Friday, December 23, 2011

Early Childhood News

JOBS

Children’s Corner Day Care Center
Position: Educational Director, Children’s Corner Day Care Center
Supervisor: Early Childhood Center Director

Overview: University Settlement serves over 20,000 low-income individuals and families each year with innovative programming, which includes adult literacy classes, mental health counseling and intensive case management; group and family day care; support services to the formerly homeless; after-school and summer camp for children and teens; a senior center and a credit union. The Children’s Corner Day Care Center is a publicly funded full day, full year child care center in East New York, Brooklyn serving children from 2 -5 years. The program aims at providing a nurturing and stimulating program that seeks to prepare children to enter Kindergarten with the fundamental skills to succeed in school.

Responsibilities:
 Oversee classroom staffing, paperwork and curriculum to ensure proper coverage and compliance with
DOHMH and Head Start regulations
 Oversee and maintain the implementation of high quality programming with evidence-based curricular and child outcomes, including lesson planning, observations, portfolios and Parent/Teacher conferences
 Provide guidance, training and coaching to teaching staff on implementing lesson plans and responding to the social emotional needs of children
 Develop and implement weekly staff meetings
 Responsible for coordinating yearly in-service trainings and biannual staff evaluations
 Ensure adherence to all relevant compliance regulations including renewing DOHMH permit, Building and Fire health codes
 Provide any necessary reporting to Directors to meet Administration for Children Services requirement and attend required ACS training for Educational Coordinators/Directors
 Support staff in meeting the individual needs of children through individualize planning, including involving their families
 Ensure that teachers are working in collaboration with other support services such as Mental Health and Special Needs to support the needs of children and families
 Support the Assistant Director and Director in recruitment, enrollment and administrative tasks
 Assist with the review of program practices and update program plans, policies and procedures
 Work with management and teaching staff to provide continuous services to children and families
 Responsible for upholding Center’s philosophy and ensure proper communication with staff
 Other relevant duties as requested by supervisor

Qualifications:
 Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education with NYS Early Childhood Teacher Certification required
 Three to five years of combined experience as a teacher and/or early childhood administrator/supervisor
 Must have good computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft excel and good communication skills
 Must have knowledge of early childhood curriculum implementation with preferred expertise on the
Reading and Writing Workshop and Big Math for Little Kids curricula
 Knowledge of Work Sampling Online Child Tracking System preferred
12/13/2011

Hours: Full Time
Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience, plus benefits package
Contact: Please email or send cover letter and resume to:

Nina Piros, Director of Early Childhood Programs
184 Eldridge Street
New York, NY 10002
Fax (212) 453-4524
(No telephone inquiries please)

University Settlement is an Equal Opportunity Employer


CONFERENCES

NYC Early Childhood Professional Development Institute's
New York State Early Learning Trainer Credential (NYSELTC) Webinars
Overview of the NYSELTC
January 4, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
February 2, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
Completing Part 2 of the NYSELTC
January 19, 2012, 1:30 p.m.
February 14, 2012, 10:30 a.m.


NYS Greater Capital District Infant Mental Health Association Winter Workshop
Tuesday, January 31,2012
Meredith S. Wiley (Author: Ghosts from the Nursery and Scared Sick: The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Adult Disease)
LOCATION: Traviso by Mallozzi’s, 257 Washington Ave Ext, Albany, NY 12205
TIME: 6:00-7:30 pm
Contact Information: Sarah Gould, 518-426-7181 ext. 345


Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Spring 2012 Conference
“Understanding Variation in Treatment Effects”
March 10-12, 2012
Washington, D.C.



Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference On Prevention Of Child Abuse
March 19-20, 2012
Westin Galleria Houston, Houston, Texas
Presented By Prevent Child Abusetexas


AERA Annual Meeting
April 13 - 17, 2012
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Biennial Conference
June 21-24, 2012
Omni Hotel, Charlotte, NC
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: February 20, 2012


RESOURCES

New York State Board of Regents
adopted a proposal to increase funding for Pre-K programs


Developing Kindergarten Readiness and Other Large-Scale Assessment Systems
NAEYC


NYSAEYC Reporter E-Newsletter  
December 2011


Build School Systems on a Solid Foundation
By Gerrit Westervelt and Cassie Schwerner
Education Week


Zero to Eight: Children's Media Use in America
A Common Sense Media Research Study



Schuyler Center Source

Child Welfare Legislation: A Thoughtful, Systemic, Sustainable and Evidence-Based Approach is Needed

Getting to the Next Steps for a Home Visiting System in New York State: Strategies for Financing and Collaboration
December 5 Schuyler Center's forum materials


TED Talks

What do Babies Think?

The Linguistic Genius of Babies

Child Trends Research Briefs

Piecing Together the Puzzle: Tips and Techniques for Effective Discovery in Family Finding

Bringing Family to the Table: Tips and Techniques for Effective Family Engagement

Childbearing Outside of Marriage: Estimates and Trends in the United States

Children of Latino Immigrants and Out-of-School Time Programs


GRANTS

HHS Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources & Services Administration Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (General Population) Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=134794

The above has been collected and disseminated by Dr. Asil Ali Ozdogru, Evaluation Specialist at the Early Care & Learning Council

Thursday, December 22, 2011

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