The Nevada Registry Blog
Improving School Readiness for Nevada's Young Children
Posted May 18, 2012 at 11:05 AM by Shelly Nye
If you are a parent of a young child, this brief survey is for you!
The Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council is working on a project to develop a common statewide kindergarten entry assessment and early childhood data system (KEDS.) As the parent of a young child, including children now enrolled in Nevada’s educational system, please take a moment to visit the following link and share your viewpoint.
Out-of-School Time Task Force Survey Responses Needed
Posted May 18, 2012 at 10:11 AM by Shelly Nye
Out-of-School Time Task Force
Next Meeting: May 21, 2012
10am to Noon
During the next meeting the Task Force members will be discussing the child care licensing and it's relationship to school-age programs. The discussions will include (1) Ratios (2) Space & Buildings (3) Training and (4) Background and Investigation. The Task Force members would like to hear from you regarding...
Upcoming Family Care Home Provider Network Meeting
Posted May 15, 2012 at 01:58 PM by Shelly Nye
The Office of Early Care & Education is pleased to host the Family Care Home Provider's Network in Southern Nevada. Their next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 23rd, from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm. This meeting includes a 1 hour training on K.E.D.S., Kindergarten Entry Level Data Systems, by Sarah Yeats-Patrick of Social Entrepreneurs, Inc. All participants...
Resource Lending Library Now Open!
Posted May 8, 2012 at 11:45 AM by Shelly Nye
The Office of Early Care and Education is excited to announce the official opening of their Resource Lending Library in Northern Nevada. Visit the Early Childhood Professional Development Center at 240 S. Rock Blvd., Ste., #143 (in Reno) to check out books and materials to use in your classroom, professional development resources to support your work with children and/or to use the laminator...
NAEYC Children's Champion Update
Posted April 27, 2012 at 09:00 AM by Shelly Nye
U.S. Senate Resolutions Recognize Week of the Young Child and Dia de los Niños
Two Resolutions were introduced this week in the United States Senate to honor young children. Senators Begich and Murkowski of Alaska introduced the resolution proclaiming April 22 – 28, 2012 the Week of...
Importance of Early Education Gaining Ground
Posted April 2, 2012 at 12:20 PM by Shelly Nye
Be sure to check out the article in today's Reno Gazette Journal, "The Importance of Early Education Gaining Ground”. In an interview with Margaret Oberg; a licensed Family Child Care Provider in Reno, Michelle Gehlert; Program Coordinator for Campus Child Care Connections at the...
Nevada Children's Data Center Update
Posted January 27, 2012 at 10:06 AM by Shelly Nye
The Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy (NICRP) has been working on the development of the Nevada Children's DataCenter. The DataCenter is a website that was designed to serve as a centralized location for information about children in Nevada. The goal of this project is to collect and store as much information as possible about Nevada's children...
2012 NevAEYC Conference Scholarship Opportunity
Posted January 6, 2012 at 09:59 AM by Shelly Nye
The Office of Early Care and Education and The Children’s Cabinet, Inc. are pleased to offer scholarships to attend the Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) Conference April 19-21, 2012. Professionals who are current members of The Nevada Registry and working in the field of early childhood in Nevada are eligible to apply. To be considered for a scholarship, completed...
Application Open for New Food Policy Council
Posted January 4, 2012 at 08:40 PM by Shelly Nye
The Washoe County Health District is proud to announce that applications are being accepted for the Washoe County Food Policy Council. This new, volunteer council will work towards improving access to healthy foods in Washoe County. There are a total of ten (10) Council positions representing diverse sectors of the local food system and the community at large. For more information and to apply...
New Child Care Provider Committee Being Formed
Posted December 20, 2011 at 09:43 PM by Shelly Nye
The Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (BHCQC) is creating a new Child Care Provider Committee. This group will provide a forum for collaborative participation in regulatory development and issues that affect the child care industry and will be similar to the other seven provider groups that partner with the Bureau. An informal meeting has been scheduled for January 20, 2012...
