Announcement ELRC 22-06 Subject: Required Professional Development Training for DHS Certified Child Care Providers Participating in Child Care Works (CCW) To: All Department of Human Services (DHS) Certified Child Care Providers; Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs); and the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Early Learning Resource Center Program Representatives From: Tracey Campanini Deputy Secretary, Office of Child

Almost one-third (32%) 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 (through Aug. 25, 2022). Is your early learning program represented?

This fun craft is perfect for making new placements for your CACFP participants to start off the school year with a fresh seat at the table. The perfect printable PDF for letters of the alphabet. Each letter is on its own page, ready to be decorated and cut out.

Earn up to 5.5 hours of CEUs specifically designed for CACFP child care providers, center staff and the Head Start community.

While sitting next to her mom on Zoom, 9-year-old Lexie paused, then shook her head no after being asked if she ever heard the term LGBTQ from her teachers in class. Her mother, Stephanie Citron, intervened. "So, me and mom are LGBTQ, because we're two women that live together," Citron told Lexie, referring to her wife of eight years, Elizabeth Gardiner.

In the field of early care and education there is no shortage of terms, trainings, articles, and books highlighting the need to develop cultural awareness and competence. While many of these resources are excellent and essential, the content can sometimes feel overwhelming.

On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new resources for educators related to monkeypox. The first is a set of frequently asked questions from Schools, Early Care and Education Programs, and Other Settings Serving Children or Adolescents about monkeypox.

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages.

Today, most children in the United States lead much healthier lives and parents live with much less anxiety and worry over infections during childhood. Immunizations are one of the success stories of modern medicine. ​

The findings, released by the National Center for Education Statistics, indicate that more than half of public schools are using afterschool learning and enrichment programs as a strategy to support pandemic learning recovery, as well as offering increased mental health resources.

Breathe Pennsylvania’s Certified Asthma Educators provide two hours of education and training online that will define and differentiate asthma and allergy; describe allergy symptoms and treatment; and explain the impact on children. Breakout sessions demonstrate how to assess and handle asthma and allergy in the classroom utilizing action plans. Group discussion and role play will identify disparities and the need for classroom inclusion. Participants will review environmental triggers, and explore ways to reduce and or eliminate these triggers before school performance and behavior are impacted. There is no prior asthma and allergy knowledge or experience required.

In this course we will examine questions about generational differences in the workplace. It is important to better understand the needs and differences of various generational age groups so that professionals are best able to communicate and support children. We will discuss the influences of various generational differences as well as the often mistaken assumptions we have regarding specific age groups. This course is designed to challenge your current beliefs about various age groups and challenge you to think differently about generational differences to best support continuous quality improvement of the professional.

Join us on Thursday, September 1st at 2 PM ET as we welcome Marcelle Waldman, owner and creator of Marcelle will be joining us to discuss why emotional intelligence is so critical in the early years, and how the development of this core skill will support children in building resilience in the face of adversities.

Learning in an optimistic environment is important for any child’s success. Influenced by the book “The Five Commitments of Optimistic Leaders for Children,” we will explore the five commitments and how to be intentional and effective with our optimism. Start off the new school year with a commitment to self-improvement!

Thursday, September 08, 2022 at 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

We love emergent curriculum in nature-based programs. But even emergent approaches require some element of planning. Now is the time to explore ways to plan and document learning that are dynamic and motivating inside, outside and beyond! Join international early childhood natural program expert Dr Claire Warden to learn out how to [...]

The magnet crane at the construction site turns on unexpectedly, sucking up all the metal, including some of the Mecha Builders! Catch the full episode to see if the Mechas can figure out how to stop it before more of people's belongings get sucked up!