RI Dept. of Health Launches Child Care Health Info Line
A new resource is now available to to support healthy and safe child care. The Child Care Health Information Line is a Help Line available to child care professionals int Rhode Island who serve children from birth to six years of age. A Child Care Health Consultant (pediatric registered nurse) is available to answer calls and respond to questions pertaining to general, non-emergent health and safety concerns in child care settings.
 The phone number for the line is (401) 793-8363, and its operating hours are Monday-Friday, 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
Child care programs may call with questions such as:
- There is an outbreak of lice in my classroom. What advice can I provide to parents about the best treatment for children with lice?
- A parent brought their child in today after she had experienced vomiting and fever yesterday afternoon. What should I do?
- We want to establish good practices in our child care center around preventing childhood obesity and establishing and modeling healthy eating habits for the children, staff and parents in our center.
- We are concerned about the impact of the H1N1 virus. What do we need to know? What should we tell our parents and staff?
- Our child care staff is concerned about food safety and sanitation practices. What resources or educational materials can I access to support my staff in learning more about this topic?
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Faith Nursery School Achieves NAEYC Accreditation
Faith Nursery School, Cranston |
Faith Nursery School
499 Hope Road, Cranston
(401) 822-4949 |
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Early Childhood Webinars & Recordings Available Now
Early Childhood Investigations: A Webinar Series Sponsored by Robert Leslie Publishing brings insights about trends in early care and learning to your desktop and offers new ideas that you can use to enhance your program and make a difference for families, children, and staff. The series runs between July 21 and November 10, 2010, and includes presentations by: · Ellen Galinksy, Author of Mind in the Making
· Karen Nemeth, Author of Many Languages, One Classroom
· Cathy Puett Miller, The Literacy Ambassador · Deborah J. Stewart, Teach Preschool · Chip Donohue, Director of Distance Learning, Erikson Institute · Deborah McNelis, BrainInsights
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Children's Development Is Workforce Development
The Society for Human Resource Management and the Partnership for America's Economic Success published a new brochure, Meeting the Workforce Needs of the Future Means Meeting the Developmental Needs of Young Children Today. This brochure includes data which suggests that the current labor force does not meet today's business needs, and it provides evidence that investment in early childhood education is the best way to improve our nation's workforce and economy.
Speakers at the Sullivan & Co. Economic Outlook Breakfast | A recent Economic Outlook Breakfast held in Rhode Island in June had a similar message. One of Rhode Island's biggest workforce development challenges is a low rate of students obtaining a college degree. Ray M. Di Pasquale, Acting Commissioner of Higher Education and President of the Community College of Rhode Island, said that four out of five Rhode Island students who start high school do not obtain a college degree. But, the majority of new jobs in the next decade will require an advanced education.
Read more about the Economic Outlook Breakfast, including remarks from Economist Paul Harrington in the Providence Business News. |
Resources for Families: Gov't Support, Practice Guides
The Poverty Institute's Guide to Government Assistance Programs
This web-based tool is designed to provide an overview of basic eligibility rules and guidelines for the government assistance programs that help low- and modest-income Rhode Islanders meet their basic needs. These programs include: Income Supports, Food Assistance, Health Care, Child Care, Housing, Utilities, and Tax Credits. Access the Guide by visiting www.povertyinstitute.org/guide. To complement the Guide, the "Benefits Bulletin" is an electronic newsletter that provides timely updates about the programs listed in the Guide. Click here to subscribe to this important resource to stay informed of important changes, announcements, and updates related to government assistance programs.
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Ideas to Support Learning at Home for Parents of Young Children
The Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) has released final versions of the CELL Parent Practice Guides for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. These guides include practices that help parents engage their children in everyday early literacy learning activities. They have been rewritten to be used by parents who read at a 5th to 6th grade level or higher. The final versions are now available at the CELL website. |
Research Roundup: Monolingualism, Testing Curriculum
The Effects of Monolingualism
The July 19 issue of Exchange Everyday touched on issues faced by multilingual children in monolingual child care centers. The author of a recent article on the topic found that these children "start to feel insecure and cannot actively participate in the learning processes. They have little opportunity to display their acquired linguistic skills or to develop them further. Many ask themselves at an early stage whether they are allowed to use both languages and whether they have to opt for only one. They experience not only devaluation of their family language(s) but also of their identity". Click here to access the full Exchange Everyday article.
