The Washington Wild Things welcome Pennsylvania's Promise for Children on
Sunday, August 23, 2009; sponsored by PAEYC, LICC, Southwest Community
Engagement Collaboration and the Southwest Regional Key. Hope you can join us!
See flyer for details!

The Office of Child Development and Early Learning announces the
Early Childhood Governor’s Institutes
St. Vincent College Latrobe, PA – week of June 28 – July 3, 2009
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA- week of July 12 – 17, 2009
Keystone College La Plume, PA– week of July 26 – 31, 2009
“Strengthening the Achievement of Young Learners Using Data Driven Decision Making”
View Flyer for Details

The new and improved Beginning with Books Website is
officially up-and-running! Click here to visit them.
There are a lot of new and enhanced features and more will be added over
the coming months.

The Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of
Young Children (PennAEYC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jodi
Askins to the newly created position of Executive Director. Ms. Askins
currently serves as Associate Executive Director of Early Connections, and
Community Outreach Specialist of the Northwest Regional Key in Erie,
Pennsylvania. For the past three years she has also served as Co-Chair of
QUEST, a statewide advocacy coalition working to improve the quality of
early education programs.

Ms. Askins has nearly 15 years of service working on behalf of children and

The $10 billion Mr. Obama has pledged for early childhood education would amount to the largest new federal initiative for young children since Head Start began in 1965. Click here to read entire story

For those of you who attended this year’s conference, you no doubt had an opportunity to meet and talk with representatives from many of the organizations showcased in the exhibit.
Throughout the new year, be sure to refer to the list of exhibitors below when considering providers of products and services – it’s a great resource! This information and links will also be available on the PAEYC website. Please mention that you are aware of them because of their participation and support of PAEYC.
We would like to give a special thank you to the following:
Click here for complete listing of exhibitors
Alicia Photography

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Stay on top of what a child needs at every stage of their development from birth through early childhood. Click on the "play" button to hear the program you've selected right on your computer. Click the "download" button to place the program on your iPod and listen on the go! Each program is 8-12 minutes long. Click here to see this new feature

Are you working on your degree in Early Childhood
Education or thinking about going back to school?
Do you work in a facility that is in Keystone STARS,
STAR 1 or higher?
Do you need financial assistance?
The Pennsylvania Keys to Professional Development may be able to help you with the
Tuition Reimbursement Program.
More information is available at www.pakeys.org or call us at 1-800-284-6031.
Funding is also available for the CDA Assessment Fee.

The 2008 PAEYC CONFERENCE AND EXHIBIT
“Children, Nature and Wellness:Open the Door to Learning”
was a huge sucess!! Click here for updates and resources! View Pictures!
Click here to view handouts from some of your favorite workshops.