The
Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley is involved in a variety
of programs. These programs are in place to enrich the
lives of children across our area. The Early Childhood Council of the
San Luis Valley is one of the 17 child care pilot projects in the State
of Colorado and we are a Qualistar® partner.
Through our Qualistar® Early Learning Partnership we provide:
- Consumer
educaion
- Child
care referrals to parents
- Training
to child care providers
- Quality
improvement funding and opportunities for child care providers
–» Early
Childhood Professional Development Project
Patti Newman
Professional Development Director
Voicemail: 719.587.5364
Fax:
719.587.5126
Email: pnewman@valleykidscare.org
The goal of this project is to increase the quality of early childhood programs
by increasing the education levels of early childhood teachers.
This project provides:
• Scholarships
to early childhood teachers working in licensed programs for college coursework
• Cash
bonuses to teachers for receiving their Colorado Early Childhood Credentials
• Counseling
and assistance in enrolling in college coursework.
This project is funded by the Temple
Hoyne Buell Foundation
–» School
Readiness Project
Mary
Jo DePriest
Executive Director
Voicemail: 719.587.5365
Fax: 719.658.3097
Email: mdepriest@valleykidscare.org
The goal of this project is to increase children's school readiness by improving
the quality of the early childhood programs they attend. Programs eligible for
this project must be located in school districts where the elementary schools
are rated as low performing.
This Project provides:
• Qualistar
ratings to participating programs.
• Coaches
to classroom teachers
• Equipment
purchases
• High
quality workshop training for early childhood teachers and directors
For information
on the policies, forms and deadlines for the School Readiness
Project, click here.
This project is funded by House Bill 1238 through
the Colorado Department
of Human Services
and the Qualistar® Early
Learning Fund.
–» Social
Behavioral Wellness Committee
The goal of this project
is to provide resources to families, children and teachers to promote
resiliency and pro-social behaviors in children.
–» San
Luis Valley District of CAEYC
"Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children"
SLV District of CAEYC (Colorado Association
of the Education of Young Children) is to serve and act on behalf of
the needs, rights, and wellbeing
of children, families and early childhood educators.
www.coloradoaeyc.org
Board
Members
• Patti Newman - President
• Mary Jo DePriest - Vice President
• Pat Miller - Secretary
• Beth Dillon - Treasurer
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