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May

06

2013

What Day is the Best Day to Advocate?

by PACE in Category: Advocacy,At Your Center/School,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,For The Adults,PACE,Uncategorized
Since established in 1955, PACE continually strives to advance the profession of childhood education. California has a diverse population and soci0-econminc composition which has allowed for the development of an equally diverse response to the early education needs of children.

According to the most recent data compiled by California’s Resource and Referral Network (R&R Network) nearly 64% of California’s early care and education is provided by private licensed centers. PACE members, who represent this percentage, advocate for the continued professional development of those who provide early learning opportunities for California’s children and the sustainability of the support services that help strengthen their families.

PACE believes that EVERYDAY is a great day to Stand Up for Children and to be an advocate for California’s early care and education system!

Interested in learning how to become more involved with being an advocate? Visit the PACE Action Center to learn more about how you can Stand Up for Children and advocate for the early care and education system throughout California and our Nation.
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advocacy, child care, children, early care, early childhood, education, families, PACE, PACE Action Center, staff, success, teach
Apr

22

2013

Happy Earth Day!!

by PACE in Category: Advocacy,At Your Center/School,Be Green,Everyday,For The Adults,Just For Fun,PACE
Today, April 22, 2013 is Earth Day.

How do you plan on celebrating?
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Earth Day 2013. recycle, education, green, health, kids, reduce, reuse
Apr

15

2013

Early Learning: America’s Middle Class Promise Begins Early

by PACE in Category: Advocacy,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,For The Adults,PACE,Uncategorized
“I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America… Let’s do what works, and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind. Let’s give our kids that chance.”

– Barack Obama, Feb. 12, 2013

The Need

Far too many children lack access to preschool. The need for early learning is clear, as studies prove: children who have rich early learning experiences are better prepared to thrive in school. Yet the US ranks 28th in early learning enrollment. For those who do attend, quality varies widely. Less than a third of 4- year-olds in poverty attend a high-quality preschool program, and the gap is especially pronounced in low-income communities. Doing better is more than just a moral and educational imperative, it’s smart government: Every public dollar spent on preschool returns $7 through increased productivity and savings on public assistance and criminal justice.

The Goal

The goal is to enable every American 4-year-old to attend a quality preschool program — one characterized by well-organized learning experiences, guided exploration, art, and storytelling, led by a skilled teacher. In addition, the Department of Education will work with the Department of Health and Human Services to significantly expand and improve services to younger children.

Want to learn more about The Plan for Early Learning in America? Click here to read more from the Department of Education.
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advocacy, budget, early childhood, education, goals, obama, PACE, parents, positive, preschool, teaching, U.S. Dept. of Education
Apr

11

2013

Are you going on a bug hunt?

by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Be Green,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,Just For Fun,PACE
“We’re going on a bug hunt, a bug hunt, a bug hunt. What do you think we’ll find? There’s a spotted dotted ladybug and a buzzing bumble bee. Or look inside the hollow tree—there’s no telling what you’ll see!”

It’s Spring. The flowers and trees are blooming. Perfect time for a bug hunt.

Bug Hunt by Neecy Twinem is an interactive literary adventure, where you never know what you might find just under the rock or between a rose petal.

Click here to bring this adventure to your classroom today.

Want to continue the bug hunting adventure outside in the garden or school yard? Turn kids into expert bug hunters with an Adventure Kids Bug Catcher Set. Kids can safely capture bugs and view them to see what they really look like.
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Adventure, Bug Hunt, children, Neecy Twinem, outside, reading, science, spring
Apr

10

2013

Kids Got Allergies?

by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,For The Adults,PACE
Did you know that up to 40 percent of children in the United States suffer from seasonal allergies?

Parents Magazine recently published a great article to help you recognize common symptoms of seasonal allergies in children, the difference between seasonal and perennial allergies, and what can happen if allergies go untreated.

