| Save the date! EYI Conference on Dec. 3 |
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 "The World's Worst Mom," Lenore Skenazy will keynote our December 3rd conference, "We Interrupt this Program: Playing and Learning in the Age of Hyper-Media" at a location to be announced. The conference will feature workshops on indoor play, outdoor play and screen time. Click here for more details!
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| EYI launches new Speakers Bureau |
| More than 45 experts on everything from child care to leadership to family counseling are available through EYI's new searchable Speakers Bureau. Scholarships are available. To search or join the Speakers Bureau click here. |
| Professional development workshops |
| The Early Years Institute's "Keeping Media in Mind," "Play...An Endangered Activity?" and "The Importance of Outdoor Learning for Children" are available for on-site workshops. Click here to learn more. |
| Free after-school training sessions offered |
The Child Care Council of Nassau is offering the Out-of-School Time Quality Initiative -- an opportunity for school-age agencies to gain free training and technical assistance in implementing the New York State Afterschool Network's Quality Self-Assessment (QSA) Tool. An information session is being held in Franklin Square on June 24. For details click here. |
| Dan Duncan teaches the ABCD's |
 Dan Duncan, a developer of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) strategy which maps community assets by including organizational services and individual gifts, was our special guest at the EYI Advisory Committee meeting June 4th. EYI will use the ABCD strategy in our Early Development Instrument project in Westbury. |
| Say hi to Scarlett and Matilda Roach |
 Our Madagascar hissing cockroaches have been named Scarlett (r.) and Matilda. First prize winner of our "Name Our Bugs" contest is Dylan Martinsen, 9, of Long Beach, who won family seal walks from CRESLI. Second prize, provided by the Vanderbilt Museum, goes to Walter Landis, a group home leader. EYI uses the large bugs to excite and overcome the fears of children, teachers and parents about interacting with nature. |
| Welcome, Laura! |
 EYI welcomes Hofstra University junior Laura Finkelstein who has joined EYI's internship program for the summer, assisting in our marketing and communication efforts. A New Jersey native, Laura lives in Hempstead and is majoring in Mass Media Studies with a minor in Radio, Television and Film. |
It was an honor to be a presenter in May at the Winning Beginning NY forum in Albany, which highlighted the newly released WBNY report,Strengthening the Pre-K Investment: Next Steps to a Winning Beginning for Every Child in New York State. The report includes new data and lessons learned in the first 12 years of Pre-K implementation. The recommendations propose strategies to improve Pre-K as part of a comprehensive early care and learning system. Click to 
