Early Care & Learning Council

To find out other volunteer in opportunities in New York City, go to: http://www.nycservice.org/#s or http://www.dogoodrighthere.org/blog/tue-10302012-325pm/volunteer-help-after-storm

Friday, October 26, 2012

Press Release: Leadership Summit: Children, politics and the economy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:
Mary Stalker

Director of Communications
Early Care & Learning Council
(518) 690-4217 ext 22
mstalker@earlycareandlearning.org
www.earlycareandlearning.org

October 26th, 2012

Leadership Summit: Children, politics and the economy

New York - Each year, the Early Care & Learning Council (The Council) brings together the State’s leaders and other advocates of progressive child care policies, for its Leadership Summit. This year’s Summit, to be held in Syracuse, will focus on the current status of public policy issues that affect children, their families and the early education workforce. The Summit, usually held in October, is scheduled for November 14^th and 15^th this year so that election outcomes can be part of the conversation.

The state of children in New York and the economy are on the agenda for day one. An exploration of early care and education New York State will be presented by Council’s executive director and board chair, as well as Janice Molnar, Deputy Commissioner of Division of Child Care Services: Office of Children & Family Services. Bill Millet, President of Scope View Strategic Advantage and Walter S. Gilliam, Ph.D. from the Yale School of Medicine Child Study Center will present on the correlations between child development and the economy.

The feature event of day two is a panel presentation: Post Election – What Does It Mean for Early Childhood? This panel will include Grace Reef, Director of Policy at Child Care Aware of America (Washington, D.C.), Harriet Dichter, Director, Early Learning Challenge (Delaware), Helen Blank, Director of Leadership and Public Policy National Women’s Law Center (Washington, D.C.), Bob Frawley, Deputy Director of Council on Children and Families (New York), Sherry Cleary, Executive Director of NY Early Childhood Professional Development Institute (New York), Kate Breslin, President of Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy (New York). This is sure to be a lively discussion with these leaders in the field of early education and policy, moderated by Susan Arbetter, WCNY The Capital Report.

“I am so looking forward to this year’s Leadership Summit”, said Marsha Basloe, executive director of the Early Care & Learning Council. “We have leaders in the field of economics, child development, and state and national policy. It is also a great opportunity to meet with others in the field. This is don’t-miss event for anyone concerned about the future of New York’s children.”

The two day summit also includes social and networking events. This year is the first year that the Early Care & Learning Council’s Leadership Summit is open to the public. Participants can attend for one or two days. A student discount is available.

The Council’s Leadership Summit is funded in part by JP Morgan Chase and Pfizer Pharmaceutical.

To learn more about the leadership summit visit www.earlycareandlearning.org

To view a full agenda:

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/news/documents/AgendaSummit2012md.pdf

To view bios for the presenters and panelists: http://nysleadershipsummit.wordpress.com/presenters-and-panelists/

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Early Care & Learning Council: For more than thirty-five years, the Early Care & Learning Council has been a leading voice for early care and education in New York State. With its statewide network of child care resource and referral agencies, the Council has successfully fought for increases in funding to support early childhood programs and for the reform of child care laws, regulations and policies to improve safety and quality in child care settings. The Council was a founder and convener of both the Child Care that Works Campaign and Winning Beginning NY, both statewide advocacy coalitions. The Council and partners work to increase the quality, affordability and capacity of the early care and learning field and does so through training and technical assistance, data management and advocacy initiatives. For more information, please call (518) 690-4217 or visit www.earlycareandlearning.org.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Job Opportunities Bulletin

Day Care Council of New York

http://www.dccnyinc.org/assets/uploads/myuploads/10%20October%202012%20Bulletin.pdf

Education Research Analyst (Quantitative)

Child Trends

https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit2/?id=4052312&t=2

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CONFERENCES

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Small Steps to Improve Children’s Environmental Health in your Early Childhood Program

October 31, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/eco-healthy-child-care-small-steps-to-improve-childrens-environmental-health/

National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference & Expo

November 7-10, 2012

Atlanta, GA

http://www.naeyc.org/conference/

Early Care & Learning Council 2012 Leadership Summit

November 14–15, 2012

Syracuse, New York

http://nysleadershipsummit.wordpress.com/

Early Education and Technology for Children Conference

April 2–4, 2013

Salt Lake City, Utah

Proposals must be received by October 22, 2012

http://www.eetcconference.org/

2013 Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference

May 29-31, 2013

Washington D.C.

http://www.wrconference.net/

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RESOURCES

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Safe to Sleep Public Education Campaign

National Institutes of Health

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/

A Role for Early Ed Tech: Strengthening Connections Among Teachers, Librarians and Coaches

