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MONDAY EARLY LEARNING 2020: Leading & Learning in the New Decade
Session 4 | 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
4.01 | Know Your Numbers
CKC | D8.4 C1
Kerri Lee, Special Projects Manager, Public Health Management Corporation; Teri Bell, Program Manager, Early Childhood Education, Reinvestment Fund; Mary Graham, Executive Director, Children’s Village
What business decisions can child care providers make to survive through a crisis and weather the ripple effect of the pandemic? Early Childhood Education Fiscal Hub partners - Reinvestment Fund, Children’s Village, and Public Health Management Corporation - will explain immediate, near-term, and long-term financial strategies that helped child care owners and directors in Philadelphia navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic closure and recovery period. Tools and resources will be provided to help with expense management, budgeting, understanding key financial metrics and benchmarks, and putting fiscal systems in place to plan for long-term stability.
4.02 | Introducing the New LearnERS: CQI Framework
CKC | K4.2 C1
Ann Hentschel, Quality Research and Program Development Manager, Branagh Group; Tracy Walter, Program Quality Assessor, PA Key; Marcy Trubey, Quality Coach, ELRC Region 19; Jill Kortright, Program Quality Assessment Supervisor, PA Key
A core principle of Keystone STARS is that knowledgeable and responsive early care and education professionals are essential to the development of children and the support of families. Imagine those working with children feeling safe, comfortable, and eager to share insights, struggles, and goals about quality learning environments. As teachers learn and program leaders grow both individually and as a team, they become genuine agents of change. Join us to analyze and reflect on strategies to empower early childhood educators in making meaning and owning the change process for high- quality early learning with the Environment Rating Scales. We will include information on opportunities to access the new LearnERS: CQI Framework in Pennsylvania.
4.03 | Family Engagement Through a Strengths-Based Lens
CKC | K3.4C1
Julia Gest, Early Learning Specialist, Pennsylvania State University Better Kid Care
Partnerships with families are foundational in supporting the best outcomes for children and families. When families feel they are supported, heard, integral, and have a voice on their child’s team in an early learning setting, they are more likely to be engaged in their child’s learning and development. Family engagement is critical to both child and family well- being. This interactive session will provide a view of family engagement with a strengths-based perspective, focusing on ways to invite, include, encourage, and leverage the strengths of families in their child’s learning.
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