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 May 23, 2022
The U.S. EPA (Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water) and U.S. HHS (Office of Head Start and Office of Child Care) are providing a Joint Training series directly to early childhood education programs to increase and improve participation of...
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We would LOVE your feedback! |
Good morning providers! We are working together to plan next fiscal year’s workgroups. We would love your input so we can ensure that we are providing you with the most beneficial topics and timeframes. If you could use the link below and answer our short survey this would be greatly appreciated. Please note that the deadline to complete the survey is Friday, May 27th. Please reach out with any questions. Thank you!
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ELRC Learning Opportunities |
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Work Force Support Grants - Informational Sessions
Join the ELRC to discuss the Work Force Support Grant application and necessary items/details.
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Join the ELRC for a 15-minute, guided brain break on Wednesdays in June, beginning June 1!
Take a few moments for yourself so you can better serve your children and families.
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Find a Food Program Sponsor today who can help you start getting financial reimbursement for serving healthy meals.
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Community Partners and Resources |
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Recruiting, Selecting, Orienting...
The pandemic has turned our world upside-down and has caused many significant challenges, including the “great resignation,” which has impacted many industries including early childhood education.
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Science and Curiosity
Curiosity is the key to learning. And it begins with simple questions that use the words why, how, when, where, and who. When you encourage children to ask lots of questions, you’re helping them build their curiosity and think like little scientists.
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PA’s Promise for Children is giving away more than 150 copies of the 2022 PA One Book, Saturday, by Oge Mora.
Entering is easy! Click the link and provide your info to enter.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion |
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Gender Identity and Expression in the Early Childhood...
Gender is an element of identity that young children are working hard to understand. It is also a topic that early childhood teachers are not always sure how best to address.
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www.naeyc.org
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Social-Emotional Learning |
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Nine Tips for Talking with Kids about Trauma
As much as we might want to, we can’t always protect children from witnessing violence and tragedy in the world, whether it’s mass shootings, terrorist attacks, or war.
As parents, teachers, and other supportive adults, what we can do is comfort and communicate with children in the most healing way possible.
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“By your ability to listen calmly, even to concerns which might seem unrealistic, you communicate that their fears are not too frightening to deal with,” the ESR guide explains.
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As an educator, it is so important to set your children up for success. In order to do this, you need to first look inwards. What are things that trigger you or your children in the classroom?
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Many child-serving programs using Conscious Discipline are also using the FLIP IT strategy. Conscious Discipline offers entire frameworks to support your children’s social and emotional health, while FLIP IT is a singular, stand alone strategy that often fits nicely into larger frameworks.
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Health, Safety, & Wellness |
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Happiness Break: A 10-Minute Guided Practice
We guide you through a reflection of three things you're grateful for today. This practice is shown to boost happiness, connection, and motivation while reducing stress.
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COVID-19: Risk Reduction Strategies
Programs can take steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19 spreads primarily through the air, and a person does not have to feel sick or be coughing and sneezing to spread the virus if they have it.
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Learn how to save money on your tax return; how to market your business; how to establish a business relationship with parents through a contract and policies; how to reduce your risks through insurance; and/or how to manage your money and plan for retirement. |
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Tom Copeland's Resource Directory
Over the years, Tom Copeland has written over 1,500 articles and handouts, delivered numerous webinars and online classes, and created videos and other resources for family child care providers.
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How to Stop Labeling Foods "Good" and "Bad" (For Real) - ...
My daughter came home from a party recently with three jumbo bags of cotton candy, which unsurprisingly she wanted to eat straightaway. Instead of saying, "That's too much...
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www.newharbinger.com
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Professional Development: on the PD Registry |
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Virtual POI and ERS Trainings!
Click the flyers for more details!
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School-Age Professional Credential Offering!
Click the flyer for more details!
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Professional Development: Other Opportunites |
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May 26 - Strategic Curriculum Implementation
Your program has fewer teachers who have less training and time than ever to attend to the needs of children who need more than ever. Streamlining their needs with easy-to-implement, yet intentional, play-based curriculum is a high priority.
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June 2 - Infant/Toddler Approaches to Learning
Learn more about creativity in infants and toddlers — how it supports understanding and learning about the world, and teaching practices that enhance its development.
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June 8 - Taming the Trauma Dragon with the Ordinary Magic of Fairy Tales
Early childhood programs struggle to address the needs of children impacted by toxic stress and also offer rich learning opportunities all young children deserve. Learn a unique framework that nurtures the social-emotional health of children all through the magic of fairytales.
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June 11 - Healing Centered and Trauma Informed
This presentation will review the ways that experience during development can affect cognition, relationships, health, behavior, and patterns of crisis and coping, as well as discuss implications for working in places with high ACE prevalence.
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June 14 - Utilizing Google Forms
In this session, we will cover the ins and outs of the Forms tool of the Google Workspace platform. Learn how to create forms and surveys to suit your business situations and collect data through form responses.
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June 15 - Creating an Earth-Friendly and Sustainable Preschool Classroom
Wondering how to create a more sustainable, Earth-friendly environment for young learners? This webinar offers an approachable, efficient entry point for educators who wish to instill eco-friendly values and practices in their programs.
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June 16 - Equitable Family-Teacher Relationships for All Children
Numerous evidence exists linking the influence of both home and school on children’s learning and wellbeing. The connection between teachers and parents is one way to ensure children are able to transition between these two critical contexts of their early development.
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Additional Online Training Opportunities |
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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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