Decades of research have shown that when children have access to high-quality early learning opportunities they: display stronger language, literacy, math, and social-emotional skills; are more likely to graduate and attend college; and are more likely to see stronger employment opportunities with higher earning potential in adulthood. Will you show your support and invest in […]
Fred Rogers once said, “We need to remember that children are trying, too—trying to understand their feelings and their world, trying to please the people they love, trying to grow. When grownups and children are trying together, just about anything can be possible.” With your support this #GivingTuesday, November 28, Trying Together will be able […]
Did you know that currently, “70% of all 3 and 4-year-olds in Pennsylvania do not have access to high-quality early education?” Through Trying Together’s statewide advocacy work, we engage and collaborate with local early learning programs to advocate for increased investments in pre-k, child care, and home visiting, as well as policies that best support […]
Start Strong PA partners and the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Deputy Secretary Shante’ Brown are hosting 13 virtual child care provider listening sessions. Choose the Child Care Listening Session based on a child care program’s Early Learning Resource Center (ELRC) and register today! Home-based providers have an additional evening option available! Listening Sessions Thursday, […]
The session provides information on why a developmental screening tool is administered in early childhood programs, how to administer and score the screener, strategies for sharing results with families of diverse backgrounds, and supporting resources for making referrals to additional services if needed.