Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

This past spring, CSCCE Director, Dr. Marcy Whitebook, delivered two presentations at the National Center for Research on Early Child Education's Quality Improvement Meeting. In both Taking Stock: The Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory and Supportive Environmental Quality Underlying Adult Learning in Early Childhood Settings, Marcy discusses the complex interaction among early childhood teacher preparation programs, early care and education workplace environments, and assistance for ongoing teacher learning. She presented new tools developed by the CSCCE designed to inform policy development and quality improvement planning: one focuses on the early childhood higher education landscape and the other on work environments that support teachers practice and development.

The videos of each are linked above and posted on the CSCCE website. The full meeting agenda and all speaker's presentations are available on the NCRECE website.

Safety and Injury Prevention at Head Start Webinar

Safety and Injury Prevention at Head Start Webinar 

Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013
2 – 3:15 p.m. EDT

Join the Head Start National Center on Health (NCH) for a webinar on science-informed injury prevention strategies. All Head Start and Early Head Start staff must keep children safe during all program activities. Injuries are the leading cause of death and a major cause of hospital stays and emergency room visits among children ages 1-5. The best way to keep kids safe is to prevent injuries. When staff are able to identify and eliminate hazards, children are safe and able to learn.

Topics for the Webinar Include:

• Defining injury and identifying some of the risk factors that may lead to injuries
• Identifying and practicing new strategies to reduce the risk of injury to children
• Using the Head Start management systems and Program Planning Cycle to understand how to use data effectively for injury prevention

Register Today!