Spring Into Allergy Season, and read up on how to alleviate the snivels, watery-itchy eyes, and haziness of Spring time for your children.
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children, children allergies, early childhood, health, Parents Magazine, spring
Apr

09

2013

Tips for Stressed out Teachers

by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Everyday,For The Adults,PACE
In Instructor, a publication by Scholastic, an article “15 Stress-Busting Tips From Teachers” provides some helpful tips, and techniques for pushing through the final last days of the school year, and how to maintain a less stressful work environment throughout the whole year.

To read the full article on 15 Stress-Busting Tips From Teachers, click here.
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health, Scholastic, stress, teaching
Apr

05

2013

Weekend Family Adventures

by PACE in Category: Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,For The Adults,Just For Fun,PACE,Uncategorized
A Spring time bicycle ride is a great activity to get out of the house, get exercise and have an adventure with your family. To ensure a safe and fun adventure with your kids, here are some bicycle safety information and tips:
- California law requires that all children under the age of 18 wear a bicycle helmet when cycling.
- Wear bright clothing and avoid riding at dusk or at night.
- Make sure your child knows the rules of the road before they venture out to more populated roadways. Teach them to “stop, look and listen.”
- Don’t carry your baby on a bicycle.
Have a great weekend and stay safe!
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bicycle, children, fun, health, safety, weekend activity
Apr

04

2013

Do You Know What Shapes Brain Circuitry?

by PACE in Category: Advocacy,At Your Center/School,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,For The Adults,PACE
Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry.

One of the most essential experiences in shaping the architecture of the developing brain is “serve and return” interaction between children and significant adults in their lives. Young children naturally reach out for interaction through babbling, facial expressions, and gestures, and adults respond with the same kind of vocalizing and gesturing back at them. This back-and-forth process is fundamental to the wiring of the brain, especially in the earliest years.

Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child and the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child developed the following video (part two of a three-part series) titled “Three Core Concepts in Early Development”. The series depicts how advances in neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics now give us a much better understanding of how early experiences are built into our bodies and brains, for better or for worse. Healthy development in the early years provides the building blocks for educational achievement, economic productivity, responsible citizenship, lifelong health, strong communities, and successful parenting of the next generation.

Click here to view this video and others from the series,”Three Core Concepts in Early Development”, as well as view additional resources from the Center on the Developing Child.
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advocacy, brain, Center on Developing Child, children, early care, early childhood, Harvard, science
Apr

03

2013

Budgets from a Children’s Perspective

by PACE in Category: Advocacy,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,For The Adults,PACE
On March 20, 2013 the bipartisan children’s advocacy organization First Focus released a comparison of the federal fiscal year 2014 budget resolutions scheduled for floor consideration in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives this week. The analysis concludes that the Senate proposal protects federal investments in America’s children, while the House proposal would impede progress on problems facing children.

“The Senate budget protects critical investments in kids, while the House budget would make nearly every problem children face worse,” said First Focus President Bruce Lesley.

Click here, to read more on this report and its key findings.
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2013, advocacy, child care, early childhood, education, resolutions
Apr

02

2013

Who’s your Disaster Hero?

by PACE in Category: At Your Center/School,Child Behavior/Development,Everyday,For The Adults,PACE,Uncategorized
Do you have the skills needed to prepare, survive and recover from a natural disaster? Join Dante Shields, the internationally famous disaster specialist, and his genius prodigy, Mika, in the high-tech holographic simulation gameshow, Disaster Hero.

Whether it’s a natural disaster or a man-made one, being prepared to keep you, your family and your classroom(s) healthy and safe in the aftermath of a disaster is crucial. On the Disaster Hero website you will find information, tips and resources to help you.

At Disasterhero.com, kids, parents and teachers can develop their own hero and play interactive games as they learn more about how to become best prepared for the natural or man-made disasters that are prone to regions they live and work in.
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child care, children, Disaster preparedness, education, families, fun, health, Hero, parents, preschool, staff