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Early Childhood Institute News
MSU Early Childhood Institute
Staff Open “Safe Spaces” at Three Mississippi Shelters for
Gustav Evacuees
SEPT. 6, 2008
Volume II of Curriculum Will Help
Teachers Follow Mississippi Early Learning Guidelines for
Four-Year-Olds
JUNE 9, 2008
Delta Health Alliance Awards $748,000 to
MSU Early Childhood Institute for Project in Sunflower County,
Mississippi
JUNE 9, 2008
Campus Instructors Unit, Mississippi
Delta Early Learning Corps, Finishes Training
MAY 6, 2008
MSU
Early Childhood Institute Staff Meets for Reflection and
Planning
MARCH 26, 2008
Second Ready to Read
Project Will Test Home Use of Sesame Street and
Between the Lions Programming
JAN. 18, 2008
Ready to Read Project Will Test
Classroom Use of Sesame Street and Between the Lions Programming
JAN. 2, 2008
New Workbook Will Help
Mississippi Child Care Directors Prepare for Quality Ratings
NOV. 30, 2007
Early Childhood Disaster Risk Index
Pinpoints Vulnerable Early Childhood Sectors in 11 States
SEPT. 19, 2007
New Manuals of Fine Motor, Gross
Motor Activities for Young Children Available Online
AUG. 20, 2007
Early Childhood Institute
to Provide Technical Support to Save the Children
AUG. 17, 2007
More Units in ECI’s Early
Learning Curriculum Are Downloadable Now
AUG. 10, 2007
Three-Year Grant by Mississippi
Power Will Help Early Childhood Programs Prepare for State
Quality Rating System
JULY 6, 2007
Summer Workshops for Leflore, Sunflower
Counties Will Cover New Curriculum for Three-Year-Olds
JUNE 18,
2007
New
Curriculum to Help Teachers Use Mississippi Early Learning
Guidelines
JUNE 11, 2007
ECI’s National Center for Rural Early
Childhood Learning Initiatives Co-Sponsors Forum on Delta
Children
JUNE 1, 2007
Scrapbook: Petal, Mississippi,
Celebrates Earning Excel by Five Community Status
MAY 10, 2007
Officials Visit Playground
Restoration Sites
MAY 4, 2007
Early Childhood Atlas Assists
Alabama Emergency Preparedness Agencies
APRIL 5, 2007
Workshop Materials for American Indian,
Alaska Native Early Learning Now Available
MARCH 19, 2007
Petal, Mississippi, Earns Excel by
Five Designation from Unique Community Certification Program
MARCH 14, 2007
Aiken Village Children, President
“Doc” Foglesong Celebrate MSU Birthday
MARCH 9, 2007
Handbook of Mississippi Early Childhood
College Credit Transfer Agreements Now Available
FEB. 19, 2007
Mississippi Child Care Quality
Step System Provides Criteria and Calendar Online
FEB. 16, 2007
Child Care Registries in Pilot
Rural Out-Reach Report Participation
FEB. 16, 2007
Playground Restoration Project
Is Underway in Katrina Region
FEB. 16, 2007
Preliminary Analysis Indicates 624 Child
Care Facilities in the Path of Feb. 2 Florida Tornadoes
FEB. 5, 2007
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Highlights Early Childhood Institute’s Katrina Work in New
Report
JAN. 17, 2007
Early Childhood Institute Brief:
Three Crucial Steps for Early Childhood Emergency Preparedness
in Mississippi
DEC. 11, 2006
New Report: “The First Year” of Child Care
Restoration in Mississippi Katrina Region
NOV. 3, 2006
Early Childhood Atlas Ready
to Support Disaster Response in 12 States
NOV. 3, 2006
ECI Employees, AmeriCorps Pitch in to Restore Coastal Child Care
Center
NOV. 3, 2006
Save the Children Funds
Regional Seminar for Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
NOV. 2, 2006
Rural Early Childhood’s
American Indian, Alaska Native Coordinator Receives Fellowship
OCT. 30, 2006
Chevron’s
Stephen Renfroe Receives Swimmy Award from
Mississippi Early Childhood Association
OCT. 12, 2006
Southern Early Childhood Association Donates Math Kits for Child
Care Programs in Mississippi Katrina Region
OCT. 2, 2006
ECI Research Associate
Completes Education Policy Fellowship
OCT. 2, 2006
ECI Participates in Congressional Briefing on Hurricanes’ Impact
on Children
SEPT. 26, 2006
Mississippi
Department of Human Services Chooses ECI to Pilot Child Care
Quality Rating System
SEPT. 18, 2006
ECI Launches On-Line Forum on
Early Childhood Mental Health Qualifications for Disaster
Response
AUG. 21, 2006
ECI Assesses Post-Katrina
Child Care in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
AUG. 1, 2006
Rural
Early Childhood, MSU Extension Service Develop
On-line Course about Brain Development
JULY 5, 2006
Help for Young Children with Post-Katrina Stress: Project Joy
JUNE 12, 2006
ECI to Rebuild Katrina Area
Playgrounds, Repair and Rebuild More Centers with $8 Million in
SSBG Funds
JUNE 8, 2006
New ECI Report Summarizes
First Six Months of Katrina Recovery
MAY 12, 2006
Rural Early
Childhood Sponsors March Issue of Zero to
Three
APRIL 4, 2006
Thank You, One and All!
