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 Aug. 9, 2021
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 Pennsylvania Receive
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ELRC Learning Opportunities |
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All sessions are open to providers as well as parents and families. Providers - please share the flyer with your families. Thank you!
PDF: Wednesday, August 11, 1:30-2:30 & 7:00-8:00 PM
Excel Basics: Thursday, August 12, 1:30-2:30 & 7:00-8:00 PM
Excel Formulas: Wednesday, August 18, 1:30-2:30 & 7:00-8:00 PM
Basic Computer Skills: Thursday, August 19, 1:30-2:30 & 7:00-8:00 PM
Click here to view the flyer for more information!
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Wednesday, August 18th from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Where did the summer go? Who can believe that soon the children will be going back to school. You may also be enrolling or transitioning infants through preschoolers into their new classrooms and welcoming new staff.
Please join Quality Coaches Joe Barry, Stephanie Spitz and Paula Howard in a “Back to School” workgroup. During this workgroup, we will discuss supervision, 45 day screening tools, assessments and updated health, safety and COVID guidelines. Joining the workgroup will be Lauren Gard from DHS, Amy Requa from the PA Keys and Lorrie Hall from Child Care Consultants.
Please see the flyer for registration information. We hope that you will be able to join us! |
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STARS Workgroup for Staff
Quality Coach Sara Copeland is offering a STAFF compliment to the “Supporting Staff’s PD Plans” workgroup offered to Directors in April!
She will walk staff through the Registry, review STARS Requirements and the basics of searching for Professional Development. If you have staff who could use more information about the PD Registry this is a great workgroup for them to attend! You may have multiple staff who you’d like to attend this workgroup so it is being offered 3 times; staff only need to attend once.
Tuesday, August 24th 1-2 PM
Wednesday. August 25th 2-3 PM
Thursday, August 26th 6-7 PM
Please RSVP to Sara with:
- Location Name
- Staff Name
- Workgroup Preference
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Conscious Discipline: Building Resilient Schools and Homes Community of Practice
Early Childhood teachers and directors are invited to participate in a CoP that will use the Conscious Discipline Interactions Foundation. Each participant will receive an e-ticket and access to the 10 sessions plus additional materials on www.consciousdiscipline.com. The meetings will be held via Zoom. This training will meet STARS Indicators SQ 3.4.4 and SQ 3.4.5.
Please share this opportunity with your teachers. Space is limited so register ASAP if interested.
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We will still have slots available even though we are past the application deadline.
The experts at the Pyramid Model Consortium have developed online training modules to strengthen your implementation of all three tiers of the effective framework for nurturing social-emotional skills.
Child Care Consultants has purchased access to a limited number of these modules to be given to qualified providers. Selected programs must agree to print handouts, have selected staff complete the modules, and schedule participating staff to participate in follow-up TA calls or visits (1 or 4 depending on the length of the module). Because these are online modules with self-check tests, one person must be the assigned participant, but multiple staff may use the modules and handouts. (Note: two CCC staff will be receiving monthly reports on training participation.) All STAR levels are eligible and invited to participate.
Click here to access the application.
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Classroom Information in Provider Self Service (PSS) - Enrollment Calculation Tool (ECT)
ECT will be completed through PSS. At this time, do not complete the ECT though the system even though it is giving you an alert. We will let you know when it is time to complete them.
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Social-Emotional Learning |
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Bright Start, Bright Kids, Bright Future - August 2021
Rebuilding the Pyramid: Reconnecting After a Break . To help with the transition of your classroom community back to school after an extended break it may be important to re-teach or remind children of schedules, expectations and routines. Read more.
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Do You Have Preschool Program? - Tom Copeland's Taking...
What's your answer to this question? It's a question that many parents will ask when looking for child care. From the parents' point of view a "preschool program" is a structured learning program that follows a set curriculum and is offered...
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tomcopelandblog.com
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School Age Professional Credential (SAPC) Current Offerings at Northampton Community College
SAPC is offered in a three course series:
Earl 102-01 Introduction to School age Part 1 of 3 courses (Course is Online)
Start Date: 8/30/2021
End Date: 12/18/2021
If the students have any questions they can contact Cathe Kuker.
