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Celebrating Arizona’s 2025 early childhood education graduates

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This year marks a significant milestone for early childhood education in Arizona. Maricopa Community Colleges proudly celebrates the first early childhood education graduates from the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education - Dual Language program at Mesa Community College. This program is a game-changer for Arizona’s early childhood professionals.  A new path for working professionals in early childhood education Mesa Community College is one of only two community colleges in Arizona offering a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.…

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The Arizona Professional Development Roadmap for the Early Care and Education Workforce

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Quality early care and education (ECE) is essential for the healthy development of young children. It also supports Arizona families' ability to work or go to school. This strengthens families and the state’s economy. High-quality ECE gives children valuable and developmentally appropriate learning experiences. To support this, Arizona needs skilled, well-trained, and highly valued ECE professionals. The Arizona Professional Development Roadmap outlines goals and strategies to ensure the state has an integrated ECE professional development system that supports and empowers…

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Updated DES Pre-Service Health and Safety Training Pathway

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Important updates regarding the Pre-Service Health and Safety Training Pathway As of January 15, 2025, the new training pathway will be extended to 18 clock hours and will cover all the required topics from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). In addition, it will include other key subjects required by CCDBG and chosen by DES to help you create safe and healthy environments, reduce child care expulsion and suspension, include children with special needs, and build strong connections…

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The Importance of a Sleep Routine

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What is one of the most important routines? (Hint: It's not work-related) It’s your sleep routine!  Sleep might be something you don’t think much about–until you’re not getting enough. Lack of sleep can affect your mental health, behavior and memory. No matter your age, a healthy sleep routine helps you to feel and function better. Newborns need 12 to 16 hours of sleep per day, including naps, while adults need at least 8 hours.  A good sleep routine can help…

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There’s always time for a good book!

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No matter what your summer plans are, one thing is for sure- There's always time for a good book! Summer is a perfect time to incorporate reading activities into your classroom. No matter the age you work with, reading aloud to children helps them increase their vocabulary and will improve their reading ability later in life, and begin to understand that written words have meaning. These acronyms from Save the Children are great reminders of how to make the most…

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Majority of Arizona voters believe state should invest more in child care, according to survey

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By: Ofelia Gonzalez A new survey says that more than three-fourths of Arizona voters believe the state should invest more in child care assistance programs for qualifying families. The survey findings highlight the connection between accessible child care, growing Arizona’s workforce and helping families be successful. The 2024 Arizona Voters’ Agenda is intended to ask about a range of issues and hot-button topics, said Amanda Burke, executive vice president of the Center for the Future of Arizona, the organization that…

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Federal pandemic era assistance to Arizona’s child care industry is ending. What does that mean for Arizona’s future?

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By: Ofelia Gonzalez Shilo Murillo stood proudly at the gates of her preschool pointing out an update to the security system that would allow her to lockdown her school immediately in case of an emergency. “Before we couldn’t do it at all,” said Murillo, who is director of the First Presbyterian Preschool in Mesa. “We had to lock the door from the outside.” The security system is one of dozens of upgrades that the Mesa preschool, which can serve up…

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Arizona’s Week of the Young Child™️ (WOYC) – April 6-12, 2024

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Have you considered how you or your early childhood program might participate in the Week of the Young Child? Participation can be easy by utilizing one of the social media or flyer templates included in our Week of the Young Child Resources page. Hosting your own WOYC event? Customize one of the various templates to share the word with families and your community. WOYC Social Media Kit WOYC Social Media Templates WOYC Flyer Templates Additional resources and ideas on how to…

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Program Admin- Find your Employer ID

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Staff without a Registry account can connect their account to your program during account creation using your program’s unique Program ID number. 1. First, on the Registry homepage click on “Program Administration,” located at the upper left hand corner. 2. Next, locate your Program ID. Click on “Edit Program Details” to open your program’s information: 3. The Program ID is indicated after the Program Name 4. The Program ID can also be found on the first page in the Program Administration…

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For Program Admin To Use With New Staff-How To Add an Employer

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Create an account on the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry. You will use the Employer ID number listed in step 3 to add your employer. To create a Registry account:1. First, go to www.azregistry.org to create a Registry Account and click on “Register Now.” 2. After filling in your personal information, click on the Continue with Registration button 3. From the drop down menu, select “Employer ID” and type the Employer ID number provided below in the search box. Click on…

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