Spring 2013 Final

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Dear YAAEYC Members,

It has been an incredibly busy spring for everyone. The Weekof the Young Child Recognition Banquet was a great success and pro-vided a night of fellowship and celebration for those who dedicatethemselves to supporting the development of young children. Iwould like to thank Jodi Bering from the Lincoln Intermediate Unit,Debbie Riek from WITF, and Kathy Moir from Child Care Consultantsfor highlighting their individual agencies which work tirelessly to

support young children in our communities.

With the state budget season approaching I want to remindeveryone that the story of what you do with children on a daily basisis a powerful one. Our local legislators need to hear our voices sothey have the information they need to make informed decisionswhen it comes to the state budget. Please contact myself or anyother YAAEYC board member if you are interested in finding outways to tell your story. The children are counting on all of us.

Finally, I would like to take a moment to thank all of the pas-sionate volunteers who give YAAEYC its momentum. You are trulyappreciated!

Sincerely,

Sara Bradley

YAAEYC President

Letter from the President...Special points of interest:

Say hello to Debra Riek,

the YAAEYC President

Elect!

Check out what mem-

bers thought about

YAAEYC

And the winner is!

Find out who won

awards at this years

Week of the Young Child

Banquet

May is Mental Health

Month check out what

else you can recognize

this Spring

The Wi t e Ro s e The Wi t e Ro s e The Wi t e Ro s e YAAEYCs

York A rea

Associat ion for the

Education of Young Chi ldren

Spring

2013

Inside this issue:

Membership 2

Survey Results 3

WOYC Banquet 4

Public Policy 7

YAAEYC Conference 7

Awareness Days 8

Networking Night 9


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The YAAEYC Board of Directors is pleased to welcome the following new Board and Committee

Chairs to YAAEYC:

Debra Riek, President Elect. Debra is the Education Coordinator at WITF and has her Mas-

ters in Education. She has worked with YAAEYC in the past as Program Chair and willbegin her term as President on July 1st, 2013

Rachel Barnhart, Little Life Enrichment Center, WOYCCo-Chair

Jody Bering, LIU #12, At-Large

Jennifer Hockensmith, Hanover YMCA, Adams/HanoverCommittee

Heather Miller, York JCC, Board Member

Lindsay Zeglen, United Way of York County, Publicity Co-Chair

Wed also like to thank Sara Bradley for her leadership as President, we greatly appreciate

your hard work and dedication to early childhood education!

YAAEYC is currently recruiting for Membership Chair. If you are interested please contact

Christy Renjilian, Nomination Chair at [email protected].

Luanna Gould

Lori Gross-Andrews

Jill Harlacher

Kathy Harlow

Dana Harrison

Holly Johnson

Jarayssa Johnson

Angela Kaufman

Mery Anne Kelly

Everett Kerrison

Wendy Jones Krouse

Rebecca Larson

Ciara LeeCarrie Lilley

Misty Mann

MaryAnn Marcucci

Heather McDanel

Brineshia McNealy

Michelle Morten

Sharon Mulligan

Erin Murphy

Kathy Naylor

Amanda Olsufka

Ellie Perez

Claudine Poe

Chayanee Propst

Michele Pugh

Brittney RappoldKatie Reeves

Ashley Richards

Kim Allen

Priscilla Allen

Keturah Bowman

Barbara Brown

Cynthia Brown

Stella Buntenbach

Sarah Burkhardt

Nelson Butz

Brandy May Crider

Layken Crone

Amy Lynn Erb

Shanice Fenwick

Laura FiorilloStephanie Frey

Christine Gagliardi

Thank you for Joining or Renewing your Membership!

Please join us in welcoming our new leaders!

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*Membership status varies between Comprehensive, Basic and Student. Please encour-

age your fellow colleagues, classmates and friends to join YAAEYC and help make a dif-

ference in the lives of children and families in York County!

For more information on Affiliation/Memberships, go to www.naeyc.org

Jancey Rietmulder-Stone

Kristina RobisonKatrina Roscoe

Jennifer Sanders

Kiuana Santiago

Monika Santini

Kalisha Scales

Kristina Schindler

Abby Schwartz

Cindy Semper

Beth Shaffer

Dana Beth Shifflett

Christina Siddique

Taha Siddique

Andrena Smith

Erica Smith

Theoshia Smith

Della Stiles

Trish Treadway

Lauren Vandersloot

Emily Wardrop

Ashley Weaver

Ebony Williams

Lisa Wolf

Vicki Lynn Wooditch

Jennifer Yavor

Virginia Yinger


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Recently, YAAEYC conducted a survey to learn a little more about

our members. We asked questions concerning your perception of

the organization and your personal investment in programs andevents. Here is a some of the feedback we got

Heres what you said...

