Public Hearing
The public hearing scheduled to review Child Care Scholarships/Subsidy regulations, previously scheduled for Thursday, July 11th, has been POSTPONED. Notice will be provided on the Division website and in future editions of Tuesday Tidbits when a new hearing date is scheduled.
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The Maryland State Department of Education, in collaboration with WIDA Early Years, is asking for your insight into the needs of providers who work with multilingual children and families. Participants can click on the following link to go directly to the survey: go.wisc.edu/dy6hpx
Please take a few minutes to take the survey as your participation will help support future MSDE initiatives.
Survey closes July 8, 2019.
Good attendance in child care, preK & K builds academic and social skills for the future.
Early Matters: Integrating Attendance into Kindergarten Transition offers strategies, resources & success stories about transition practices to help children & families as they enter elementary school. It has sections aimed at schools, preschools, and community agencies, and also outlines how districts, community partners and policy makers can put in place systems to promote the widespread use of these practices. Explore Early Matters here: https://bit.ly/2EX9Ayh
The FREE June training will run May 31 at 9:00am through June 21 at 9:00am.
Registration for the July course is open June 20-27.
https://bit.ly/2SeHDdO
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Summer Safety Tips
 With June being the start of summer and National Safety Month, check out these tips for keeping children safe while they’re having summer fun.
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 The Maryland State Department of Education’s (MSDE) Division of Early Childhood has partnered with WIDA Early Years to offer a series of professional learning opportunities and resources designed for early care and education practitioners, coaches and leaders throughout the state.
Learn more about the partnership here.
Coaching and Mentoring 45 Clock Hour Webinar Series
Successful participants will receive 45 Core of Knowledge Hours that can be used for the Maryland Administrators’ Child Care Credential, and the level 4 requirement for training with that credential.
Learn more at here.
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 FREE Training Opportunities for Early Care Providers!
Saturday, July 13 | Montgomery College-Rockville
Learn Together | Share Ideas | Earn Clock Hours
Unlike a typical training conference, MPT-PBS Edcamp puts early care providers in charge of their learning, where you and a network of peers create the topics YOU want to discuss. Join us to discuss best practices for fostering early childhood development and kindergarten readiness.
Earn 3 MSDE-approved Core of Knowledge Clock Hours!
Visit Thinkport.org for more details and to register.
Questions? Email us at earlychildhood@thinkport.org
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June 18, 2019
Early Childhood Workshops
Sessions are targeted toward child care teachers/providers, in home providers, Preschool/Child Care Center Directors, aides, PreK teachers and instructional aides. These FREE workshops will run back-to-back, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Building Early Literacy Through Expressive Arts Language: The Key to Literacy
July 15-North Point HS Charles County
July 22- Marriott's Ridge HS Howard County
July 24- Easton HS Talbot County
Participants will receive COK hours.
REGISTER: https://bit.ly/2vkdgWc
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How-to: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
Serve and return interactions are fun, easy, and an excellent way to build a strong foundation in a child's brain for future learning and development. Is a child pointing at something? Babbling or moving those little arms and legs? That's a serve! By returning a serve with a simple acknowledgement or smile, you are rewarding a child's interest and curiosity.
Learn how serve and return can be a part of your daily interactions with children. View the video here.
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