BELL Project Addresses System Breakdowns to Support Working Parents in Shelter and Their Children |
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by Dawn Nock
BELL ECE Specialist
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A shelter liaison reached out to a BELL Project Early Childhood Education Specialist. The staff person was concerned. She needed assistance with a family enrollment issue that had just been shared with her. The parent had the following concerns:
- She had a job but may no longer be able to keep it due to childcare issues arising from unreceived subsidy payments.
- She tried to go through both the Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) and her worker at the welfare office, but neither were responding.
- She didn’t know what else to do.
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PreK For All Campaign Releases Latest Analysis |
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The PreK For All campaign has released The Road to Success Includes High-Quality Pre-K showing Pennsylvania falls in the middle of the pack when looking at a per capita ranking of states with similar quality pre-k programs, ranking 14th out of 27 states. Pennsylvania's per capita spending is $1,103, far less than neighboring New Jersey —which is ranked 1st — and spends nearly $4,000 per capita on high-quality pre-k education.
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THE BELL Project Meet & Greet: ACEs Revisited
Offers 2 PQAS Hours
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The BELL Project is offering a training in June that has been registered with Pennsylvania Quality Assurance System (PQAS). Join us for a conversation on adverse childhood experiences (ACE)and how staff from housing and early childhood education programs can promote resilience for young children during the ongoing pandemic.
Date: June 15, 2022
Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Bring your questions and curiosity. Leave with strategies, resources, and new connections.
Pennsylvania attendees can register via the PA Registry to obtain 2 PQAS training hours.
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Every Child Deserves High Quality Childcare, But Are They Accessing It? |
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The PA Partnerships for Children released an interactive tool that shows childcare availability by Congressional, PA House, PA Senate, School District, and County levels. These are amazing! Now you can see how Child Care Works programs are accessed by legislative district, school district and county levels. |
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Join us for a Playful Event for Parents Living in Emergency and Permanent Supportive Housing! |
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Play and Learning: Fun for Families and the Developing Child! |
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May 24th from 2:00 to 3:30 on Zoom
Register now for the first joint Meet & Greet from the BELL Project and Everyday Learning Play Spaces! We will be playing games to discover how learning through play is fun and beneficial for both children and adults. There will be gift card giveaways!
This online event is designed for parents staying in emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing. Come for a fun time and leave with ideas and strategies on how to integrate learning through play into all aspects of your family’s life! , Staff from housing programs and early childhood education programs are also welcome.
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In their Own Words: Everyday Learning Play Spaces! |
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PEC's Everyday Learning Play Spaces team has been working hard recently engaging with the staff and families at our current sites: Darlene Morris, Jane Addams Place, Families Forward Philadelphia, and Woodstock Family Center. We have received illustrative and rich feedback regarding what the staff and families would like to see our project accomplish.
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Sign up Today for our Next Children's Work Group Early Childhood Conference
The Children's Work Group Early Childhood Conference will feature a 'Fishbowl Activity' in which four shelter staff will discuss their challenges and successes of supporting young children experiencing homelessness, especially during the pandemic. PEC BELL Project’s 's Dawn Nock will moderate the session, which will feature Darlene Morris of Love and Care Emergency Housing, Beth McLean of the Drueding Center transitional housing, Sadie Sprague-Lott of Families Forward Philadelphia emergency housing, Tambra Hall of Stenton Family Manor emergency housing, Kashmiera Harris, Secure Future Academy, Felicia Brown, Kidz Konnection Inc., Edie Harrison, Kencrest, Early Intervention, J. J. Cutuli, Nemours, BELL Data Analyst, and Joe Willard, PEC VP of Policy.
We will also provide updates on the Children Cannot Wait and the Pre-K for All campaigns.
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When: Friday, May 20, 2022
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
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PEC's Building Early Links for Learning (BELL) project is supported in part with funding from by Vanguard Strong Start for Kids (r), William Penn Foundation, and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. |
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