39 percent of Pennsylvania's certified child care and after school programs have responded to OCDEL's 2022 Market Rate Survey (MRS) to evaluate future child care related programming and policy decisions, ​including Child Care Works rate setting. Is your early learning program represented? Send your survey by the Oct. 11, 2022, deadline.

The PA NAPSACC Wellness Grant is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 year. Application deadline is September 16, 2022. All licensed child care programs are eligible to apply.

Sharing the Story When you're reading with your child, let them explore it with all of their senses. Allow them to touch, pat, hold, and even taste (if it's clean) what you're reading. Describe their actions like, "You're patting the picture of the bunny."

September 12, 2022 Episode focus: Reassure parents/families that you are there for their child, and respond to their questions or concerns Referenced article: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/winter2022/fiver-rs-family It's a new school/program year! Are you ready to take it on?

Early childhood caregivers and teachers bear witness almost daily to ‘all these drops of individual creativity.’ They also choose what elements of our resulting collective creativities - our culture(s) - to emphasize with young children. 

Coming Together initiative and beyond. Whether it's your child's first time attending, or they're returning to see familiar friends, transitioning from home to school often comes with a sense of eagerness mixed with new challenges. During this time of change, it's important to focus on your child's strengths and feelings (along with your own).

Assertiveness involves more than simply speaking your truth. To be assertive, you must know what you feel, want, and need and also manage your feelings while choosing your words carefully. Many are held back from learning assertiveness skills by doubting the validity of their own feelings and thoughts.

It's understandable that children sometimes get nervous about their first few dental visits. Going to the dental office or clinic is a new and unfamiliar experience for them. For young children who are not used to oral health care yet, having their teeth and mouths examined can feel intrusive.

Children ages six months and older can now get COVID-19 vaccines! Some families may feel relieved that vaccines are finally available, while others may still have questions. Join us in this conversation to learn more about vaccines for young children.

A teacher’s self-care guide for building resilience, boosting emotional strength, and finding hope in the face of daily stress and overwhelming challenge.

EMPOWER 2022 will offer professional development focused on out-of-school time (OST) programming. Pennsylvania and national experts will present the latest research and trends in OST programming, STEAM, barriers to entry for marginalized groups, advocacy, mental health and much more.

Use these free STEM lessons, projects, and activities to teach about simple machines with hands-on science experiments to investigate how levers, pulleys, ramps, screws, and wheel and axle systems offer mechanical advantages that make it easier to perform tasks.

September 2022 edition Fun activities, aligned with the PA Early Learning Standards, to help your child have a successful Kindergarten year. View as Webpage We Are Learning in September There are man

September 2022 edition September 2022 Activities aligned with the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards to help your preschooler prepare for Kindergarten. View as Webpage Let's Play and Learn Did you

We're in the living room! September 2022 Fun activities, aligned with the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards, to help prepare children for school success! View as Webpage We're in the living room!

Oh, BABY! Infants and toddlers' brains and capacities are on FIRE! Research shows time and time again that their development is exceptionally rapid, which means that as an infant and toddler educator you must carefully prioritize the time you spend together.

Like the children in our care, every teacher is different. We come from different contexts and cultures, and everything we think, say, and do is processed through the filter of our own culture. Culture influences our values, beliefs, gender roles, family structures, language, and even our teaching styles.

Challenging behaviors can quickly derail your plans. But how we respond creates a powerful lesson in itself. In fact, teaching children to be so