ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS: * THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED, THE * ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY MUTED. RECORDING WILL BE AVAILABLE *QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKERS SHOULD BE SHARED IN AT WWW.FIRSTUP.ORG/COVID-19 BY END OF DAY. THE CHAT BOX. Agenda: SEPECC Meeting 9:00 Welcome + OCDEL & ELRC Updates Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:30 Funding Update 9:40 Advocacy Skill Building 10:00 Re-opening Realities 10:10 Community Partner Updates 10:20 Self-Care Moment Meeting will 10:25 Wrap Up begin in: 10:30 – 11:00 Break Out Groups
KAREN GRIMM-THOMAS C-KGRIMMTH@PA.GOV DIANE GETZINGER - PHILADELPHIA DGETZINGER@CARINGPEOPLEALLIANCE.ORG Updates from ANGIE SOMOGYI – BUCKS ASOMOGYI@CSCINC.ORG OCDEL and BETSY VASSALLO – CHESTER BVASSALLO@PHMC.ORG ELRCs MAGGIE JOHNSON – MONTGOMERY MJOHNSON2@MONTCOPA.ORG TAMMY JOLAOSO – DELAWARE TJOLAOSO@PHMC.ORG
Funding Update
Advocacy Skill Building
TAKE ACTION NOW TO TELL GOVERNOR WOLF AND THE PA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO STOP POLICIES THAT WILL CLOSE MORE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS! We know that the child care industry is critical for families and our economy. There is no doubt that if there is no child care, there is no economic recovery. Join providers, parents, advocates and allies from across Pennsylvania in demanding that Governor Wolf and our General Assembly STOP the reinstatement of a policy that will close more child care providers! Over the course of the COVID-19 crisis, OCDEL has been making child care subsidy payments based on the provider’s subsidy enrollment in March 2020. Effective Sept. 1, 2020 OCDEL will return to pre-COVID-19 procedures and subsidy payments will be based on actual attendance. https://startstrongpa.org/take-action
CANDIDATE CONVERSATIONS Three “candidate conversations” with PA House and Senate candidates Bucks County-September 17 th @ 10 am Montgomery County-September 24 th @ 10 am Delaware County-October 1 st @ 10:30 am https://childrenmatteractionfund.org /
Don’t boo, VOTE! October Last day to REGISTER 19, 2020 before the November election October Last day to apply for a 27, 2020 mail-in or civilian absentee ballot Last day for County Boards of Elections to November receive voted mail-in 3, 2020 and civilian absentee ballots (must be received by 8 P.M.) GENERAL https://www.votespa.com/ November ELECTION Polls are 3, 2020 open from 7 A.M. to Register to vote/update information • 8 P.M. Apply for mail-in or absentee ballot • Find your polling place •
If you need help filing for your Economic Impact Payment or income tax return, visit the Campaign for Working Families site – www.cwfphilly.org
YOU’RE INVITED: STATE OF CHILD CARE: REOPENING, BUILDING EQUITY AND SUPPORT Date: Thursday, September 17 Time: 6:00 PM Platform: Zoom and Facebook Register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xEDCj_AVTe2LIiOCSwcaTA Senator Street would like to invite you to participate in an online town hall to discuss issues related to child care. As the city announces “access centers” for school age children, the need for parents, industry professionals and regulators to discuss how COVID-19 will impact child care is critical. Topic to be discussed during the town hall will be: Reimbursement Rates for providers • COVID-19 mitigation funding • Increasing slots for School Age Care • Strategies to build ownership and leadership among providers •
Re-Opening Realities
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: BEAUTIFUL BEGINNINGS Alexis Stahl & Annalyse Perroca mkovach.beautifulbeginnings@verizon.net
• Everything takes time and practice! • We work everyday to make sure they know the procedures and what to do. • We do daily reminders during circle time about procedures and practices in our classroom. Dragonfly Classroom
CIRCLE TIME • Everyone sits in a hula hoop for personal space. • Pick a ”new” greeting that does not evolve touching each other. • After circle time, each pick a partner, get hand sanitizer and decide on a center. – Siblings are grouped together
CENTERS • Hula hoops to separate in centers where it is needed. – Blocks and floor games • When centers are not being used, we clean and sanitize the toys.
