ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS: * QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKERS CAN BE SHARED IN * ALL PARTICIPANTS ON THE CALL WILL AUTOMATICALLY THE CHAT BOX. BE MUTED, PLEASE DO NOT UNMUTE YOURSELF. * THIS MEETING WILL BE RECORDED, THE * DON’T FORGET TO SIGN IN BY PUTTING YOUR NAME RECORDING WILL BE AVAILABLE AND PROGRAM IN THE CHAT BOX. AT WWW.FIRSTUP.ORG/COVID-19 BY END OF DAY. Agenda: SEPECC Meeting 9:00 Welcome 9:05 OCDEL & ELRC Updates Tuesday, May 26, 2020 9:35 Funding Updates 9:40 Advocacy Skill Building Pre-Meeting Discussion Question : If you could 10:00 Planning for Reopen have any super power, what would it be and why? 10:20 Community Partner Updates 10:30 Self-Care Spotlight 10:45 Wrap-Up 10:50 Break Out Group Discussion
Updates from KAREN GRIMM-THOMAS C-KGRIMMTH@PA.GOV OCDEL and DIANE GETZINGER - PHILADELPHIA ELRCs DGETZINGER@CARINGPEOPLEALLIANCE.ORG
CARES ACT FUNDING - $51 million in Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to support Pennsylvania child care providers Bucks $ 2,359,600 Chester $ 1,866,700 Delaware $ 2,603,800 Montgomery $ 3,587,200 Philadelphia $11,146,700
CARES ACT FUNDING Distributed to eligible, certified child care providers through Early Learning Resource Centers (ELRCs) in June 2020 Attestation form is available on the PA Key website and must be returned to your local ELRC. NOTE: Even if you have enrollments with multiple regions, you should submit only one attestation to the ELRC where your facility is located. Grants range from $1,700 to $16,500 with add-ons for subsidy enrollments. There is also an add- on for programs operating in areas of limited child care capacity, however, none of the counties in Southeast Pennsylvania fall into this category. The actual amount of each provider’s grant has been determined by OCDEL and provided to ELRCs. Providers deemed ineligible (reasons include unpaid tax liens, inspection by the Office of Inspector General, and/or health and safety concerns cited by OCDEL) will receive direct communication from OCDEL.
ELRC UPDATES AND CARES CONTACT INFO Region 15 – Delaware County Region 17 – Montgomery County Region 19 – Chester County CARES contact: Tammy Jolaoso, CARES contact: Jeanine K. Moser, CARES contact: Betsy Vassallo, ELRC Quality Manager ELRC Director ELRC Director Email: Email: elrcregion17@pa.gov Email: ELRC19Grants@phmc.org ELRC15CAEGRANTS@phmc.org Fax: 610-278-5161 Fax: 610-343-1605 Phone: 267-773-4400 Mail: Early Learning Resource Mail: Early Learning Resource Center – Region 17 P.O. Box 311 Center – Region 19 Region 16 – Bucks County 1430 Dekalb Street Chester County Intermediate Unit Norristown, PA 19404 455 Boot Road CARES contact: Angela Somogyi, Phone: 610-278-3707 Downingtown, PA 19335 ELRC Director Phone: 484-593-5050 Email: elrc16@cscinc.org Region 18 – Philadelphia County Fax: 267-202-6517 Mail: Early Learning Resource Email attestation forms to: Center – Region 16 ELRC18providers@caringpeoplealli 333 North Oxford Valley Road, ance.org Suite 402-403 Procedure for processing Fairless Hills, PA 19030 Philadelphia providers’ CARES Phone: 215-486-2524 ext. 800 grants was sent in an e-bulletin over the weekend. If you did not receive it, please e-mail Diane Getzinger at dgetzinger@caringpeoplealliance. org
Funding Update
STIMULUS FUNDING Federal budget State budget HEROES act provides additional support $51 million from $150 million of CARES for child care but is unlikely to pass the funds will be distributed in June Senate Remaining $56 million held for now Senate may propose new proposal Senator Browne proposes additional which will likely include child care $125 million from general federal funds
Advocacy Skill Building
Advocacy Spotlight: KHADIJAH SABIR KSABIR0322@YAHOO.COM Engaging LOVEE LEE’S STARS OF TOMORROW Families
Advocacy Jennifer McDuffie-Moore jennifermcduffie78@gmail.com Spotlight: Kreation Place Child Care Legislative Kesha Harvey keshasong76@aol.com Engagement Kreation Place Child Care
VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS SETTING UP THE MEETING
Advocacy Spotlight: Veronica Alvarado-Frias archstreetpreschool@gmail.com Sharing our Arch Street Preschool Story
Leadership In Action Program If you have questions or need more information on how to participate in our Leadership in Program directors will Action Program please contact: receive gift cards in the Jan Schwartz amounts indicated on the Outreach Director, PennAEYC next slide for use in their jmschwartz@rcn.com programs, as they complete corresponding actions.