Of those who participated:

When asked how satisfied you are with the professional development or education-

al program offerings from YAAEYC, 17.6% are Very satisfied, 32.4% Satisfied and

2.9% are Not at all satisfied.

82.4% said YES to being satisfied with opportunities to network with other profes-

sionals in the field.Many said they would like to see more networking events and social gatherings

32.4% said they were Satisfied with YAAEYCs work towards influencing legisla-

tion, regulation, and or government-funded programs that affect the field locally.

However, 26.5% said they were unsure of what YAAEYC does in this capacity.

To find out whats going on in Public Policy, turn to page 7

54.5% said YES that they feel YAAEYC promotes greater public awareness of the

value and contribution of the field to society.

55.9% said YES that they feel YAAEYC supports students education and entry into

the field.

When asked how likely you were to recommend AEYC membership to a friend or

colleague, 28.1% are Very likely, 25% are Likely, and 9.4% are Not at all likely.

56.2% polled have been members of AEYC for at least 5 years.

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY!

We care what you think! Your feedback and opinions matter to us. If you have strong feel-

ings about a particular part of the organization, please let us know and we will do our best

to make you feel more satisfied!

Want to become involved? Contact an Executive Board Member for more information!

*Board Members contact information on back


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In April, providers from across York and Adams Counties gatheredat the Valencia Ballroom to celebrate and recognize all of thehard work and dedication of early childhood education profession-

als. YAAEYC, Focus, the United Way, Child Care Consultants,Glatfelter Insurance Group, and Martin Library helped sponsor thewonderful evening of networking, socializing, and honoring ECEprofessionals. A special thank you to all of our guest speakers,including Sara Bradley, Paula Gilbert, Debra Riek, Jody Bering,and Kathy Moir.

Centers across the counties celebrated WOYC in amazing ways,ranging from conducting food drives, sharing poems with teachersand families, decorating windows of local businesses, and hostingfamily events.

Congratulations to all of the award winners and recipients of edu-cational achievements. Congratulations to Brenda Clinton, whoreceived her Bachelors Degree, but was not listed in the bro-chure. Thank you to all of the door prize sponsors, and a HUGEthank you to the WOYC committee membersfor all of their hard work.

If you are interested in serving on the commit-tee next year, please contact Angie Sparks at

[email protected].

Week of the Young Child Banquet

The banquet

is a wonderful

way to

recognize ECE

professionals

-attendee of the 2013

WOYC Banquet

Generous banquet attendees

brought nonperishable foods toStuff a Bus in honor of this yearsPennsylvania One Book Every YoungChild selection, A Bus for Us, bySuzanne Bloom. Food items weredonated to Southern CommunityServices, which distributed them tolocal food banks.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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The White Rose Award is given to an early child-

hood professional who is committed to the active

support of the childrens greatest social, physi-

cal, emotional and intellectual potential.

Delynn Bickle

Jennifer Holder

Chayanee Propst

Catherine Repman

Veronica Vandervort

Delynn Bickle (NAFCC)

Cindra Bowers (NAFCC)

Jennifer Doll (NAFCC)

KinderCare East

Otterbein EEC

YMCA Child Care

YWCA ELC

Re-Accreditation

The White Rose Award

The ECE Professional Award is given to recognize the importance of con-

sistent, positive relationships between early childhood educators and chil-

dren in high quality early childhood education. Winners received $500 to

implement a developmentally appropriate project in their classroom.

