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Location:
1500 S. Columbus Blvd
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Directions:
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Here]
Contact
Us:
Phone: 215-271-1267
1-877-660-2273
Fax: 215-271-1607
Community
Engagement Calendar
[Click
Here]
Email:
info@seregionalkey.org
Full
Staff List
[Click Here]
STARS
Specialists
by
County
[Click
Here]
Professional Development
Department
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About Us...
What's
on this page?
Table of Contents...
- Our
Mission
- Our
Vision
- Our
History
- Themes
for 2007/2008
- Our
Staff
- Our
Strategic Plan
- Calendar
of Upcoming Events
- Caring
People Alliance
- Regional
Leadership Council
- PA
Promise for Children
- ECE
Credit Guidelines
- Positions
Available
- Letter
from Harriet Dichter
- Keynotes
(A Publication of the Southeast Regional Key) Archive
Our
Mission
To create a quality improvement system in which all early learning
programs and practitioners are encouraged and supported to improve
child outcomes. Improvements in programming are designed to increase
the capacity to support children's learning and development; increase
educational attainment among practitioners; enhance professional
skills and competencies in support of children's learning and
development.
[From
http://www.pakeys.org/mission.aspx]
Our
Vision
All Pennsylvania families will have access to high-quality early
care and education and school age child care opportunities for
their children that fosters success in school and in life. [From
http://www.pakeys.org/mission.aspx]
Our
History
The Department of Public
Welfare (DPW) established the Office
of Child Development (OCD) September 2004. The creation of
a new office focused on early care and education demonstrates
DPW’s commitment to creating a seamless system to serve young
children and their families. OCD quickly began to address the
issue of streamlining the patchwork of loosely related programs
currently used to develop high quality child care services and
a well-trained set of early care and education professionals.
The Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality (PA Keys to Quality)
is a quality improvement system in which all early learning programs
and practitioners are encouraged and supported to improve child
outcomes.
[From http://www.pakeys.org/default_old.aspx]
Themes
for 2007/2008
- LEADERSHIP
AT ALL LEVELS
- SUPPORTING
QUALITY IN EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS SERVING DIVERSE POPULATIONS
AND/OR CHILDREN AT RISK
- SUPPORTING
THE PEOPLE FACILITATING CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT
- ACCOUNTABILITY
Click
to read complete text.
Our
Staff
Click here to see our Organizational Chart
with phone extensions and links to email.
Click here
to download a printable PDF file of
the Organizational Chart with phone extensions and email addresses.
Our
Strategic Plan
Check back as
we will use this section to link to our quarterly strategic plan.
Click
here to see the Strategic Plan Main Page
- 1st
Quarter Report
- 2nd
Quarter Report
- 3rd
Quarter Report
- 4th
Quarter Report
The
Calendar of Events
is different from the Community Engagement calendar. It is a month
by month calendar that we can post all of our meetings or important
events. Click here to view Calendar
of Events
Caring
People Alliance
Caring People
Alliance, an affiliate of the Boy & Girls Clubs of America, is
one of the Philadelphia region's most comprehensive human service
agencies. Their primary focus is on children and youth and the
matters that most affect them. Click
here to learn more.
Regional
Leadership Council
Click
here to find out more about this council and how you can become
a part of it. Click
a version to view the Regional Leadership Council Members: HTML
or PDF
PA
Promise for Children
Pennsylvania’s
Promise for Children is a campaign to raise awareness about the
importance of providing every young child in Pennsylvania with
access
to quality early learning opportunities. Click
here to learn more.
ECE
Credit Guidelines
Working with
young children is a profession that requires knowledge of how
children grow and develop as well as the skills to communicate
effectively with children and parents. Research compiled in the
last fifteen years underscores two essential findings: that high
quality early learning programs are important for good child outcomes,
and that practitioner education and training are keys in providing
good early learning experiences. Click
here to learn more.
Positions
Available
If you are looking
for employment at The Southeast Regional Key,
click here to see Job Opportunities or click
here to send your resume to Mary Veitz at mveitz@seregionalkey.org
A
Message from Harriet Dichter
A Message from
Harriet Dichter, Deputy Secretary of the Office of Child Development
and Early Learning... "Expanding early-childhood initiatives
gives students a greater opportunity to learn and grow, giving
them a brighter future in the classroom."
Click here to read message.
Keynotes...
...is
a publication of the Southeast Regional Key.
Click here to read current and archive
editions.
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