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EYI announced yesterday at a conference for school administrators that Long Island is doing much better than we did two years ago in the provision of UPK. Long Island public schools have made significant strides in serving more students in UPK programs compared to our first report on the 2007-08 school year.
In 2009-10 Long Island districts offered UPK and 78 percent of eligible children were enrolled in the programs - up nearly 2,000 students to 8,455, according to the latest survey. Enrollment has been limited, our report shares, with more than 100 children turned away in at least five districts. -- Dana Friedman, president, The Early Years Institute |
| EYI receives $110k from Motorola Solution Foundation for STEM |
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We are proud to announce that Motorola Solutions Foundation will fund EYI's Wild Child: age 3 to grade 3 STEM Nature Project at the $110,000 level over the next two years. Wild Child is a curriculum based initiative to create and align (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with curricula in child care centers and pre-K through third-grade in Westbury. |
| Hot links: young models, safe playgrounds, baby apps, Astoria Federal Savings school supply program |
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| Fall is coming...Pick-a-Park.org for fun! |
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Fall is a great time to get outdoors and enjoy the fresh air along with the beautiful and colorful scenery. With Labor Day just around the corner, why not Pick-a-Park to visit, explore and enjoy with family and friends. Pick-a-Park, an initiative of EYI, is an online database of 700 parks throughout the LI region that you can search by zip code, facilities and activities.
Let www.Pick-a-Park.org be your outdoor guide for the upcoming fall season. |
| Welcome aboard! |
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 EYI is thrilled to welcome Briana Charlton as executive assistant. Briana most recently served as a faith and community-based liaison for Nassau County government. A Freeport resident, she holds a master's degree from Walden University.
 Also, joining EYI is Joel Feliciano our new director of finance and operations. Prior to, Joel was the operations and human resources manager with The Climate Group, North America. He is a resident of Medford and holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from NYU and earned a certificate in conflict resolution from Teachers College at Columbia University.
Toni Ann Riedel is EYI's new director of communications and marketing. She was recently a consultant to Avalon Bay Communities for its Huntington Station development project and prior to was the associate director with the American Diabetes Association. A Massapequa native, Toni Ann has a master's degree in social policy
from SUNY Empire State college and a bachelor of science degree in business from Adelphi University. |