New America Foundation

http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/a_role_for_early_ed_tech_strengthening_connections_among_teachers_librarians_and_coac

The Child Indicator: The Child, Youth, and Family Indicators Newsletter

Child Trends, Vol. 13, Issue No. 1

http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2012_10_11_CI_Fall2012.pdf

Child Care Quality and Cognitive Development: Trajectories Leading to Better Preacademic Skills

Child Development, early view

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cdev.12007/abstract;jsessionid=F5CD5D8077D95D80874EFEB3CA1A9671.d04t03

American Psychological Association

Parenting that works: Seven research-backed ways to improve parenting

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/10/parenting.aspx

Bringing books to life: Psychologists' research points to new ways to nurture young readers

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/10/books.aspx

Raising children to resist violence: What you can do

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resist-violence.aspx

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Building Relationships with Children: Contact Talks

http://www.naeyc.org/books/education_for_a_civil_society/excerpt

Is My Child Missing Out on Early Education?

http://families.naeyc.org/families-today/my-child-missing-out-early-education

Pumpkin Fun: Safe, Tasty, and Educational

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/pumpkin_fun

Building Relationships with Children: Contact Talks

http://www.naeyc.org/books/education_for_a_civil_society/excerpt

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GRANTS

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Diane J. Willis Early Career Award

American Psychological Foundation/Division 37

http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/div-37-willis.aspx

New York State Department of Health

Maternal and Infant Health Initiative

http://www.health.ny.gov/funding/rfa/1207271237/index.htm

Mediation Services Provided in the New York State Early Intervention Program

http://www.health.ny.gov/funding/rfp/1204241204/index.htm

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NEWS

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Day Care Council Launches Early Childhood Employment Partnership

10/24/12, NYNP

http://www.nynp.biz/index.php/breaking-news/12507-day-care-council-launches-early-childhood-employment-partnership

Media Advisory: 2012 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo

10/23/12, NAEYC
http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/media_advisory_2012_naeyc_annual_conference

Home Visiting Investments Create Opportunities for Family, Friend and Neighbor Partnerships

10/22/12, CLASP

http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0400

Bullies Nearly Twice as Likely to Have Mental Health Disorder

10/22/12, ABC

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/bullies-mental-health-disorder/story?id=17518230#.UIViDW_Af95

Cuddle Your Kid!

10/19/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/opinion/sunday/kristof-cuddle-your-kid.html

Episode 411: Why Preschool Can Save The World

10/19/12, NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/10/19/163256866/episode-411-why-preschool-can-save-the-world

Texas-Mexico Border Violence May Harm Kids' Mental Health

10/19/12, US News

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/10/19/texas-mexico-border-violence-may-harm-kids-mental-health

Education Reform: NY-Style

10/19/12, ECE Policy Matters

http://www.ecepolicymatters.com/archives/931

Champions of Paid Care Leave: More Baby Talk Needed in Prez Debates

10/18/12, Public News Service

http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28923-1

Obama, Romney have different views on education

10/17/12, USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/10/17/obama-romney-education/1636977/

It's Pretty Clear That Preschool Is Way More Valuable Than College

10/12/12, Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-value-of-early-education-2012-10

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ADVOCACY

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Policy Forum - Looking Forward: Improving the Well-Being of Children and Families

Thursday, November 29, 2012, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, Albany, NY

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uwphqhcab&oeidk=a07e6d8ewkja60cdc72

Early Childhood Education Video

Making Health Easier

http://makinghealtheasier.org/EarlyEd

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

Tel: (518) 690-4217 x 34

Fax: (518) 690-2887

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Childcare Director

Tompkins Hall Nursery and Childcare Center at Columbia University

https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1350324457210

Assistant or Associate Professor

University of Alabama, Human Development and Family Studies

https://facultyjobs.ua.edu/postings/29899

Assistant Professor, Child Clinical, Pediatric, or Developmental Psychology

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

http://ecp.fiu.edu/APA/div7/?x=jobposts&id=351

Professor and Department Chair

Department of Child Development, Tufts University

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1754

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CONFERENCES

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Webinar: How Educational Technology Can Support Math Outcomes by Douglas Clements and Julie Sarama

October 18, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/321375751

Webinar: The Director’s Role in Developing LEGAL Enrollment Agreements – So Much More Than an Enrollment Form, by Michelle McGinnis

October 24, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/the-early-childhood-directors-role-in-developing-enrollment-agreements-so-much-more-than-an-enrollment-form/