TRANSITIONS Timers are used to transition from center • to center. 1 st timer is set for 15 minutes- • • when the timer goes off, they freeze and put their hands up. We go around with hand sanitizer and collect the toys that were being played with. 2 nd timer is set for 15-20 minutes- • • Again they all freeze and hands up, collect toys again. Center by center get in line to wash • hands. 3 rd timer is set for 15-20 minutes- • Again freeze and hands up, clean up the toys they are playing with, hand sanitizer again and meet on the rug to get ready for lunch. • We sanitize every center while they are eating lunch. Small groups are held during center time- • They are called by their pairs/groups •
LUNCH/ NAP • Chairs are labeled with names and left at the tables. • Called by pairs to wash their hands for lunch. • Siblings sit at the same table. • Masks go in their own bag. • After lunch, chairs are stacked at the end of the table to be sanitized. • Cots are separated 6ft apart and siblings sleep near each other. – Cots are disinfected everyday after nap.
COMMUNITY PARTNER UPDATES Ta’Mora Jackson Shawn Towey Becca Tyrrell PHMC PACCA First Up
TA’MORA JACKSON PHMC TAMJACKSON@PHMC.ORG
Connect with us! Email our ECE and IHE Coordinators for Career Advising services: ECEPDO@PHMC.org Visit our website for information and resources: ECEPDO.PHMC.org Sign Up for our weekly E-Newsletter: ECEPDO.PHMC.org Tell a friend! ALL Early Childhood Educators can connect with the ECE PDO to develop their Career Pathway goals. Find more resources for IHEs, ECE Employers and Students at ECEHigherEd.org This project is supported by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and Pennsylvania’s Department of Education (PDE). For more information, visit dhs.pa.gov and education.pa.gov.
SHAWN TOWEY PACCA SHAWN.TOWEY@PACCA.ORG
BECCA TYRRELL FIRST UP REBECCA.TYRRELL@FIRSTUP.ORG
FIRST UP CONFERENCE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! www.firstup.org/annual-conference Saturday, September 26 and Saturday, October 3 from 9:00am-1:30pm Registration fee: $30 ($15 for home-based providers) September 26 Keynote: Trailblazers of Family Child Care Panel October 3 Keynote: Dr. Veirdre Jackson E-mail rebecca.Tyrrell@firstup.org for more details! Vendor opportunities are also available!
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE Take a break from Exercise. Smile and laugh. the stressor. Get social Meditate. support.
SELF CARE MOMENT Cynthia MB Robinson cmbrobinson12@gmail.com
SEPECC CALL RESOURCES AND PRESENTERS PRESENTERS: SEPECC STEERING COMMITTEE: Karen Grimm-Thomas - c-kgrimmth@pa.gov Maddy Malis, FELS Diane Getzinger - dgetzinger@caringpeoplealliance.org Mary Graham, Children’s Village Elizabeth Farwell-Ozer - elizabeth.ozer@firstup.org Rachael Fennel, Elwyn SEEDS Jackie Groetsch – jackie.groetsch@firstup.org Norma Finkelstein, FELS Tyrone Scott- tyrone.scott@firstup.org Shineal Hunter, Family Circle Academy Shirlee Howe – shirleeh@pccy.org Shawn Towey, PACCA Dan O’Brien – dano@pccy.org Stephanie Bey, City of Philadelphia Alexis Stahl & Annalyse Perroca - Sara Jann, Maternity Care Coalition mkovach.beautifulbeginnings@verizon.net Marykay Mahar, PHMC Ta'Mora Jackson - tamjackson@phmc.org Sharon McClafferty, PHMC Shawn Towey – shawn.towey@pacca.org Minnette Taylor, Minnie Montessori Academy Becca Tyrrell – rebecca.Tyrrell@firstup.org Latonta Godboldt, Small Wonders Family Daycare Cynthia Robinson – cmbrobinson12@gmail.com Eleanor Levie, National Council of Jewish Women Khadijah Sabir www.firstup.org/covid-19 Pamela Haines, First Up To be added to the First Up newsletter e-mail Elizabeth Ozer , First Up , Becca Tyrrell at rebecca.tyrrell@firstup.org Jackie Groetsch, First Up
BREAKOUT GROUP DISCUSSION We will break out into randomly assigned small groups for discussion from 10:40-11:00 for all who wish to join. Please discuss the following questions in your small groups. How is reopening going? What’s working well? What’s challenging? What kind of help do you need?
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