Health and Development
A Growing Presence on Opinion Pages: Early Childhood
If you’re struggling to keep up with the sheer number of recently published opinion pieces relevant to early childhood, you’re not alone. The coronavirus pandemic is bringing more attention to a number of longstanding issues that affect children's healthy...
Early Childhood Investments Are Even More Critical Now
Oregon is facing the most severe health and economic crisis in our lifetime and the state’s revenue forecast released yesterday paints a grim picture. State budgets are facing a $2.7 billion hit to the current revenue cycle and another $7.8 billion loss through...
A Preschool Watering Hole, Evaporated
Re-printed with permission from Teresa Ashford who blogs about life as a preschool director and much, much more at pinenutsmusings.com. In yet another Zoom call this week, we (child care providers and early childhood educators around the state) spent time...
2019 NIEER Report Lauds SSA, Sounds Warning for COVID-19 Impact
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has released its annual State of Preschool Yearbook, lauding recent developments in Oregon and raising the alarm about impacts from COVID-19. The report cites the 2019 passage of Oregon's Student Success...
Podcast: Janice Lewis on Distance Learning for Preschoolers
In this week’s episode, host Rafael Otto talks with veteran teacher Janice Lewis about what it means to provide distance learning for preschoolers. Guest: Janice Lewis is a preschool teacher at Vose Elementary in the Beaverton School District. Background: Distance...
ELD Updates Guidance, Announces $8M in Grants for Emergency Child Care Providers
Oregon's Early Learning Division issued updated guidance for emergency child care providers and announced that $8 million in new grant funding will soon be available to all current emergency care providers thanks to funding allocated to Oregon through the federal...
Podcast: How Culturally Specific COVID-19 Liaisons Are Reaching Communities
In this week’s episode, host Rafael Otto talks with Regina Ingabire and Virginia Luka about their role as culturally specific COVID-19 liaisons. Guests: Regina Ingabire is a Community Outreach Manager at the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM)....
Oregon Child Care Provider Survey Deadline EXTENDED to May 1.
UPDATE: Oregon's Early Learning Division has extended the deadline for their child care provider survey to Friday, May 1. Links to the survey in additional languages are also available through the links below. It's important for child care providers to weigh in on...
Homeless Student Liaison Provides Books, Meals, Stability
I’ve been really trying hard to keep in touch with my families, making 18-20 calls a day. I’m also a member of Altrusa International, which is a nonprofit organization focused on community service. One of the things we have is a program that provides books to...
BPI’s Bahia Overton on COVID-19’s Impact on Black Community
Bahia Overton is the executive director of the Black Parent Initiative (BPI), which supports African American, African and multi-racial families by providing culturally specific services that help them thrive. COVID-19’s Impact on the Black Community In our...