2012 NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo

November 7-10, 2012

Atlanta, GA

http://www.naeyc.org/conference/

27th ZERO TO THREE National Training Institute

November 28-December 1, 2012

Los Angeles, CA

http://www.zttnticonference.com

121st annual APA conference

July 31st - August 4th, 2013

Honolulu, Hawaii

The deadline for proposals is November 16th, 2012

http://www.apa.org/convention

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RESOURCES

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Seasonal Influenza Information for Children and Adolescents

New York State Department of Health

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/seasonal/childhood_adolescent/

Video: Healthy Changes Start in Preschool

Making Health Easier

http://makinghealtheasier.org/EarlyEd

ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families

I'm Scared: Responding to Your Toddlers' Fears

http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/social-emotional-development/common-toddler-fears.html

Temperament: Reaction to Change

http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/temperament-behavior/temperament-characteristics-reaction-to-change.html

Free Article: Doing What Doesn’t Come Naturally

http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/30-2_Thompson.pdf?docID=14041

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Is Dressing Up for Halloween Different than for Pretend Play?

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/child-development/dressing-halloween-different-pretend-play

Anti-Bias Education: Halloween

http://www.naeyc.org/content/anti-bias-guide-holidays/halloween

Great Books to Read to Infants and Toddlers

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/reading-writing/great-books-read-infants-and-toddlers

The Essentials of Early Literacy Instruction

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200303/Essentials.pdf

Developing Kindergarten Readiness and Other Large-Scale Assessment Systems

http://www.naeyc.org/resources/research/kreadinessassessment

New NAEYC Book Argues that Promoting Civility Starts in the Early Years

http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/education_for_a_civil_society

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GRANTS

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Esther Katz Rosen Graduate Student Fellowships

American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/rosen.aspx

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NEWS

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Early Care and Learning Council Guide for Voters and Candidates

10/17/12, New York Nonprofit Press

http://www.nynp.biz/index.php/breaking-news/12395-early-care-and-learning-council-guide-for-voters-and-candidates

3 hours of daily exercise suggested for young children

10/16/12, FOX News

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/10/16/3-hours-daily-exercise-suggested-for-young-children/

Romney and Obama need to show they care for America's caregivers

10/16/12, Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/16/romney-obama-america-caregivers

Obama, Romney silent on early education

10/15/12, News-leader

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20121016/OPINIONS02/310160016/obama-romney-early-education

Jaffee, educators want additional funds to evaluate state's Pre-K programs

10/15/12, Legislative Gazette

http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2012-10-15-82160.113122-Jaffee-educators-want-additional-funds-to-evaluate-states-PreK-programs.html

Sunday column: Ignoring the poor drags us all down

10/15/12, Times Union

http://blog.timesunion.com/advocate/sunday-column-ignoring-the-poor-drags-us-all-down/4285/

Hospitals Ditch Formula Samples to Promote Breast-Feeding

10/15/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/health/hospitals-ditch-formula-samples-to-promote-breast-feeding.html

Ready to work with child care providers

10/15/12, Watertown Daily Times

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20121015/OPINION02/710159995

More Sleep Means More Focused, Emotionally Stable Kids

10/15/12, TIME

http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/15/more-sleep-means-more-focused-emotionally-stable-kids/

Viewpoints: Teaching children to read

10/14/12, BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-19812961#

Classroom Yoga Helps Improve Behavior Of Kids With Autism

10/12/12, NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/12/162782583/classroom-yoga-helps-improve-behavior-of-kids-with-autism

It's Pretty Clear That Preschool Is Way More Valuable Than College

10/12/12, Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-value-of-early-education-2012-10#ixzz29OTWVumi

Pre-Test Jitters Might Boost Scores: Study

10/12/12, US News

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/10/12/pre-test-jitters-might-boost-scores-study

Taking the stress out of family dinners

10/10/12, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/taking-the-stress-out-of-family-dinners/2012/10/09/8936a9ec-081d-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html

Cutbacks and the Fate of the Young

10/09/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/business/cutbacks-and-the-fate-of-the-young.html

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ADVOCACY

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Early Care & Learning Council

The value of a local presence

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-value-of-local-presence.html

Guide for Voters and Candidates

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/policy/documents/NewYorkStatevotersguide.pdf

QUALITYstarsNY: Kudos and clarifications

http://qualityforkids.org/2012/10/15/qualitystarsny-kudos-and-clarifications/

Election Toolkit

First Five Years Fund

http://www.ffyf.org/content/election-toolkit

Tell Us Your Story about Child Care - Your Voice Can Make a Difference

Child Care Aware

http://www.naccrra.org/parents/ccapn-2/tell-us-your-story

KIDS COUNT Infographic Challenge

Voting opened on October 16

http://sparkaction.org/info-challenge?utm_source=Vote+for+the+best+KIDS+COUNT+Infographic&utm_campaign=KIDS+COUNT+Infographic+VOTE

Policy Forum: Looking Forward: Improving the Well-Being of Children and Families

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

Albany, NY

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uwphqhcab&oeidk=a07e6d8ewkja60cdc72

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

Monday, October 15, 2012

Press Release Archives

2012 Press Releases

January 27, 2012 - Tax Credits For Families Could be Worth Thousands

February 8, 2012 - QUALITYstarsNY Readiness Project Workshops Available Throughout New York

March 12, 2012 - Who is Watching Your Children?

