NHSA October Leadership Skills Institute
WHAT: October Leadership Skills Institute SPONSOR: National Head Start Association (NHSA) WHEN: Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington D.C. DESCRIPTION: NHSA will host the following three Skills Institutes:...
DCF Launches YoungStar Public Awareness Campaign Including New Website for Working Parents
On August 4th, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Eloise Anderson announced DCF's statewide campaign to raise awareness among working parents about YoungStar, the state's childcare quality rating and improvement system. YoungStar is a...
New Guide for WI Families Who Have Children with Special Health Care Needs & Disabilities
The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) along with the Waisman Center's Community of Practice on Autism Spectrum Disorders and other Developmental Disabilities (CoP ASD/DD) have...
Office of Head Start’s First National Birth to Five Leadership Institute
WHAT: 1st National Birth to Five Leadership Institute, Leading the Way for Children, Families and Communities SPONSOR: The Office of Head Start (OHS) WHEN: Monday, October 3 to Wednesday, October 5, 2011 (Pre-Institute offered on Sunday, October 2, 2011) WHERE:...
Ideas for Use of Simple Assistive Technology for Children Birth to Three
The Simon Technology Center (STC) at the PACER Center has published EZ AT 2: Simple Assistive Technology Ideas for Children Ages Birth to Three (2011), a guide for parents and professionals interested in helping infants and toddlers with disabilities participate more...
The Changing Demographics of Young Children and their Implications for Head Start
"Head Start and the Changing Demographics of Today's Young Children" (July 2011), a new paper by Olivia Golden for the Urban Institute and published in NHSA's Dialog Briefs (vol. 14, no, 1), describes recent changes in both the racial/ethnic composition of the...
Two Reports Released at the Children’s Budget Summit on Federal Spending on Children’s Programs
Two key reports on the state of federal spending on children's program were release at the third Children's Budget Summit, "Perspective on Children as a National Priority." Together, the reports paint a grim picture for the future of investment in children's...
Children’s Defense Fund Report: The State of America’s Children 2011
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) has released a new report, The State of America's Children 2011, which finds that in the past year children have fallen further behind in many of the leading indicators as the country slowly climbs out of the recession. The report...
Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Wisconsin Training
WHAT: Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Wisconsin Training SPONSOR: Wisconsin Early Childhood Education Center (WI ECE Center) at STG International, Inc., a part of the Head Start T/TA Network, for the Office of Head Start. WHEN: Monday, August 1 to Thursday, August...
WECCP Regional Videoconference: Meeting & Public Input Session
WHAT: WECCP Videoconference, Building an Early Childhood System in Wisconsin: The Governor's Early Childhood Advisory Council SPONSOR: Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners (WECCP) WHEN: Thursday, August 11, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Five...
4K/Head Start Lead Teacher
Position: 4K/Head Start Lead Teacher (Job Description) Employer: Rock-Walworth Comprehensive Family Services Head Start Location: Walworth County (1 opening in Beloit and 1 opening in Delavan) Program Website: www.cfsheadstart.org Application Deadline: July 15, 2011...
Assistant Teacher
Position: Assistant Teacher (Job Description) Employer: Jefferson County Head Start/CESA 2 Location: Jefferson County Program Website: jeffersoncountyheadstart.schools.officelive.com Application Deadline: Open until filled More Information: Available at the Jefferson...
Teacher
Position: Teacher (Job Description) Employer: Jefferson County Head Start/CESA 2 Location: Jefferson County Program Website: jeffersoncountyheadstart.schools.officelive.com Application Deadline: Open until filled More Information: Available at the Jefferson County...
Special Journal Section on Social-Emotional Issues in Early Childhood Settings
The Spring 2011 edition (vol. 13, no. 1) of the free online journal Early Childhood Research & Practice (which features articles related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age eight) includes a special section on...
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