CHILDREN'S WORK GROUP EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCES
Brought to You by PEC's Policy Team and Early Childhood Education Department
The Children's Work Group Early Childhood Conference is the only meeting space in Philadelphia to discuss issues young children experiencing homelessness face. Professionals from public health, hospitals, city and state government, homeless housing, early childhood education, academia, home visiting, child welfare, early intervention, and other systems come together. We host trainings, workshops, and panels of guest leadership. And we network; by getting to know one another, we improve collaboration -- and results for the people we serve.
We meet every third Friday of the month, starting at 9:30 AM. Join our mailing list by emailing jwillard@pec-cares.org.
We meet every third Friday of the month, starting at 9:30 AM. Join our mailing list by emailing jwillard@pec-cares.org.
September 16, 2022
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Researchers, Dr. Félice Lê-Scherban, PhD, MPH and others from Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health presented at the September 16th Childrens Work Group Early Childhood Conference on their recently published data on health status of young children experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia. The report examined the extent that specific unmet basic needs such as (housing, energy, food, and healthcare hardships) were associated with preterm birth status among children in their first 1,000 days. Their report used data from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, Little Rock, and Minneapolis and was published in January 2022. This paper provides insight into infant health factors that should be of concern by both Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the homeless housing system as 28% of the cases experienced housing insecurity.
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August 19, 2022
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Brought to you by the Policy team and Early Childhood Education Department at People's Emergency Center, this month's conference featured discussions on preparing for the upcoming school year, with School District of Philadelphia’s (SDP) Deborah Hartranft and Colleen Landy, plus new data. Ms. Hartranft is our lead contact for helping shelters work with parents to access high quality early learning programs like Head Start. She is past winner of PEC's Yay Babies award, which recognized her devotion to supporting our parents. Ms. Landy is the key person at the School District supporting all students experiencing homelessness throughout Philadelphia, both at the District and at all charter schools.
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May 20, 2022
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This month's conference featured a 'Fishbowl Activity' in which four shelter staff will discuss their challenges and successes of supporting young children experiencing homelessness, especially during the pandemic. Moderator: PEC BELL Project’s 's Dawn Nock. Session featured:
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April 22, 2022
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The presenters were:
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March 18, 2022
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March's conference featured the following presentations:
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February 18, 2022
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This conference featured the creator of the ‘My Baby’s First Teacher’ curriculum, Ileen Henderson. Ilene is now bringing her expertise to PEC’s Everyday Learning Play Spaces project. She discussed the trauma informed design principles involved in the developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that are coming to five of the participating shelters.
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January 21, 2022
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Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network is one of the project partners involved with the new Everyday Learning Play Spaces initiative funded by the William Penn Foundation. They are partnering on the project to help design and implement child-centered, literacy rich spaces that incorporate learning opportunities and encourage parent-child interactions into the everyday built environment at 11 participating family housing provider agencies. To learn more about their process, past accomplishments, and how they prioritize community engagement into the design and implementation of sustainable spaces, please visit https://playfullearninglandscapes.com/.
Photo by João Pires, courtesy of Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network™ |
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August 20, 2021
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Colleen Landy of the School District of Philadelphia presented about how the District will support all students experiencing homelessness as we return to in person learning this year. For other resources concerning children in need of accommodations, visit https://disabilities.temple.edu/c2p2/c2p2-ei .
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June 18, 2021
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Meet staff from Philadelphia’s Early Learning Resource Center #18, Michele Robson, Eligibility Manager Welsh Avenue and Shira Badanes, Manager of Provider/STARS.
The ELRC for Region 18 provides a single point-of-contact for families, early learning service providers and communities to gain information and access services that support high quality childcare and early learning programs. Learn more about ELRC 18 at Home - ELRC - 18 Philadelphia (philadelphiaelrc18.org) . |
March 19, 2021
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This month PEC brings you Dr. Mary Haskett discussing her new research on how Head Start affected the socio-emotional relationships between children and teachers. You will also hear from Dr. Maureen Hayes in a training on Motivational Interviewing, an evidenced-based communication strategy for working with people in trauma.
Play the audio of the conference (to the right) and follow along with the slide presentation by clicking on the appropriate buttons. The conference opens with an introduction by Malkia Singleton Ofori-Agyekum, Pennsylvania State Director of ParentChild+. |