April 18, 2012 - NYS Campaign for Continuity: Promoting a Better Way to Care for Children

May 29, 2012 - National Leader to Speak in Albany

June 7, 2012 - Early Care & Learning Council Elects New Board

2011 Press Releases

December 12, 2011 - A Look at New York’s Legally-Exempt Child Care

November 3, 2011 - Evaluating Quality Child Care for Babies and Toddlers

September 28, 2011 - Improving Quality for New York’s Babies and Toddlers

September 21, 2011 - High Quality Infant/Toddler Care Materials - 10 Components Framework Released

August 24, 2011- Early Care & Learning Council Board Welcomes New President and Officers

August 24, 2011- Despite Weak Economy, Child Care Costs Continue to Rise

June 20, 2011- Early Care & Learning Council Elects New Board Members

June 13, 2011- National Leader to speak Albany Country Club Wednesday

June 5, 2011- Three Honorees for “Excellence in Leadership” Award

March 14 - Early Education Professional to be Employability Discussion Panelist

March 11, 2011- Fannie Glover recently appointed to SHRM National Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce

January 5, 2011 - Program for Infant/Toddler Care Institute comes to New York

Press Release: Guide for Voters and Candidates Released

Contact: Mary Stalker

Director of Communications, Research & Development

518-690-4217 ext 22

mstalker@earlycareandlearning.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

10/15/2012

Guide for Voters and Candidates Released

(Albany, New York) Children don’t get to vote or run for office. They are at the mercy of adults to make decisions that are in their best interest. The Early Care & Learning Council (the Council) today released a Guide for Voters and Candidates to assist voters in making informed decisions in regards to the needs of children, their families and the community at large. The guide is also a resource for candidates to better understand polices that affect children and how to learn more about those issues.

The focus areas in the Early Care & Learning Council’s Guide for Voters and Candidates are based on the Council’s 2013 Public Policy Agenda. Those focus areas are; Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency capacity, access to quality early care and learning, social and emotional health, and physical health and well-being.

New York’s CCR&Rs serve as community coordinating and planning agencies for local child care services and offer a variety of supports to child care providers, parents, businesses, and local governments. These agencies provide affordable quality professional development. They are the key to workforce development in the early care and education field and are a community hub for families.

“This is our first Guide for Voters and Candidates,” said Jessica Klos-Shapiro, policy associate at the Council. “We are excited to offer this as a resource for those looking to educate themselves in the days and weeks leading up to the election. It’s important for people to know where the candidates stand on issues that affect our most valuable resource, our children. It’s important that candidates have all the information on those issues as well.”

CCR&Rs are the first focus of the Early Care & Learning Council’s as they are a vital part of improving the availablity of quality care, supporting social and emotional health for children in care and promoting physical health and well-being for young children. Continued support for these agencies is essential to New York’s early care and education infrasructure.

To view the 2012 Guide for Voters and Candidates and the 2013 Public Policy Agenda: http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/policy/PublicPolicyAgenda.htm

To learn more about CCR&Rs: http://issuu.com/ruth-sadinsky/docs/eclc_corpbrochure_issuu

To view a statewide composite of CCR&Rs: http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/news/documents/NEWCompositeofNYSCCRRFINAL.pdf

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Early Care & Learning Council: For more than thirty-five years, the Early Care & Learning Council has been a leading voice for early care and education in New York State. With its statewide network of child care resource and referral agencies, the Council has successfully fought for increases in funding to support early childhood programs and for the reform of child care laws, regulations and policies to improve safety and quality in child care settings. The Council was a founder and convener of both the Child Care that Works Campaign and Winning Beginning NY, both statewide advocacy coalitions. The Council and partners work to increase the quality, affordability and capacity of the early care and learning field and does so through training and technical assistance, data management and advocacy initiatives. For more information, please call (518) 690-4217 or visit www.earlycareandlearning.org.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Early Childhood News

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Friday, October 26, 2012

Press Release: Leadership Summit: Children, politics and the economy

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Early Childhood News

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Early Childhood News

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