ECE Professional Award

Brenda ClintonClinton Family Day

Care

Exploring Life Cycles

April QuimbySunbeam Station

Childrens Garden

Randi McCurryKidsville Junction

Building Literacy


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Sandra Albright

Francine Alston

Kylee Ansell

Donna Apicella

Tammy Arnold

Karen Ball

Katrina Beaver

Aaren Beck

Kim Boulding

Nicolette Bowman

Elisha Brantley

Lori Cannella

Missy Carey

Tanya Cruz

Noel Czerwinski

Nicole Davis

Michelle Dellinger

Kim Dillon

Jamie Fauth

Outstanding Early Childhood Professionals 2013

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Sue Ferree

Amy Fleming

Meghan Forbes

Lauren Geesey

Theresa Getty

Chelsea Gutacker

Sue Haverstock

Christina Hersh

Pat Hershey

Angie Kann

Carolyn Kennedy

Sherry King

Kaylyn Knapke

Sara Lauer

Sarah Leese

Jolene Leik

Jill Lloyd

Lyndsey Lyle

Leticia Martinez

Maria May

Lindsey McClearyMelody McCleary

Jen Melder

Beth Miller

Heather Miller

Mikki Miller

Pat Moeller

Linda Moritz

Michelle Morten-

Hull

Deb Myers

Tammy ONeil

Pamela Prowell

BJ Queen

April Quimby

Tina Raffensberger

Migdalia Reyes

Wilnet Rivera

Chris Sherman

Lori SmeltzerSherry Smith

Abby Spangler

Pamela Spangler

Meghan Stiles

Patti Stough

Katie Sullivan

Laura Trimmer

Veronica

Vandervort

Jeanna Wagner

Tammy Waltemire

Jessica Warner

Ashley Weaver

Jamie Wida

Ebony Williams

Julie Williams

The Outstanding Early Childhood Professionals are nominated by parents who recognize

a teacher, assistant or providers hard work, dedication and love they give daily.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!


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On Tuesday, April 23rd, approximately 50 childcare providers fromYork and Adams Counties met at the Capitol in Harrisburg for EarlyEducation Action Day 2013. Action Day gathers hundreds of earlychildhood and afterschool professionals, parents, advocates, and

supporters of high quality ECE and afterschool programs to deliverthe message to our state legislators that high quality educationand afterschool programs is a priority issue. Attendants visit theirstate legislators, participate in professional development trainingand raise their voice at a rally at the Capitol Rotunda.

Public Policy Chair, Sara Bradley met specifically with Representa-tives Seth Grove and Richard Alloway.

Updates from the event: a new development is in the works foran ECE Round Table group. This will consist of legislative aideswho will meet two times per year with the YAAEYC Public Policy

Chair to get updates and insight on whats happening at the stateand local level in terms of early childhood education.

Public Policy Action Day 2013

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SAVE THEDATE!!

YAAEYC ECE

Conference:October, 52013 at PennState YorkCampus

The YAAEYC conference committee has begun its preparations for

our annual conference to be held Saturday, October 5 at the York

Campus of Penn State. This year we will offer 45 trainings on a vari-

ety of STARS required and age specific trainings. Registration will

begin in August, so keep your eyes open for the brochure.

The committee would love to have you join us in our preparations. Ifyou would like to become involved please email the committee co-chair Wendy Latshaw at [email protected].

2013 YAAEYC Conference

Developed by Kids Health, Nemours, and Sesame Workshopthis kit is designed to help child care providers include ac-

tive play in their lesson plans. Included in these kits are

group poems, songs, posters, activities, and family news-

letters.

Follow the link below to get a copy of the Kit!

http://kidshealth.org/classroom/cc/GetMoving.pdf

Sesame Street Healthy Habits for Life Resource Kit
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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May

Better Sleep Month- Each May, Better Sleep Month is dedicated to educating consumers about the im-portance of sleep to health and quality of life in both children and adults.

Employee Health and Fitness Month- Global Employee Health and Fitness Month is dedicated to encouraging

employers from all sectorspublic, private, and nonprofitto promote fitness and encourage employees and

their families to be physically active on a regular basis.

Mental Health Month- The goal of Mental Health Month is to educate the public about mental health condi-

tions and the importance of mental health to overall health and wellness.

Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month- In 2010, a total of 4,502 motorcyclists died in traffic crashes. This

month focuses on alerting motorists that motorcycle use increases significantly during warmer months and that

motorists should be more cautious and aware of motorcyclists on the road. Additionally, motorcyclists are en-

couraged to ride responsibly during the riding season and wear full protective gear.

Childrens Mental Health Week (May 5-11)

Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week (May 12-18)- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

are the leading cause of preventable mental retardation and the most serious form of drug-related birth de-

fects. This week highlights the harmful effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on a fetus and the full range of

FASD.

Womens Health Week (May 12-18)- National Womens Health Week brings together communities, business-

es, government, health organizations, and other groups in an effort to promote womens health. National

Womens Health Week empowers women to make their health a priority. It also encourages them to take steps

to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases.

