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Updates From Early Edge California
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Early Edge California Responds to the Supreme Court Ruling on the “Public Charge Rule"
Early Edge California released a response to this week's Supreme Court ruling to uphold the federal government’s decision to deny permanent residency to immigrants who have used various public benefits for which they are legally eligible, known as the "public charge rule."
Read our full statement
Early Edge California Joins LMU-CEEL, LAUSD, and CABE at Jornada Pedagógica Internacional para la Educación Multilingüe Conference
Earlier this month, Early Edge participated in Loyola Marymount University's Center for Equity for English Learners' (LMU-CEEL) 27th Annual Jornada Pedagógica Internacional para la Educación Multilingüe, a professional development conference conducted in Spanish, and sponsored by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE).
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Honoring California’s Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris at Early Edge Partner Kidango’s Superhero of Early Childhood Luncheon
 Early Edge had the pleasure of supporting our partner Kidango at their "Superhero of Early Childhood Luncheon" honoring California's first and current Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris.
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Early Edge California Participates in CAPPA's Child Care & End Child Poverty in CA Advocacy Day
On January 22, Early Edge united with more than 40 organizations at the State Capitol to lift up the issues impacting Early Learning and childcare, as well as ending child poverty in California. “Child Care and End Child Poverty in CA Advocacy Day,” hosted by CAPPA Advocacy, was an opportunity to come together as a shared voice and amplify the needs of California’s poorest families and children. Early Edge was proud to be a co-sponsor of this daylong event.
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Some dog walkers earn more than caregivers for babies. Educators want to change that, Jan. 25
The Wall Street Journal
In any language, a success, Jan. 24
South Pasadena Review
Early Learning center in East San Jose is a jewel, Jan. 20
San Jose Spotlight
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New Resources, Studies, Reports
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Staffing Ratio Regulations - Open for Public Comment
The California Department of Education has posted Staffing Ratio Regulations pursuant to the requirements of Government Code section 11346.4(a). Any interested person, or that person’s authorized representative, may submit written comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action, which must be received by the Regulations Coordinator prior to or on March 9, 2020. All written comments received by CDE staff during the public comment period are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. Instructions on how to submit public comments can be found on the CDE Proposed Rulemaking and Regulations webpage.
Exciting Updates from CSCCE
Two noteworthy items to highlight this week from The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at UC Berkeley. CSCCE, in partnership with the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network (Network), will be conducting a 2020 California Early Care & Education Workforce Study of early educators across the state. For questions or more information, please contact Elena Montoya. CSCCE recently published a blog post on educator work environments and its ties to children’s learning environments. Access the full post.
New Report on ECE Salary Parity in New York City
The New School Center for New York City Affairs recently released a report that examines the progress achieved with New York City’s commitment to early childhood education (ECE) starting pay salary parity. Access the full report.
Census Resources from Child360
To help spread awareness about the upcoming Census, our partners at Child360 have developed resources specifically for parents with young children. Young children ages 0-4 are the most undercounted population group; an estimated 1 million children under the age of 5 were not counted in the 2010 census. Access postcards, and other great resources from Child360, through their Census 2020 webpage.
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Professional Development Opportunities
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Zero to Three (ZTT) is offering a Training of the Facilitators through its Mindfulness in Early Childhood Initiative. The cohort-based, community of practice style learning experience will begin this year. Access their free resource, Getting Started with Mindfulness: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Organizations, and learn more about the professional development series, through ZTT’s webpage.
The San Diego Quality Preschool Initiative (QPI) offers professional development opportunities for preschool, infant, toddler, and transitional kindergarten teachers including administrators, and family childcare providers. QPI offers workshops centered around assessment and screening, curriculum and instruction, family engagement, and leadership.
View workshop descriptions and register!
Please see our updated listing of additional upcoming professional development opportunities. Be sure to bookmark this page for updates throughout the year.
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