcast]

This week on The Preschool Podcast we are honored to welcome back Andrew Roszak, Executive Director at the Institute for Childhood Preparedness. Andrew founded this company after decades of being a first responder. He noticed that there are so...

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Ebook: the power of emotional intelligence for...

Early childhood educators have always been superheroes. In addition to parents and caregivers, they are tasked with the single most important role in a child's early development and education: introducing the roadmap for life. The work every...

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Self-Care Summit - May 10-16, 2022 Free & Online

Seven powerful days to help you prioritize your health and well-being.

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School Age Providers
National Summer Learning Week Theme Days

The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) has transformed our annual national awareness day for summer learning into a week-long celebration through five unique themes! We encourage you to participate by visiting DiscoverSummer.org where...

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New resources to plan for summer learning and make...

Sharing the latest on COVID funds for afterschool or summer programs that support students' well-being and academic growth, preparing for summer 2022, and more: The latest updates and tools to help you advance partnerships between schools and...

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Parents & Families
Discover Summer

Search for summer programs in your community. Welcome to Discover Summer, an online destination from the National Summer Learning Association. Our goal is to help your child discover the joy of summer and prepare for a great school year ahead....

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Home - Remake Learning Days

Remake Learning Days Across America is an innovative learning festival for families and youth! Taking root in 17 regions across the nation, these 1,400+ hands-on and engaging events are designed for kids of all ages at libraries, schools, tech...

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Professional Development: on the PD Registry
Professional Development: Other Opportunities
5/12- Mutual Reciprocity and Equity as a Catalyst for...

Please join us on Thursday, May 12, 2022, from 3:00-4:00 pm EST for a webinar that will explore mutual reciprocity and equity as a pathway for community transformation through a lens of addressing economic inequity, family welfare, racial and...

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5/12- How to Incorporate Learning Through Play with...

One of the single most effective ways young children learn is through play. We will discuss how to incorporate learning into everyday activities. Through play, we can help build a child’s confidence and expand their knowledge of the world around them

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5/19- Culturally Responsive Teaching: From Concept to...

Yet, some school practices may be more successful at sending students to corrections than to college. The question we need to ask is this – to whose culture is my teaching responsive?

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5/24- Supporting Social & Emotional Learning for Children...

Developing social and emotional skills is important for all young children! Making and keeping friends, solving social problems, and paying attention to emotions are key skills for children to learn during their early years—after all, social and...

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