Missing Childrens Day (May 25)- National Missing Childrens Day is designed to create awareness of the plight

of missing, abducted, and runaway children through media outreach, including newspaper, radio, television,

and school programs. On this date, many of these partners across the nation run awareness ads with photos of

missing children and educational information provided by Child Find of America.

June

Mens Health Month- Anchored by National Mens Health Week (June 10 -16), a special awareness period

passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on May 31, 1994, Mens Health Month is cele-

brated across the country with screenings, health fairs, media appearances, and other health education and

outreach activities.

Cancer Survivor Day (June 2)- National Cancer Survivors Day (NCSD) is a treasured annual, worldwide cele-

bration of life that is held in hundreds of communities. Participants unite in a symbolic event to show the

world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful and productive.

Sun Safety Week (June 2-8)- Block the sun, not the fun! Sun exposure leads to many health concerns, includ-

ing aging and potentially cancer, yet only about 20% of Americans use sunscreen daily. This week, in the prime

of summer, is dedicated to informing and encouraging people to take control of their health. Teach a child,

grab a hat, and lather up with SPF 30+ and enjoy the great outdoors!

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Be Aware!Check out whats being recognized by the National and

Global communities this Spring and show your support!Brought to you by evms.edu


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Save the date! On Thursday, May 23rd, YAAEYC will be hostingits 15th annual Networking Night! Engaging Environments isthis years theme and the night will consist of interacting withcolleagues, snacking, meeting new people, and getting new ideas

for your classrooms! Throughout the night you will get thechance to see three early learning centers; York Day Nursery,York JCC and YWCA York. Stop in any or all of these centers be-tween 6:00-8:30pm.

This event counts as a Professional Development activity for Key-stone STARS!

It is FREE to all YAAEYC members and just $10 for non-members.Spread the word to your ECE friends about this great learning andengaging opportunity.

For more information and to register, contact Lisa Young, Pro-gram Chair at [email protected].

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Networking

Night is a

great way

for providers

to get ideas

for their

classrooms-survey participant

Tip of the Day: TV and Furniture Tip-Overs

Did you know that every three

weeks, a child dies from a TVtipping over and nearly 13,000

more children are injured

each year in the U.S.? Top-

heavy furniture, TVs and ap-

pliances can be unsteady, and

if pulled or climbed on, they

can tip over and seriously in-

jure young children. Young

children are at greatest risk;

seven out of ten children in-

jured by TV tip-overs are 5

years old or younger. These

tragedies are completely pre-

ventable with just a few sim-

ple precautions.

Much like childproofing with a

toddler gate or electrical

socket cover, TV mounts and

furniture straps are important

steps to keeping your familysafe.

TV Safety Check

Assess the stability of theTVs in your home.

Secure TVs: mount flatscreens to the wall andplace larger TVs on a low,stable surface.

Secure Furniture

Use brackets, braces or wallstraps to secure unstablefurniture.

Install stops on dresserdrawers to prevent themfrom being pulled all theway out. Multiple open

drawers can cause the

weight to shift.

Rearrange Household Items

Keep heavier items on low-er shelves or in lowerdrawers.

Avoid placing remote con-trols, food, toys, or otheritems in places where kidsmight be able to climb.

For more information visitsafekids.org


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Check us out on the web at

www.yaaeyc.org or on

Facebook!

York Area Association for the Education of Young Children

Board and Committee Chair Members

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Our Mission~

To serve and act on behalf of

the needs and rights of young

children, with primary focus

on the provision of educa-

tional services and resources

and support for adults who

work with or for

children.

PresidentSara Bradley [email protected]

President Elect

Debbie Riek [email protected]

Treasurer

Sara Bosley [email protected]

Secretary

Erica Heller [email protected]

At-Large

Molly Diehl [email protected]

Jody Bering [email protected]

Helen Lehman [email protected]

Vicki Wooditch [email protected]

Accreditation

Mindy Miller [email protected]

Wendy Latshaw [email protected] Zurawski [email protected]

Membershipvacant

NominationChristy Renjilian [email protected]

ProgramLisa Young [email protected]

Public PolicySara Bradley

PublicityLindsay Zeglen [email protected]

RecognitionWendy Latshaw

WOYCAngie Sparks [email protected] Barnhart [email protected]

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