Upcoming Conferences

WAEYC Conference for Spanish Speaking Early Childhood Professionals June 26 in Yakima.


WSTC Head Start/ECEAP/EHS Summer Institute June 28-30 at Central Washington University.

Washington Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, October 14-16 in Spokane.

The Bridge From School to Afterschool and Back October 18-19 in Vancouver, WA.

Quarterly Meetings with State Agencies

Join other providers, advocates and leaders from the Governor’s Office, the Department of Early Learning, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and other state agencies at the next Quarterly Meeting on June 22nd from 1:00 – 3:00 PM at the Department of Early Learning in Lacey. The purpose of these meetings is to share and discuss policy and budget matters of interest.

Click here for the agenda with meeting topics and DEL’s address.

Bilingual Infant/Toddler Environments

Robert Stechuk, Susan Burns and Sharon Yanadian, with support from the Academy for Educational Development, have created the document Bilingual Infant/Toddler Environments: Supporting Language & Learning in Our Youngest Children to assist programs in their development of effective practices for infants and toddlers exposed to more than one language. Terms are defined and “research-to-practice” information is highlighted. Evidence and information are organized by key questions (e.g., Does exposure to more than one language in infancy lead children to become confused or delayed?). The questions would be an excellent way to frame discussions, debates, questions/answers as part of preservice or inservice professional development. While some of the suggestions are specific to Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs, most have broad applicability to any program serving very young children. The document is available at: http://www.aed.org/ToolsandPublications/upload/BITE_web1106.pdf

Welcome!

Welcome to WAEYC's Forum for Infant and Toddler Teachers. We hope you will find this site a great place to connect, network, share stories and learn from others in the field.

Please feel welcome to comment on any messages or to create your own. We have also provided a list of resources on the right to make information of interest to you easy to access.

If you have any suggestions of topics or ways using this site could be made better, please feel welcome to contact me at krista@waeyc.org.

Enjoy!