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New Review of Curriculum Effectiveness
A new report (60 pages) from Johns Hopkins University evaluates the effectiveness of preschool curricula. Of the 28 programs included, 11 receive favorable ratings, with six showing strong evidence of effectiveness and five showing moderate evidence of effectiveness.
The report finds that "comprehensive programs focused broadly on cognitive development rather than solely academic skills had better long-term effects on social adjustment outcomes such as reductions in delinquency, welfare dependency, and teenage pregnancy, and increases in educational and employment levels".
The six showing "strong evidence of effectiveness" are: Curiosity Corner, Direct Instruction, ELLM, Interactive Book Reading, Let's Begin with the Letter People, and Ready Set Leap! The five programs with "moderate evidence of effectiveness" are: Breakthrough to Literacy, Bright Beginnings, Building Blocks plus DLM, Building Blocks DLM Express plus Open Court, and Project Approach. |
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... Community Postings ...
Job Postings...
Beautiful Beginnings Child Care Center Director
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Mariposa, in partnership with Highlander Charter School, is one of six statewide programs to be included in the Rhode Island Department of Education's Pre-Kindergarten Demonstration Project. In its second year, we will welcome 18 four-year-old children for a full-day School Readiness Program in the heart of South Providence. We are currently seeking applications for a classroom assistant - hours still to be determined. Candidates should be actively pursuing an early childhood degree or credential. We are looking for someone who can offer: Strong oral and written language skills, Music/Arts background, Experience or very strong interest in Waldorf Education, Strong organizational skills, Collaborative spirit. Please send your cover letter and resume to: info@mariposari.org. - - - - - - - - - -
National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education Professional Development Study Data Collector Position - Rhode Island
The University of Virginia seeks applicants for a Research Assessor to collect data in Rhode Island for the National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) Professional Development Study. Data collection will take place in child care centers with prekindergarten teachers and children. Training provided on specific data collection measures. Part-time. Grant-funded, Time-limited position. Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Rhode Island is one of several locations currently participating in this study of early childhood teacher professional development and its effect on children's school outcomes. The study is being conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Virginia, University of California at Los Angeles, and Universities of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Greensboro and is funded by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Individual assessments of children's skills using various measures, Observations of prekindergarten classrooms, Coordination with school personnel (mainly prekindergarten teachers), Overnight travel for training and some school visits, Collecting questionnaires and materials from teachers.
Applicant qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a social science; Associate's degree in a social science and two years of directly related experience; or high school and four years of directly related experience to include two years in gathering, editing, and reporting statistical data. BA Preferred. Early childhood or social science research experience preferred. Excellent organizational and communication skills. Flexibility for overnight travel. Reliable car required. Cell phone, computer and internet access required.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume with your contact information to: Search Committee-Child Assessment CASTL, University of Virginia 350 Old Ivy Way, Suite 100 Charlottesville, VA 22903 jobs@ncrece.org
Discounts...
Job Lot Educator Partnership Program
Get 30% Off Your Classroom Supplies including binders, labels, pencils easels, paper, and many more. The Educator Partnership Program participants receive 30% off the purchase of eligible classroom supplies, up to $1,000 per transaction, at all Job Lot stores between 8/8/2010 and 8/29/2010. Click here for more information about the program or call David Sarlitto at (401) 295-2672 Ext. 2884 or Jon Shaw at (401) 295-2672 Ext. 2907. - - - - - - - - - - NAEYC Online Store
NAEYC members save 20% off all resources on the online store. Visit the online store to begin taking advantage of your member savings today!
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Lakeshore Learning Store
Back to School Sale. Save 20% July 5 - September 5. Visit www.lakeshorelearning.com or the Cranston store at 1400 Oaklawn Ave., (401) 463-8800.
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July 29, 5pm
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