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School Age PD Opportunities - click on each flyer for more information |
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Enhancing Your School Age Care or Out of School Program (SAC/OST) with Social Justice Standards |
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School Age Care Spotlight on Social Emotional Standards |
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Health, Safety, & Wellness |
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Outdoor Safety and Tick Prevention
Ticks can be found anywhere, especially in your own backyard. It's important to check your body and clothes when coming back inside from the outdoors. Blacklegged tick nymphs, which are commonly seen in Pennsylvania, are very small and they are active through August. Make sure to look closely for them when doing your tick check.
OCDEL Certification recommends that if a childcare provider finds an embedded tick, they should immediately contact the child’s parent or guardian so that next steps can be determined quickly. This is consistent with regulation 132(a). It is recommended that a provider not remove an embedded tick unless there is written authorization by the parent and the provider has received the appropriate health and safety training to do so.
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15 Ways to Take Care of Yourself So You Can Take Care of Others
- Eat a heathy diet with fruits and vegetables
- Get 7-8 hours of sleep every night
- Take time to relax and deep breathe
- Spend a day to care for yourself, stay in bed.
- If you can’t do the day in bed, try doing something special for yourself everyday: take a walk, take a long bath with lavender, go to the movies, or have a spa day
- Try mediation
- Write yourself a love letter
- Indulge in your favorite snack
- Buy yourself a bouquet of flowers
- Create an indoor garden to enjoy, especially during winter
- Plan a picnic or dinner with a friend
- Try a new recipe
- Go to the gym or exercise
- Assert yourself and say “NO” when you need to
- Set realistic goals and expectations for yourself
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ECELS: Sun Safety - Stay Safe in Hot Weather
Extreme heat can make children sick in many ways, including dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. It is possible to safely participate in outdoor activities during the summer heat. To help protect kids from heat illness...
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ecels-healthychildcarepa.org
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Plant a Love of Nature in Your Children
Show children they can find refuge in the outdoors. Around 1954, when 8-year-old Stanley Temple began tagging along on Audubon Society field trips near Washington, D.C., he befriended a quiet, dark-haired woman who introduced herself...
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www.nytimes.com
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Professional Development: PD Registry |
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CDA with CLASS
Join us for a free webinar in August highlighting the key features in the CDA with CLASS designed to help organizations build a strong workforce and support individuals continuing their education.
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info.teachstone.com
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Professional Development: Other Trainings |
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8/11 - Little Neighbors: Building a Better World Together
PSEG & Sesame Workshop have partnered to create resources that help families prepare for and respond to emergencies and provide tools to help children be resilient.
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www.facebook.com
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8/12 - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: It Starts in ECE
During this educational and engaging session, we will take a closer look at the role of leaders and educators in creating programs, policies, and approaches that reflect these values. We will discuss practical tips...
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wow.himama.com
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8/26 - Screening to Identify Children Using a Cultural...
The data, unfortunately, shows that many children of color, children from low-income households, and children from linguistically diverse backgrounds are placed in programs that exclude them from equitable learning opportunities...
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register.gotowebinar.com
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Back to School with Meaningful Interactions
On September 13-17, 2021 join thousands of educators for a free, week-long virtual series focused on improving interactions to improve child outcomes.
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events.bizzabo.com
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Additional Online Training Opportunities |
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Nature Explore August 2021 Newsletter
We have some big World Forum news to share with you! To accommodate as many people as possible from the World Forum community in 2022, we are shifting our plans for the World Forum on Early Care and Education – We are going to Orlando!
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dimensions.activehosted.com
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Resilience Quarterly, Summer 2021 - Devereux
An addition to the team! We are so excited to share with you all that our team has just recently added a new member. Friends, please welcome Tammy Barrows! Some of you may already be familiar with Tammy, as she is and has been a DCRC Certified...
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centerforresilientchildren.org
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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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