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Children Cannot Wait Campaign Update

1/12/2022

105 Leaders Sign Messages to the PA Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Candidates
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JANUARY 13, 2022

We launched the Children Cannot Wait campaign last month and 105 leaders from throughout Pennsylvania have signed onto the letter, urging the candidates for Pennsylvania’s next Governor and U.S. Senator to support young children who experience homelessness.

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A Focus on Homeless Children and Youth

1/12/2022

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Philadelphia identifies  7,881  children and youth who experienced  homelessness in FY ’20
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JANUARY 13, 2022

The Region 1 leadership of the School District of Philadelphia and their colleagues at the Pennsylvania Department of Education continue to have a strong focus on children and youth experiencing homelessness.

People’s Emergency Center (PEC) summarized a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) report on the ‘Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness’ (ECYEH) that provides data specific to Region 1, which includes the Philadelphia School District, charter schools, and information from shelters. 

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Playful Learning Landscapes

1/12/2022

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Playful learning
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JANUARY 13, 2022

By Guest Columnists Sarah Lytle and Ally Masters, Playful Learning Landscapes

Imagine a caregiver and child sitting at a bus stop. The child is antsy and is having trouble waiting. Now imagine that the bus stop has a small area behind it with activities for the caregiver and child to engage in while they are waiting. A short walking path is dotted with tiles that display pictures. The child walks along the path, and together the caregiver and child make up a story using the pictures they come across. Instead of merely waiting for a bus, they are now engaged in playful learning: the child is active (not passive), engaged (not distracted), the vocabulary they’re learning is meaningful (not disjointed), this learning is socially interactive (not solo), the activity can be tweaked to many different levels and is therefore iterative (not merely repetitive), and finally, it is joyful.

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Resources for children in Pennsylvania

12/15/2021

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PA Agency Helps Children Struggling with Behavior and their Caregivers
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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Are you looking for support with: Helping a child who is struggling with behavior, attachment, peer relationships or emotion regulation? Helping teachers and families with self-care, stress, and coping, but not sure what to do next? The Pennsylvania Key Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) Program is offering a new service: IECMHC Virtual Office Hours.

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Child Care Crisis

12/15/2021

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The Fragility of Child Care
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DECEMBER 15, 2021

By Dawn Nock, PEC/Building Early Links for Learning (BELL) Early Childhood Education Specialist

Alarm bells have sounded. There is a national child care crisis, and Philadelphia is no exception in this experience.

“I’ve been in the industry for 30 years, we’ve always talked about the challenges of hiring... but, we've never seen this before,” according to Diane P. Barber, Executive Director, PA Child Care Association(1).

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Everyday Learning Play Spaces

12/15/2021

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Everyday Learning Play Spaces
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DECEMBER 15, 2021

By guest columnist Ileen Henderson

An Everyday Learning Play Space (ELPS) is just what it sounds like. It is a place to play every day and to find the joy of childhood and the connection to loved ones during the challenging time when a family is experiencing homelessness. The new three-year ELPS initiative, coming soon to 11 agencies involved in the project, is a collaboration between housing support agency People’s Emergency Center, Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)TM and My Baby’s First Teacher.

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Reduce Child Poverty: What to do about the Child Care Crisis

12/15/2021

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The United States Senate Has a Choice
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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Last month, the United States House of Representatives approved legislation improving services to young children in its ”Build Back Better” proposal. These are considered once in a lifetime opportunities to advance children’s early childhood education and family supports. These proposals are projected to reduce child poverty, let adults get to work, and will help to end homelessness for many Pennsylvanians.

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Children Cannot Wait Campaign Update

105 Leaders Sign Messages to the PA Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Candidates
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A Focus on Homeless Children and Youth

Philadelphia identifies  7,881  children and youth who experienced  homelessness in FY ’20
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Playful Learning Landscapes

Playful learning
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Resources for children in Pennsylvania

PA Agency Helps Children Struggling with Behavior and their Caregivers
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Child Care Crisis

The Fragility of Child Care
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Everyday Learning Play Spaces

Everyday Learning Play Spaces
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Reduce Child Poverty: What to do about the Child Care Crisis

The United States Senate Has a Choice
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Children Cannot Wait Campaign Update

105 Leaders Sign Messages to the PA Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Candidates​—​

A Focus on Homeless Children and Youth

Philadelphia identifies 7,881 children and youth who experienced homelessness in FY ’20​--

Playful Learning Landscapes

Playful learning​--

Resources for children in Pennsylvania

PA Agency Helps Children Struggling with Behavior and their Caregivers --

Child Care Crisis

The Fragility of Child Care--

Everyday Learning Play Spaces

Everyday Learning Play Spaces--

Reduce Child Poverty: What to do about the Child Care Crisis

The United States Senate Has a Choice--

Author

Archives

Categories

Text PECCARES to 844-961-3547 for PEC news!

People's Emergency Center

PEC Community Development Corporation

Policy & Research

Social Media

105 Leaders Sign Messages to the PA Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate Candidates
—

Philadelphia identifies  7,881  children and youth who experienced  homelessness in FY ’20
--

Playful learning
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PA Agency Helps Children Struggling with Behavior and their Caregivers
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The Fragility of Child Care
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Everyday Learning Play Spaces
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The United States Senate Has a Choice
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