Welcome to the
ELRC 8, 9, & 10 Newsletter
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Your source for all relevant resources, updates, PD, and events
relating to Child Care and School Age Care in your region!
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OCDEL ECE Recap March 21, 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 Now Available: HSSAP
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myemail.constantcontact.com
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ELRC Learning Opportunities |
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Tonight, March 23rd: Creating a Website for your Business, 6:30-8:00. It's not too late to register!
Tuesday, March 29th: Allergies and Using Care Plans, 1:00-2:00 PM or 6:30-7:30 PM
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CDA Support Work Session
Do you or your staff need support completing the CDA? The ELRC is now offering quarterly CDA support for candidates looking to complete their portfolio or with next steps after completing course work.
Types of support available:
- Portfolio assistance
- CDA Council application
- PD Registry Voucher
- Renewal assistance
- PDO Support
All levels of CDA and Renewal Candidates welcome!
Click here to view the flyer for more information and how to register.
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Teacher Boot Camp Community of Practice
Are you a new or beginning teacher? Do you feel you could use more support in your day-to-day classroom responsibilities?
The Coaches in ELRC Regions 8, 9 & 10 have created a FREE 5-week Boot Camp to teach you everything you need to know! The series is designed as a hybrid model, some sessions live and some recorded, to accommodate teachers in their classrooms. Attendance, participation and homework is required to receive 2 PQAS hours per session for a total of 10 PQAS hours.
Click here to view the flyer for more information and to register.
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Family/Group Boot Camp Community of Practice
ELRCs 8, 9 & 10 are holding their second Family/Group Boot Camp series in May. This 5 week, 10 hour series was specifically designed to support new Family or Group providers. Please see the attached flyer for information and how to register. The link to the Registration Form is on the flyer.
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March is Nutrition Month!
This nutrition education and information campaign focuses on how to make informed food choices and develop sound eating and physical activity habits. The following resources can help promote healthy nutrition with children...
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ecels-healthychildcarepa.org
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Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education Kit -...
Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education Kit Featuring MyPlate is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables -...
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www.cacfp.org
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How Process-Focused Art Experiences Support Preschoolers
Is your goal to encourage children's creativity through developmentally appropriate art experiences? Review the differences between process- and product-focused art to help you get started.
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www.naeyc.org
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Week of the Young Child
Save the date and get ready for NAEYC's 2022 Week of the Young Child® celebration! Join us April 2-8 for our annual event celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, and families.
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www.naeyc.org
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Play and Learn Series for Infants and Toddlers
Join our early childhood educators for a free 6-week play and learn series to meet other families with young children and explore fun ways you can support your child’s growth and development.
This program series is geared for children ages 0 to 4 years (older siblings are welcome) and their caregivers, parents, grandparents, child care providers, nannies, etc. Each session, participants will receive a free children’s book, sup-plies, and resources for learning at home.
Where: Hannah Penn K-8 Elem. School. 415 E Boundary Ave York, PA 17401
When: Weekly on Tuesdays, 4:30PM. April 5 - May 10, 2022 (6 sessions)
Click below to download the flyer in:
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion |
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Racial Justice | Sesame Street in Communities
Here are resources to build resilience, empathy, curiosity, and thoughtfulness in young children as they prepare for the task of building a better world by standing up, standing tall, and standing together.
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sesamestreetincommunities.org
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Social-Emotional Learning |
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The ABCs of Empathy | Part 4 of Let's Dig Deep: Empathy
The concept of empathy is so often misunderstood. Even just a basic understanding of it is not always enough. This is why we wanted to dig deep...
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www.youtube.com
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Building Self-Management Skills Using a Problem-Solving...
Teacher Emily McMurray developed an illustrated chart to help her pre-K students at Charter Oak International Academy learn how to solve their own conflicts, and she has made it available for other educators to use-in both English and Spanish.
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www.edutopia.org
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5 Strategies for Building Strong Relationships With...
Having a good rapport with families, including those who are experiencing hardship, helps teachers support their students. In 2016, I sat down for parent-teacher conferences with my first preschool class. I proudly explained the child's data...
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www.edutopia.org
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Health, Safety, & Wellness |
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Combating Stress for Educators
This fall we've heard from teachers who are feeling the stress of not only returning to teach but also returning to in-person instruction. There are many different tools and small changes to one's routine that can be made in order to help with...
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blog.pathsprogram.com
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ECELS Email Alert: March is Nutrition Month!
This nutrition education and information campaign, sponsored each year by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, focuses on how to make informed food choices and develop sound eating and physical activity habits. The following resources can help promote healthy nutrition with children, families, and staff at your program:
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Register Now for Three Free Webinars by Tom Copeland
I'm offering three free webinars on improving business practices for family child care providers between now and May 4th. The webinar topics are: Marketing Legal and Insurance Issues Money Management/Retirement These webinars are sponsored by the ...
