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Pennsylvania education group will track how state readies kids for school
Joan Benso, president and CEO of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, has watched the numbers of children in full-day kindergarten and those with health insurance increase substantially in recent years.

School readiness starts at home, national report says

States can do more to help prepare children to succeed in school by providing support services for their parents in programs aimed at early childhood intervention

Breaking Down Barriers: Two libraries that specialize in assists
Two local lending libraries provide a welcoming door to the world of assistive technology: the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in Oakland and the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Lending Library in Wilkinsburg.

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PDE Pre-Kindergarten Early Learning Standards
The Early Learning Standards are meant to guide the development of pre-kindergarten programs, and were developed by a Task Force consisting of early childhood practitioners and administrators, policy analysts and researchers, and university faculty.
 

PDE Kindergarten Standards
The Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare are pleased to announce the publication of the first draft of the Pennsylvania Kindergarten Standards.

Pre-K Counts Harrisburg Rally May 8, 2007
Join Community Engagement Groups, Child Care and Head Start providers as they rally in the State Capitol to promote the statewide community support for the Governor’s proposal to invest $75 million in high-quality pre-K.

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Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA) Annual  Conference
October 10-12, 2007
Early Learning: Creating a Foundation for the Future.  The Penn Stater, State College PA

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference Expo 2007
November 7-10, 2007
Chicago, IL


The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) - Pittsburgh Training Calendar 
(Ongoing)
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh ,  PA   15238
1-800-446-5607 (PA only)
Local 412-826-2336.
 

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