Post-Katrina Materials Drive Is Complete; Monetary Gifts Still
Welcome
MARCH 31, 2006
Proceedings of American Indian Forum Are Online
MARCH 29, 2006
National Association of Child Care Professionals Honors ECI for
Katrina Recovery
MARCH 27, 2006
Rural
Disparities in ECLS Baseline Data Now Available in Chartbook
FEB. 28, 2006
National Registry Alliance Adds Four Statewide Registry Lists to
Early Childhood Atlas
FEB. 28, 2006
Volunteers Pack Donated Materials for Inland Mississippi
Programs Hit by Katrina
FEB. 14, 2006
Southern Early Childhood Association Honors MSU Early
Childhood Institute for Help in Katrina Region
FEB. 10, 2006
Mississippi Early Childhood Association and
Tupelo First United Methodist Church to Lend
Helping Hand in Rebuilding Effort
FEB. 1, 2006
Early Childhood
Atlas Now Has More Tools
JAN. 31, 2006
Hurricane Forum
Proceedings Available Online
JAN. 27,
2006
NW MS Library to House Early Childhood Clearinghouse
JAN. 13, 2006
Kaplan Sends Truckloads of Resources to Gulf Coast Providers
JAN. 12, 2006
Dr. Thomas Moore Sings for Katrina Children and
Teachers
JAN. 11, 2006
Zero to Three Press Releases Guide on
Young Victims of Trauma
JAN. 11, 2006
W. K. Kellogg
Foundation Awards $1.25 Million for Hurricane Response
DEC. 14, 2005
Needs
for Data, Mental Health Training, Interstate Collaboration
Emerge from Hurricane Forum
DEC. 12, 2005
Rural
Early Childhood to Hold Forum on Hurricane Recovery
DEC. 1, 2005
Young
Children in Katrina Region Disproportionately
Poor
NOV. 30, 2005
FEMA
Declares 20 Counties in Wilma Disaster Area;
382,750 Child Care Slots Affected
OCT. 28, 2005
Florida Office of Early
Learning Reports Damage by Hurricane Wilma
OCT. 25, 2005
Children’s Defense Fund, Save the Children, RIF,
Kaplan, Gryphon House, Creative Curriculum Help
Fund “Get Back Up and Going!” Workshop
OCT. 25,
2005
Report from Hancock County, Miss.: Most Early Care and Education Providers Still Closed
OCT. 18, 2005
Up to 94% of Child Care
Slots Are at Risk in Coastal Counties
OCT. 6, 2005
Almost Half
of Katrina-Hit Head Start Facilities Still Closed
OCT. 5, 2005
Child Care Bureau Tip Sheet Links
Child Care, Katrina Recovery
OCT. 5, 2005
Report from Biloxi: “Not a Pretty Sight for Miles and Miles”
SEPT. 29, 2005
New Reports
Show Child Poverty Higher in Rural and Inner-City Areas, Katrina
States
SEPT. 29, 2005
Hurricane Rita Blows Past 457
Licensed Child Care Providers in Texas, Louisiana; Thousands of
Slots Are Likely Damaged or Lost
SEPT. 26, 2005
Report from Pascagoula: Storm
Surge Washed Away 11% of Licensed Child
Care Slots in One Mississippi County
SEPT. 16, 2005
Two-thirds of Licensed Centers in
Jackson County, Mississippi, Damaged or Destroyed
SEPT. 15, 2005
After Katrina, Many Children,
Families, Caregivers Urgently Need Mental Health Care
SEPT. 14, 2005
Head Start Provides $15 Million to Help Hurricane Evacuees
SEPT. 13, 2005
Report from Petal:
Early Care and Education Providers Struggle to Reopen
SEPT. 11, 2005
Rural Early Childhood Atlas Shows Early Care
and Education Providers in the Path of Hurricane Katrina
SEPT. 7, 2005
Sesame
Street to Broadcast Special Hurricane Katrina Episodes Sept. 12-16
SEPT. 7, 2005
Rural Early Childhood Joins
Gulf Coast Relief Effort
SEPT. 2, 2005
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