Women’s History of Caregiving: An ECESF Special Event!
zoom meetingLive translation offered in Español, 廣東話, and 普通話. In the United States today, women make up approximately half (47%) of the overall workforce, but are 95% of the child care workforce. Can you imagine a world where caregiving and caregivers are valued? In honor of Women’s Equal Pay Day—this year recognized on March 24, 2021,
Exploring Similarities & Differences with Children in ECE Settings
zoom meetingThis training guides caregivers in having meaningful conversations with children around race, ability, and gender. Participants will learn and practice concrete strategies for implementing the 4 Core Anti-bias Education goals in early learning environments to support and scaffold children’s ongoing growth and development. Deminika Spears is an early childhood consultant and coach, specializing in
Mindful Practices for Empowering Educators
zoom meetingIn this embodied online workshop, participants will learn how to integrate movement, yoga, and breath work with children in order to increase social-emotional skill development (like confidence and resiliency), as well as practice ways to improve teacher physical, mental, and emotional health. Justine Luong has a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis
ELCD 2022-24 State Plan Public Hearing
Virtual Public Hearing Session with Early Learning and Care Stakeholders for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) 2022-2024 State Plan The CDE will hold a virtual Public Hearing on March 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., to receive public comments on the draft 2022-24 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan. Every three years states and territories receiving
Compensation Planning Information for Educators
San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education (OECE) and First 5 SF are working on developing policy options for compensation. Over the next week, they are hosting two webinars to provide funding updates to educators. During the webinar, OECE/F5 will give an overview of compensation policy in SF and collect initial compensation priority input
Compensation Planning Webinar for Educators
San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education (OECE) and First 5 SF are working on developing policy options for compensation and they are hosting two webinars to provide funding updates to educators. During the webinar, OECE/F5 will give an overview of compensation policy in SF and collect initial compensation priority input from ECE site
Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting
More information coming soon. Citizens’ Advisory Committee meetings are held from 4:00-6:00 PM on the following scheduled dates in 2021: January 21, March 18, May 20, July 15, September 16, and November 18, 2021
AB 22 Organizing meeting
AB 22 Organizing meeting Zoom session # 3 of the Coalition for a Mixed Delivery System in Child Care.
Uncovering Black Joy in ECE Settings: Honoring Black Children in ECE
About this event Objectives: 1. Understanding and responding to issues of racism and injustice in ECE programs. 2. Understand the urgency to support and uplift Black children in ECE settings. 3. Connecting and relating to Black families in meaningful, supportive ways. 4. Disrupting the “Status Quo” to support the learning/development for Black children. 5. Understanding
Restorative And Transformative Justice
zoom meetingThis Restorative and Transformative Justice Workshop highlights the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of children, families, and individuals impacted by the justice system. Everybody Reads is a literacy program focused on the diversity of readers and sharing books that promote celebrating diverse cultures, experiences, seeing yourself in the story, and respecting the differences reflected in the
Opportunities for All Branch (OFAB): P-3 Webinar Series
Opportunities for All Branch (OFAB): P-3 Webinar Series to work with and support stakeholders as they consider, plan for, and implement P-3 strategies at every level.
Screening of the film “Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action: The Early Years.”
This film features vignettes of anti-bias strategies in early childhood classrooms interspersed with teachers reflecting on their practice. The film shifts the focus away from the talking heads of experts and on to the voices of teachers committed to equity on a daily basis. By taking viewers into diverse early childhood classrooms, the film seeks
American Rescue Plan Act: Economic Supports
zoom meetingStart Early and the Shriver Center on Poverty Law are hosting a two-part webinar series for early care and learning professionals that will provide an overview of what is currently known about the healthcare and economic supports available through the ARPA and how to access them.
To EACH Their Own
Does your work involve taking care of others? Do you struggle to manage stress or prevent burnout? Join Michelle Murano, a San Francisco preschool teacher, for Essential Aid and Community Healing.
CA Early Childhood Policy Council Quarterly Meeting
The Early Childhood Policy Council (ECPC), under CHHS, advises the Governor, Legislature and the Superintendent of Public Instruction on statewide early learning, care and child development. Attend their quarterly meetings to support recommendations on all aspects of the state’s early childhood system, including support for the demographic, geographic and economic diversity of the state’s children
Early Childhood Policy Council (ECPC)
The Early Childhood Policy Council will elevate the needs of young children and their families as well as advise the Governor, Legislature and the Superintendent of Public Instruction on statewide early learning, care and child development. It will provide recommendations on all aspects of the state’s early childhood system, including support for the demographic, geographic and
The Sum of Us
zoom meetingJoin Dr. Gail C. Christopher and daughter, author Heather McGhee for a stirring conversation on the impacts of systemic racism seen in the distribution of parks, equitable access to green space, and support for outdoor learning opportunities. Two of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offer a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that
Uncovering Black Joy in ECE Settings
zoom meetingMore info coming soon.
Uncovering Black Joy in ECE Settings
zoom meetingMore info coming soon.
Citizens’ Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting
More information coming soon. Citizens’ Advisory Committee meetings are held from 4:00-6:00 PM on the following scheduled dates in 2021: January 21, March 18, May 20, July 15, September 16, and November 18, 2021