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Update on RIAEYC 2010 Executive Board Elections
RIAEYC is continuing to accept nominations for the position of RIAEYC President through Monday, January 4. Please review the RIAEYC President Position Description. Members may nominate themselves or another member by contacting:
RIAEYC Nominations Committee
655 Main Street, Suite 201
East Greenwich, RI 02818
January 11: Nominations Committee announces candidate
January 25: Ballots distributed to all members
Feburary 2: Deadline for voting
February 4: President-Elect announced at RIAEYC Meeting
June 1: President-Elect assumes RIAEYC Presidency |
BrightStars Programs Honored at "Starry Starry Night"
On December 9, 2009, nearly 200 early childhood professionals, community leaders, and policymakers gathered at the Providence Marriott for "Starry Starry Night," an event celebrating the first year of implementation of BrightStars, Rhode Island's Quality Rating and Improvement System and honoring the first twenty participating programs.
Honored guests and speakers included: Education Commissioner Deborah Gist, United Way of Rhode Island President and CEO Anthony Maione, Secretary of Health and Human Services Gary Alexander, Representative Grace Diaz, and Early Childhood Policy Research President Anne Mitchell, who led the featured keynote, "Inspiring Rhode Island!".
Ready to Learn Providence at CCRI all smiles at Starry Starry Night
Each program was individually recognized and received a special plaque signed by Commissioner Gist and Secretary Alexander to commemorate their achievement. The programs are:
- ABC Child Care
- Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center
- Brown/Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center
- Child's Play
- Creative Child, Inc.
- Hootie's House Home Daycare
- Imagine Preschool of the Providence Center
- Just for Tots Childcare Home
- Linnell Home Child Care
- Little Imaginations Home Day Care
- Maple Hill Early Learning Center
- Montessori of Greenwich Bay
- My Kids and Company
- Nickerson Community Center
- Positive Start Family Home Childcare
- Ready to Learn at CCRI
- Rhode Island College Cooperative Preschool
- Westbay Community Action Children's Center
- Woonsocket Head Start CDA -- Cass Park
- Woonsocket Head Start CDA -- Park Square
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Celebrating You at the RI Early Childhood Conference
The Rhode Island Early Childhood Conference invites you to participate in the "Celebration of Ideas". The conference committee requests your displays of child initiated projects, classroom activities or innovative curriculum ideas; teaching strategies, learning environments or developmentally appropriate practice; ideas for parent-teacher involvement, advocacy, public policy or current research trends.
Displays will be featured at the RI Early Childhood Conference, Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Bryant University.
For each accepted presentation, the conference fee will be waived for one presenter per Celebration of Ideas.
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Resources for Families: Movies for Kids; H1N1 Podcast
The first Providence Children's Film Festival will take place February 12-15, 2010 (Presidents' Day Weekend). Two venues for the screenings are: The Cable Car Cinema and the Metcalf Auditorium at the RISD Museum. Educational opportunities during the run of the festival workshops will be led by experienced animators and filmmakers. More info available at the Providence Children's Film Festival website.
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To increase awareness and educate parents about H1N1, the CDC developed a podcast 2009 H1N1 Information for Parents who have Children with High-Risk Medical Conditions. This 8 minute podcast serves as a great tool for all child care leaders to disseminate to their constituents, colleagues and even friends and family that have or work with children. It may be accessed at the following link: http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=393367. |
Research Roundup: Active Play Benchmarks & Barriers
Many young children in child care centers are not getting as much active playtime as they should, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They study published in the December 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics found only 13.7 percent of child care centers in North Carolina offered 120 minutes of active playtime during the school day. Read the full article at Science Daily.
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A new study published in the November 2009 International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity found that inappropriate clothing may be an important barrier to children's physical activity in child care settings, particularly if the clothing of a few children preclude physical activity for the remaining children. The study also found that clothing choices were a significant source of conflict between parents and child care providers. Inappropriate clothing items included: no coat/hat/gloves in the wintertime, flip flops or sandals, dress/expensive clothes, jewelry, and clothes that were either too loose or too tight. Access the study (15 pages) here. | |
News from NAEYC: Legacy Leader Fellows Program
The Legacy Leader Fellows Program is dedicated to improving the quality of early education and care services through the creation of a cadre of emerging leaders who will serve as role models, advocates, and leaders in their communities and the early childhood education field.
The first class of three Fellows will be selected in early 2010. The Fellows will have an opportunity to participate in an NAEYC-recognized leadership program. In addition to their involvement in a recognized institution-based leadership development program, Fellows will also participate in a specially designed set of leadership experiences.
Qualifications for the Fellows and the application are now available online. The Legacy Leader fellowships, which include a stipend, will begin in the summer of 2010. Visit the Legacy Leader Fellows Program for more information. |
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... Member Postings ...
Events...
Disability Inclusion Film Series 2010
Featuring: Boy in the World, Including Samuel, Rory O'Shea was Here
January 26 - April 29
URI Student Union & RIC Sherlock Center on Disabilities
Film screenings will be followed by discussion on promising practices. Contact hours toward Professional Development from the RI Department of Education are in application.
Typical Development of Infants and Toddlers
The workshop will focus on the development of infants and toddlers, up to 36 months. Key areas of development to be discussed will be cognitive, early language and literacy, play, and emotional development. An emphasis on responsive caregiving, developmental milestones and encouraging toddlers' interests and discoveries will be presented.
Saturday, January 23, 9am-12:30pm
Feinstein College of Continuing Education Providence Campus
80 Washington Street, The Shepard Bldg., Providence, RI To register contact Riley O'Neill at 401-874-4036 or eigrant.uri@gmail.com.
Rhode Island College Cooperative Preschool was recently featured in RIC's What's News. The program was lauded for earning four out of five stars from BrightStars. Read the article here. Discounts...
NAEYC Online Store
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The mission of RIAEYC is to support professionals in their work by promoting quality education and the healthy development of children birth through eight. | |
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Upcoming Events
Friday, January 8
8:30am-12:00pm
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BrightStars Info Session for Centers & Family Child Care
January 26, 6pm
RIAEYC office
*email or call to register
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Friday, January 29
Boston Marriott, Burlington
RI Early Childhood Conference
Fri, May 7, 2010
Sat, May 8, 2010
Bryant University |
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