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2026 Early Childhood Education Summit Opens Early Bird Registration — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (182+ words) The 2026 Early Childhood Education Summit, an event that draws hundreds of early learning professionals annually, has opened early bird registration. The event will run from October 18 to 21 at The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center in State College. It is expected…...
Podcast Provides Tips on How Caregivers Should Monitor Children’s Online Activity — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (431+ words) Whether it’s YouTube and TikTok or group chats, children in the present age are growing up online. And it can be challenging for caregivers to keep up with what they are watching or playing. But, the latest Thriving Kids podcast…...
Podcast Examines How Screen Time Can Affect Children’s Mental Health — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
1+ week, 1+ day ago (473+ words) The Wood Street ELRC office is CLOSED today, July 6 due to building issues. This includes the lobby drop box. All satellite locations are open. The use of smartphones and social media are often high on the list of factors that…...
Trying Together Seeks Proposals for Presentations at October UnConference — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) Trying Together is asking that those interested in presenting at its October UnConference, “Ordinary Moments, Meaningful Connections,” to submit proposals for presentations relating to that topic by Monday, June 29. Trying Together’s UnConference is an innovative, hands-on professional development training format…...
Thriving Kids Podcast Tackles Learning or Attention Issues — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (364+ words) The latest Thriving Kids podcast focuses on what caregivers should do to address learning or attention issues in children. An estimated one in five children in the United States struggle with these issues. In the podcast, Dave Anderson, the Child…...
Let's Get Ready for Kindergarten — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (156+ words) The McKeesport Area School District will hold a Let's Get Ready for Kindergarten event on Friday, May 1. The event will run from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Twin Rivers Elementary School and Francis McClure Elementary School. It is intended for future kindergarten students…...
Podcast Suggests Ways to Build Stronger Relationships with Children — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) The latest Thriving Kids podcast episode suggests that caregivers should slow down and reflect on their own history and motivations as a caregiver to build stronger relationships with children. The podcast suggests that this method will yield better results than…...
OCDEL Opens Comment Period for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C Application — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (274+ words) The state’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL has opened the review and comment period for the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C application for the Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program. The review period for…...
Registration Opens in April for McKeesport School District Summer Camps — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) Caregivers will be able to register children in April for two summer camps in McKeesport this summer that will serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The McKeesport Area School District’s Summer Discovery Camp, for which rising school district kindergarten…...
OCDEL Announces Bonus Amount Increase Through Recruitment and Retention Program — Early Learning Resource Center Region 5
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (272+ words) Pennsylvania’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) announced an opportunity to increase the bonus amount provided through the Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention (CCSRR) Program. The 2025-26 enacted state budget includes $25 million for retention and recruitment funding to…...