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The "Honor the Past and Reimagine the Future" Early Childhood Scholarship, sponsored by Arizona AEYC, acknowledges and honors the outstanding service of early childhood professionals — past, present and future. Arizona AEYC will award one $1,250 scholarship each to 2 students attending an accredited Arizona university/college and majoring in early childhood education (or a closely related field) with an interest in equitable quality early childhood experiences, early childhood public policy, and advocacy efforts on behalf of young children and families. This…

Program Guidelines: Daily Routines & Schedules  Saturday, August 20th 8:30am-11:30am Register Here Program Guidelines: Family Engagement & Support Saturday, August 20th 11:00am-1:00pm Register Here Challenging Behaviors Tuesday, September 13th 6:00pm-8:00pm Register Here Strengthening Families Protective Factors: Introduction Saturday, September 17th 9:00am-11:00am Register Here ACEs and Trauma Module 1: Understanding ACEs Saturday, September 17th 9:00am-12:00pm Register Here

The Center of Excellence for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation is proud to announce a new and exciting training & technical assistance series: The IECMHC Program Implementation Collaborative               About this Training Series Georgetown University’s Center of Excellence (COE) for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) designed this online training to help states, tribes, territories, and communities successfully implement their IECMHC programs. Guided by the COE’s brand-new Program Planning and…

Let's build a community that allows hard questions and honest conversations so we can stir up transformation in one another. – Germany Kent, American journalist Today we share an invitation from the Happy Teacher Research Team at the University of Oklahoma to all full-time teachers of children birth to five, to contribute to a research project on teacher well-being and working conditions: Greetings ECE Leaders! We are the Happy Teacher Research Team at the University of Oklahoma and we are…

Calling all new Preschool Coordinators! This is for you! This is an 11-Session institute to support new pre-school coordinators in their first three years of being in their position. Cost is $220 per participant for the entire institute. Sessions are held about once a month, with a few more at the beginning of the school year to support new leaders. By the end of the year, there will be 22 hours of professional development offered. All sessions are virtual on…

In his January 2022 State of the State address, Governor Ducey announced his intention to launch a free, statewide summer learning initiative that would be fun, educational, and engaging for all school-aged Arizona children, pre-k through 12th grade. The initiative, AZ OnTrack Summer Camp, is designed to give Arizona kids back some of the time that may have been lost in their classrooms during the pandemic. The best part is, that this is FREE for Arizona families! AZ OnTrack Summer Camps will allow…