Mississippi Department of Education Drafts Timeline to Release RFP for List of Quality Classroom Measures
Posted: June 13, 2013 Filed under: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, Child Care Advisory Council, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Head Start, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, QRS Mississippi, School Readiness, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, Uncategorized | Tags: Allies for Quality Care, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, equal access, Kellogg Foundation, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi early childhood education, Mississippi School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation 2 Comments
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Mississippi Building Blocks Hits the Ground Running with PreK Collaboration Specifically for Licensed Child Care Classrooms!
Posted: June 9, 2013 Filed under: Child Care Mississippi, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), General, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, School Readiness, School Readiness Mississippi, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, Uncategorized | Tags: child care Mississippi, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Mississippi early childhood education Leave a comment
While other PreK Collaborations work to influence PreK Early Learning Guidelines and the measure of quality to be selected by child care providers and the Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi Building Blocks has hit the ground running in the implementation of a PreK collaboration open to all licensed child care providers up to 125 center-based PreK classrooms throughout the state. Under the direction of Executive Director April May, Building Blocks has announced the implementation of its chosen “Between the Lions” curriculum (see video below of my favorite “Between the Lions” clip.) and Infant/Toddler Coaches for the development of early learning activities benefiting all children from Birth to Five!
This is made possible due to the support of our legislators who voted to fund Mississippi Building Blocks both separately as well as through the PreK Collaboration legislation. Such commitment from our legislators to early learning has supported working families and will empower many child care programs to meet and/or exceed all measures of quality necessary to provide school readiness beginning from the earliest of age – not just children age four! (Please be sure to thank your legislators for funding child care PreK collaboration!)
Most importantly, this Program was designed specifically for the inclusion of licensed child care classrooms in PreK participation! Yes! It is true! Mississippi Building Blocks no longer requires the costly and failed QRIS of ITERS/ECERS, but has moved forward with other assessment tools including TOPEL (tentative) for vocabulary, the School Readiness assessment developed by CFPR (University of Missouri), DECA for social/emotional evaluation, a fidelity instrument to determine fidelity of implementation, teacher/parent surveys to assess the strength of impact in the centers and effect of MBB on parent/teacher communications and CFPR has designed the assessment process and will conduct or direct the assessments.
MBB will also provide $3250 per-classroom – $3000 in the room and $250 for outdoor activities and business advisors to help directors with business operations
Cost per-child is $2000. With the $3,000,000 appropriation, roughly 1500 children will be served!
“The mission of Mississippi Building Blocks is to provide high quality learning experiences for children and families through coaching, training, and technical assistance for early childhood professionals.”
Pre-K Passes!
Posted: April 3, 2013 Filed under: Child Care Mississippi, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), General, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi | Tags: child care Mississippi, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), Mississippi child care, Mississippi School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi Leave a comment
SB 2395 Conference Report (Pre-K Legislation)
Pre-K Legislation Moves to Conference. Stay Tuned!
Posted: March 30, 2013 Filed under: Child Care Mississippi, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi | Tags: child care Mississippi, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Mississippi School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi Leave a comment
Senate PreK Collaboration Meeting & Video
Posted: February 17, 2013 Filed under: Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Advisory Council, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi, Uncategorized | Tags: 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, child care licensing Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi State Early Childhood Institute, Quality Rating System, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation Leave a comment
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PreK Collaboration Passes the House
Posted: February 15, 2013 Filed under: Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Advisory Council, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), General, Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Xerox | Tags: Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, child care licensing Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, MDHS, Mississippi Child Care Licensing, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi early learning system, Mississippi First, Mississippi State Early Childhood Institute, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox Leave a comment
MALCCP Position Statement on HB 781 PreK Collaboration
Posted: February 11, 2013 Filed under: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Advisory Council, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), General, Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Uncategorized | Tags: "Race to the Top", 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi early learning system, Mississippi First, Quality Rating Systems, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation 6 Comments
Sen. Wiggin’s PreK Collaboration Meeting Friday February 15th
Posted: February 8, 2013 Filed under: "Race to the Top", Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Advisory Council, Child Care Licensing, Child Care Mississippi, DECCD-MDHS, Delta Licensed Providers, Disaster Preparation, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), General, HB1174, Head Start, Hechinger Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Mississippi Board of Health, Mississippi Building Blocks, Mississippi First, Mississippi Health Department, Mississippi Legislature, MS Department of Education, MS Department of Human Services, Office of the Attorney General, QRS Mississippi, Quality Rating System, School Readiness, SECAC, SECAC Mississippi, T.E.A.C.H., Uncategorized, Xerox | Tags: "Race to the Top", 2007 Market Survey Rates, Allies for Quality Care, CCPP-approved Provider, Child Care Licensing, child care Mississippi, child care quality rating systems Mississippi, DECCD, DECCD-MDHS, e-Childcare™, Early Childhood Education Mississippi, Early Learning Guidelines (ELG), equal access, Hechinger Report, Kellogg Foundation, Market Survey Rates, MDHS, Mississippi CCDF State Plan, Mississippi child care, Mississippi Child Care Quality Steps, Mississippi Child Care Resource and Referral, Mississippi early childhood education, Mississippi School Readiness, Quality Rating System, Quality Rating System; DECCD-MDHS; CCDF Quality Improvement, SECAC Mississippi, The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Xerox Leave a comment
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