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Nominations Open for the 2024 Voice for Children Award
The VOICE for Children Award is the only statewide award in Pennsylvania that recognizes early care and education professionals, who are not paid advocates, that go above and beyond their daily work in the field by being grassroots leaders through advocacy and public policy efforts.
Pennsylvania Key Streamlines the Child Development Associate Process
The Pennsylvania Key partnered with the Council for Professional Recognition to enhance the Child Development Associate (CDA) process in Pennsylvania.
The Child Institute Reveals that Children Do Not Outgrow Learning Disabilities
The Child Mind Institute’s article, “Do Kids Grow Out of Learning Disorders” reveals that children do not outgrow learning disorders.
NAA’s Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders Nominations Are Now Open
The National AfterSchool Association (NAA) annually recognizes a cohort of emerging young leaders who are champions of and dedicated to furthering the field of out-of-school time. Nominate an individual today!
New Asynchronous PQA Professional Development Now Available
The PA Program Quality Assessment (PQA) Team has added three new asynchronous professional development sessions to the PD registry.
The PA Keys Offers No Cost Social-Emotional Professional Development
Professional development courses from the Pyramid Model Consortium are now available at no cost for Pennsylvania professionals and partners.
Apply for the 2024 Early Childhood Education Advocacy Fellowship
Trying Together invites early care and education providers, families, and other caregivers of young children to apply for the 2024 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Advocacy Fellowship to become a catalyst for change as an early childhood advocate.
How To Address War and Traumatic Experiences With Children
Children always look to their caregivers for a sense of safety during scary and vulnerable times. Oftentimes, the caregivers are informing their children how to respond in these situations. Therefore, parents and caregivers must have the right resources to help their children process and work through these big emotions.
Proposed Legislation Could Reduce Zoning Burdens on Pittsburgh Child Care Facilities
Proposed legislation introduced last week would amend the City of Pittsburgh’s Zoning Code to allow for child care facilities within single-family residentially zoned neighborhoods.