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tomcopelandblog.com
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Invitation to celebrate Tom Copeland
Our good friend and frequent presenter, Tom Copeland, who is an author, trainer and advocate for the business of family child care, is retiring after decades of incredible service to family child care programs nationwide.
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mailchi.mp
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A Powerful Lesson About Hurtful Words
In middle childhood during the upper elementary years, children begin to expand their range of interactions and to understand others' perspectives, feelings, and integrity. They start to learn about differences and to be accepting of them. This...
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www.edutopia.org
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Sunriseofphila.org
Trauma Informed Out-of-School Time BRINGING TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACHES TO SUNRISE The National Substance abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) currently defines trauma and trauma informed organizations as follows: "Results from ...
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www.sunriseofphila.org
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How to talk to your children about conflict and war
Choose a time and place when you can bring it up naturally and your child is more likely to feel comfortable talking freely, such as during a family meal. Try to avoid talking about the topic just before bedtime. A good starting point is to ask...
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www.unicef.org
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Parent Resource Toolkit - Lead Free Promise Project
Get your Child Screened Children with lead poisoning should get a free screening for services called "Early Intervention." These services can include speech and language therapy, physical or occupational therapy, nutrition services, and hearing...
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paleadfree.org
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12 Books to Excite Your Child's Mathematical Imagination ...
Here are a few picture books that skillfully weave in mathematical concepts, offering a simple way to excite children's imagination while increasing their comfort level with math.
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www.pbs.org
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Professional Development: on the PD Registry |
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Program Quality Assessment State-Wide Calendars
Click on each document below to download a copy of the full schedule through June 2022.
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Program Quality Assessment Virtual Program Observation Instrument (POI) Professional Development Calendar,
September 2021 – June 2022
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Program Quality Assessment Virtual ERS Professional Development Calendar,
September 2021 – June 2022
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Advancing Early Childhood Education in Our Latinx Communities and Beyond |
Presented by Esperanza College of Eastern University and Vanguard Strong Start for Kids, the 2022 conference will empower those interested in or active practitioners within the Early Childhood Education space, including local centers, to incorporate culturally responsive and other strategies to address the needs of our children.
This is a free conference and PQAS Credit will be awarded.
April 1-2, 2022
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Upcoming PACCA Webinars
PACCA is pleased to offer the following webinars this spring! Pick and choose the topics that work for you! PQAS/PD Registry hours are available for each webinar.
The ABCs of CQI - 3/23
Family Engagement - 4/13
The Importance of Nature in Early Childhood Education - 5/4
Click on the flyer for more information and to register.
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Join the PA AAP ECELS and First Food Programs for a Free Webinar:
Breastfeeding: Supporting Families in Early Childhood Education and Child Care Settings
Wednesday, April 6, 1-2:30 PM
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Feature SAC Summer Prep Series
Trainings include:
- SAC Afterschool/Summer Camp Comprehensive Programming
- SAC Career Awareness/STEM/PBL and the Arts
- SAC Youth Engagement and Introduction to the SEL PQA Tool
- SAC Engagement with Family, Schools, Community and Program Advocacy
Click on the flyer for more information and to register.
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Professional Development: Other Opportunities |
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3/29 - Webinar: A Closer Look at CLASS 2nd Edition
webinar The CLASS 2nd Edition will give you more impactful tools to drive meaningful interactions in your programs, supporting children's learning and development. In this webinar, you'll learn more about the exciting updates that will help you...
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info.teachstone.com
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3/30 - Using a Guide to Nature Kinship to Infuse Nature...
In this inspiring webinar, the second in a series of two, authors from The Environmental Kinship International (EKI) will share tips, ideas, and aspirations related to their new free pedagogical framework designed specifically for early educators...
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register.gotowebinar.com
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3/31 - Loan Forgiveness for the ECE Workforce
This webinar will provide information to early childhood educators about the applicability of ED’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness flexibilities and how to take advantage of this time-limited opportunity.
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acf-hhs-gov.zoomgov.com
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5/4 - The Honeycomb Hypothesis: A Fresh Perspective on...
A Fresh Perspective on how Infants, Toddlers, and Two’s Learn. Have you ever observed honey bees flitting around and nosing up to sweet smelling flowers? Pause to observe them and you may notice just how these little wonders of nature are busily...
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www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com
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5/5 - 3 Keys to Staff Retention Through Practically...
While every childcare center director wishes for ‘practically perfect’ performance, most know there is a learning curve involved in getting people up to a standard. An innate magic, akin to Mary Poppins, might exist in some but most require a...
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www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com
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Additional Online Training Opportunities |
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Thank you for all you do for children, families, and your community by being part of the STARS program.
Sincerely,
Child Care Consultants
(717) 854-2273 or
(800) 864-4925
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