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This month at QSLA, we focus on creating early learning spaces for all types of families! |
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Scroll to through this newsletter for valuable Family Engagement resources as well as the NEW "You Asked, We Answered" section where we respond to your specific support requests.
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This Month: Thanksgiving, Gratitude,
& Family Engagement
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As we approach Thanksgiving, families and early educators have the opportunity to teach young children about gratitude. Here are a variety of links to support the practice of gratitude in young children and their families!
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What Zoom features do you want to learn more about to support your work with families?
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How to set up breakout rooms
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How to set up a waiting room
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How to record a Zoom meeting
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Staff Development and Support
Enhance Your Family Engagement Knowledge and Skills
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As we wind down the year, there are still plenty of trainings available for early educators to explore!
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These trainings support ECERS-R: Item 43- Opportunities for Professional Growth, PAS: Item 3- Staff Development, FCCERS-R: Item 37- Opportunities for Professional Development, and BAS: Item 1-Qualifications and Professional Development |
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Welcoming Environment
Ensure Your Program Feels Inviting
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Welcoming Schools, a project from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, offers this incredibly detailed and handy 2-page checklist to guide your early learning program’s reflective process and support changes to build a more welcoming environment for all families! The sections focus on:
- Center & Classroom Family Communications
- Environmental Design & Family Visibility
- Daily Classroom Activities like – toy areas, dramatic play areas, group times, art, and reading nook
- Day-to-Day Conversations & Storytelling
These strategies will support ECERS-R: Item 9 and FCCERS-R: Item 35- Provisions for Parents, PAS: Item 16- Family Communications, and BAS: Item 7- Provider Parent Communications.
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Family Partnerships
Work with Families to Build a Stronger Program
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In this short 7-minute YouTube video from Our Family, children share stories about their many different kinds of families. This short film is a collaboration between Our Family Coalition and Not In Our Town to encourage conversations about the many diverse family constellations that love our children, to give children the opportunity to see their own families recognized and appreciated, and to help children and adults learn to be open and respectful to those who are different from them.
These resources will support ECERS-R: Item 38 and FCCERS-R: Item 35- Provisions for Parents, PAS: Item 16- Family Communications, and BAS: Item 7- Provider Parent Communications.
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Community Partnerships
Use Community Resources to Strengthen Program Quality
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Families come in all shapes and sizes, and each is unique in its own way. But one thing all families have in common is love. Sesame Street in Communities (SSIC) Family Bonding page offers resources and activities our early learning programs can use – with simple, everyday ways to live, love, learn, and laugh. These resources can be pivotal when managing sensitive conversations with young children and families.
BONUS: SSIC also offers resource pages on the following topics –
Knowing and using these community resources will support PAS: Item 17- Family Support Involvement, BAS: Item 8-Community Resources, and NAEYC Accreditation: Standard 7-Families
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Each month, we will respond to your needs as early educators by sharing helpful related QSLA resources as well as additional external resources.
Check out the following training and professional development content focusing on leadership:
Check out these two recorded Leadership webinars to further your learning!
Are you looking for support in another area?
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If you would like to share some inspiring words, click here! To see more provider perspectives, field related news, and early learning resources follow our social media accounts.
*These quotes have been edited for grammar and clarity.
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We are currently working on improving our monthly Family Engagement Newsletter to provide you with the most useful information to support your work. Please be patient as we test out different layouts and content.
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