WHSA Reminder: Respond to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Head Start Re-Designation & Re-Competition by December 21!
Second FY 2011 Appropriations Continuing Resolution through Dec. 18 Passed
A second continuing resolution (CR) for FY 2011 Appropriations has amended the first CR signed into law on September 30, 2010. The second CR extends the CR expiration date by 15 days to allow continued government operations at FY 2010 levels through December 18...
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National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 5-11
December 5 to 11, 2010 is National Handwashing Awareness Week. Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Learn more about handwashing safety from the Centers for Disease Control and...
DCF’s Five Year Plan for YoungStar
On November 22, the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) submitted its five year plan for YoungStar, the state's approved childcare quality rating improvement system (QRIS), to the Joint Finance Committee (JFC). As requested by JFC, the five year plan...
CONNECT Module 4: Family-Professional Partnerships from the Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge
The newest and fourth CONNECT module, Family-Professional Partnerships, from the Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge is now available. Family-Professional Partnerships focuses on effective practices for developing trusting family-professional partnerships in...
Brookings Institution Webcast: Should the Disadvantaged be Spared from the Budget Axe?
The Budgeting for National Priorities Project at the Brookings Institution, in cooperation with Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity and the Hudson Institute, will host two back-to-back expert panel presentations for "Should the Disadvantaged be Spared from the Budget...
TACSEI “Making Life Easier” Resources for Parents & Caregivers
The Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI) has developed a "Making Life Easier" series of tipsheets for parents and caregivers to help them make often challenging situations easier to navigate for both caregivers and...
New ACF Webpage: Early Childhood Development Interagency Coordination
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has added an "Early Childhood Development Interagency Coordination" page to its website. Over the past two years ACF and related Federal agencies have worked to establish "a more integrated focal point for early...
ZERO TO THREE: 25th National Training Institute
WHAT: 25th National Training Institute, Connecting Science, Policy, and Practice SPONSOR: ZERO TO THREE WHEN: Wednesday, December 8 to Saturday December 11, 2010 WHERE: JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa - Phoenix, Arizona DESCRIPTION: "Every year, ZERO TO...
9th Annual WHSA Training Conference – Head Start: Paving Our Way to Excellence
WHAT: 9th Annual WHSA Training Conference, Head Start: Paving Our Way to Excellence SPONSOR: Wisconsin Head Start Association (WHSA) WHEN: Monday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 16, 2011 (Overview Conference Agenda) WHERE: Kalahari Resort & Convention Center,...
PDAS Approved Coach/Consultant Train-the-Trainer Event
WHAT: Professional Development Approval System (PDAS) Approved Coach/Consultant Train-the-Trainer Event SPONSOR: The Registry WHEN: Monday November 29, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. WHERE: White Rose Inn, Wisconsin Dells DESCRIPTION: Are you interested in becoming...
“The Recession and Child Health” from First Focus
First Focus, PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philedephia, and the Foundation for Child Development have partnered to draw attention to the effects of the economic recession on child well-being. The Recession and Child Health, a new report which examines the...
Call Congress on Nov. 15: Funding for Head Start & Childcare at Risk!
Across the early childhood world there is an effort to call Congress today, Monday, November 15 and early this week. As the lame duck Congress returns, if they fail to pass the Appropriations bill that impacts Head Start, Early Head Start, and childcare, up to...
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