Call for 2012 WHSA Conference Training Session Proposals
2012 WHSA Training Conference Head Start: Engaging Our Youngest Learners February 6-8, 2012 Kalahari Waterpark Resort & Convention Center CALL FOR TRAINING PROPOSALS Please Submit Late Entries ASAP! The Wisconsin Head Start Association (WHSA) is now...
2011 Bilingual/ESL & Title III Conference & Joint DPI/WITESOL Conference
WHAT: 2011 Bilingual/ESL & Title III Conference & Joint DPI/WITESOL Conference SPONSOR: Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction WHEN: Thursday, October 20 & Friday, 21, 2011 WHERE: Best Western Inn Towner, Madison, WI DESCRIPTION: The Department of Public...
NHSA Webinar: Understanding Head Start & Early Head Start Eligibility
WHAT: Understanding Head Start & Early Head Start Eligibility SPONSOR: NHSA Head Start Legal Advisory Service WHEN: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) WHERE: Online Webinar DESCRIPTION: NHSA's Head Start Legal Advisory Service...
WCCF Great Start for Kids Forum: A Wise Investment for Wisconsin
WHAT: A Great Start for Kids Forum: A Wise Investment for Wisconsin SPONSOR: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) WHEN: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. WHERE: Monona Terrace, Madison, WI DESCRIPTION: WCCF presents a public policy...
OHS Head Start Family Engagement Week- PFCE Framework Launch
WHAT: Head Start Family Engagement Week- Launch of the Parent, Family, & Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework SPONSOR: Office Head Start (OHS) WHEN: TBD - RESCHEDULED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND WHERE: Webcast & National Conference Call DESCRIPTION: The Head...
NHSA October Policy & Advocacy Institute
WHAT: October Policy & Advocacy Institute, You Thought it Here First!--New Ideas to Meet New Challenges SPONSOR: National Head Start Association (NHSA) WHEN: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 & Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. WHERE: Marriott...
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...
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