For family-involved activities, family must be from the district of elected official. Incentives will be issued based on the availability of funds. Tier 1 Tier 2 (cont) Tier 3 Program Director sends Help a family from your Hold a conference call program share their story in a letter electronically to with your elected letter to elected official(s) or elected officials. (Does not official(s) with or without submit a letter to the editor. include filling out an families. $50 (without $25 action alert.) $10 families) or $60 (with families) Host a web-based Program Director secures professional development families to share their Hold a “caravan” session on advocacy offered stories for campaign conference call with your by campaign partners. media use. $15 elected official(s) multiple Include families to allow programs with or without campaigns to identify parent families. $60 (without leaders. $25 (without families) families) or $70 (with or $50 (with families) families) Participate in a virtual Tier 2 Serve as a campaign candidate event for a state Program director • media contact and/or legislative seat and raise submits letter to the early care and education as have a family from your editor. (Gift card is not an issue or prep a family from program do the same. $75 contingent on it being your program to do the (without a family) or $100 published) $20 same. $40 (program (with a family) participates) or $50 (family participates)
Planning for Reopen
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: INCREDIBLE KIDS LEARNING CENTER CHARLES COE CHARLES.COE83@GMAIL.COM INCREDIBLE KIDS LEARNING CENTER
Reopen Work Group TRACI CHILDRESS TRACI@STMARYSNURSERY.ORG Updates ST. MARY’S NURSERY SCHOOL
HEALTH & SAFETY SUPPORTS FROM PHMC WE CAN HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDELINES TO TURN THEM INTO EVERYDAY PRACTICES IN YOUR PROGRAM AND CLASSROOMS. THESE SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO ALL PROVIDERS: Fund for Sustaining Quality (FSQ) Website Interactive Health & Safety Office Hours http://sustainingquality.org/ask-a-question and Webinars Anyone can visit any time to review the COVID-19 Individual Health & Safety TA for Providers Operating Health & Safety Support resources from PHMC in Philadelphia and partners to support early education operators, including upcoming new webinars, Do you need on-going help to plan through recorded webinars, links to partner and other reopening? Support is available to assist in community resources, including new tools as they developing: are created. Health and safety protocols o “Ask a Question” Do you need a discreet answer Proper cleaning and disinfecting plans and to a specific question? This feature is set up on the o monitoring tools FSQ website to get answers to questions about health and safety practices. Questions and Staff training plans for use of wearing face masks o answers will be made anonymous and used to Updated policies and procedures develop a Frequently Asked Questions which will o be posted on the site for access at any time. For more information, CLICK HERE to ask a question! You can also email ECEProviderSupport@phmc.org access this on the FSQ website.
COMMUNITY PARTNER UPDATES Shirlee Howe PCCY
NELI SEPULVEDA NELIDAS@PCCY.ORG PCCY
SELF-CARE WITH ALIX COZEN Take a break from Exercise. Smile and laugh. the stressor. Get social Meditate. support.
SELF CARE MOMENT ALIX COZEN ALIX.COZEN@FIRSTUP.ORG
What is mindfulness : Mindfulness is defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non- judgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindful Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
What is mindfulness : In other words… Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not be overly reactive or be overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.
4 7 8 - Dr. Andrew Weil Inhale: 4 seconds Hold: 7 seconds Exhale: 8 seconds
Mindfulness/Breathing Wand
… when I begin to feel ______ 1. What was I just thinking? 2. Do I know for sure if it is true? 3. Do I really know if this is true? 4. Where would I be with out this thought? - Byron Katie (The Work, a path of self-inquiry)
The Power of Mindfulness In the last few years mindfulness has emerged as a way of treating children and adolescents with conditions ranging from ADHD to anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, depression and stress . And the benefits are proving to be tremendous.
change the cycle …beginning in adolescence 54% of girls will have an anxiety disorder in their future 46% of boys will have an anxiety disorder in their future
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