LIHEAP’s Summer Home Energy and Health Safety Alert
The Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps low income households meet their immediate home energy needs, has released its Summer 2011 Home Energy Healthy and Safety Alert. The Alert is available in both English and Spanish and includes...
Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation’s Best Practice Tutorial Series
The Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (CECMHC) offers an online Best Practice Tutorial Series for mental health and related professionals to enhance their skills and knowledge around implementation of effective mental health consultation in Head...
Online Module on the Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders
The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (NPDC on ASD) has released the new online learning module Early Identification of ASD. The modules addresses the importance of early identification (including the benefits and challenges to...
US Senate Hearing on Quality Early Education and Care
On June 9, 2011, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families held a hearing, "Getting the Most Bang for the Buck: Quality Early Education and Care" (video) where witnesses discussed the national importance of having comprehensive early education and care...
CSEFEL Brief: Understanding Temperament in Infants and Toddlers
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) has released "Understanding Temperament in Infants and Toddlers" (PDF handout or HTML), the 23rd brief in its What Works series. Authors Lindsey T. Allard and Amy Hunter explain why...
HHS-ED Announce Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
On May 25, U.S. Sec. of Education (ED) Arne Duncan and U.S. Sec. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius announced that the Obama Administration has dedicated $500 million for Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC), a state-level grant...
Part C Eligbility Considerations for Infants/ Toddlers Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Part C Eligibility Considerations for Infants or Toddlers Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing was produced by a committee convened by the IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association and the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management to provide...
Register Now- 10th Annual WHSA Training Conference: Engaging Our Youngest Learners
--- REGISTER NOW --- February 6-8, 2012 Kalahari Waterpark Resort & Convention Center WHAT: 10th Annual WHSA Training Conference, Engaging Our Youngest Learners SPONSOR: Wisconsin Head Start Association (WHSA) WHEN: Monday, February 6 to Wednesday, February 8,...
2012 WHSA Summer Quarterly Meeting
WHAT: 2012 WHSA Summer Quarterly Meeting SPONSOR: Wisconsin Head Start Association (WHSA) WHEN: Wednesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 14, 2012 WHERE: Holiday Inn Hotel, Stevens Point DESCRIPTION: WHSA invites Director, Parent, and Staff Affiliate representatives as...
2012 WHSA Winter Quarterly Meeting
Registration Now Open for the WHSA Winter Quarterly in Downtown Madison, WI! WHSA invites Director, Parent, and Staff Affiliate representatives as well as ERSEA, Health & Nutrition, and Transportation Services Managers to join us at the WHSA Winter Quarterly...
2011 WHSA Fall Quarterly Meeting
Registration Now Open for the WHSA Fall Quarterly in Beautiful Green Lake, WI! WHSA invites Director, Parent, and Staff Affiliate representatives as well as Education, Disabilities, and Mental Health Managers to join us at the WHSA Fall Quarterly meeting. The...
FACTS & TIPS Series for Working with Young Dual Language Learners
The number of dual language learners (DLLs) in Wisconsin communities is on the rise, the educational disparity between DLLs and native English speakers is growing, and there is a lack of available information, resources, and training for early childhood professionals...
May is National Foster Care Month!
The month of May is designated as National Foster Care Month, a time for individuals, organizations, and communities to renew their commitments to ensuring a brighter future for foster youth and to celebrate the selfless individuals who making a meaningful difference...
ACF Tip Sheet for Early Childhood-Child Welfare Partnerships
In April, 2011 Administration for Children and Families (ACF) leadership released a joint statement to state child welfare leaders, child care directors, and Head Start directors encouraging robust collaboration between state early childhood and child welfare system,...
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