Input from Center Directors Needed
Posted December 14, 2011 at 08:15 AM by Shelly Nye
The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership is conducting a national study of the issues that are important to early childhood directors. If you are the director of an early childhood program, then this survey is for you!
Please take a few minutes to share your experiences. Responses to this survey are anonymous and confidential and will be published in a forthcoming McCormick Center...
The Childrens Cabinet Achieves NACCRRA Quality Assurance!
Posted December 9, 2011 at 03:05 PM by Shelly Nye
Congratulations to The Children's Cabinet for achieiving NACCRA Quality Assurance and for being nationally recognized as one of the leading child care resource and referral agencies in the country! Read more about it.
Child Care Centers in Northern Nevada Achieve National Accreditation
Posted December 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM by Shelly Nye
Congratulations to Sierra Nevada Academy Preschool and the Goddard School - South Reno for recently achieiving national accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)!
NAN Board Recruitment for Rural Regional Representative
Posted December 5, 2011 at 11:34 AM by Shelly Nye
The Nevada Afterschool Network (NAN) is seeking a Rural Regional Representative to be on the Board of Directors. The responsibilities include:
- Articulate a regional, state and national vision for a strong Out of School Time (OST) System.
- Possess a commitment to develop a strong OST leadership regionally and statewide.
- Assist in recruiting regional members and engage individuals...
National Survey of Early Care and Education
Posted October 31, 2011 at 01:32 PM by Shelly Nye
A National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) will be conducted by The National Opinion Research Center (NORC), at the University of Chicago between late October, 2011 and May, 2012. If you are selected for the NSECE sample, we urge you to participate. You may be contacted by email, mail, phone, or in-person. Your response is very important...
Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge
Posted September 14, 2011 at 03:53 PM by Shelly Nye
Governor Sandoval appointed the Director’s Office of the Department of Health and Human Services as the lead agency for submitting Nevada’s proposal for the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge. Review Nevada's response to the challenge.
Revised Pre-K Standards Now Available!
Posted August 25, 2011 at 09:15 AM by Shelly Nye
The much anticipated Revised Nevada Pre-K Standards are here! The previously separate teacher and parent guidebooks have been merged into this new document, making it a much more complete and user friendly resource to support you in your work with young children. Download your personal copy now...
Nevada Children's DataCenter Now Online!
Posted August 23, 2011 at 06:00 PM by Shelly Nye
The Nevada Children's DataCenter provides a centralized location for research, data, and analysis for individuals and organizations who impact the lives of Nevada's children, including educators, practitioners, policy makers, researchers, media, and other stakeholders.
Nevadachildrensdata.org will save you...
CSN Course Available: ECE 274 Child & Family
Posted August 17, 2011 at 05:50 PM by Shelly Nye
Message from Alyce Gray, College of Southern Nevada
ECE 274 Child and Family is being offered at the Cheyenne Campus of the College of Southern Nevada on Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:50 PM. This course addresses how families function, cultural diversity and families, and special issues of families like divorce...
Quality Child Care Needs Assessment
Posted August 10, 2011 at 01:27 PM by Shelly Nye
The Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council is sponsoring a Needs Assessment of the Availability of Quality Care in our state. Social Entrepreneurs, Inc. (SEI), the contractor for the project, is in the process of seeking applications from licensed child care centers who are interested in having SEI assess their center (up to two classrooms)&...
NAEYC Revised Position Statement on Technology
Posted May 12, 2011 at 07:00 PM by Mike McDowell
In Spring 2010 the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media (Fred Rogers Center) began revising the NAEYC 1996 position statement, Technology and Young Children—Ages 3 to 8. The purpose of this position statement is to provide guide the selection, use...
Economic Impact of Early Care and Education
Posted March 1, 2011 at 08:00 AM by Mike McDowell
The Insight Center for Community Economic Development has published a report, "The Economic Impact of Early Care and Education in Nevada" at the request of The Children's Cabinet.
The report was released in a media event on February 23, 2011, at the Governor's Mansion in Carson City.
Nevada Chosen as National Example
Posted October 14, 2010 at 08:00 AM by Mike McDowell
The National Governor's Association (NGA), Center for Best Practices is part of the Early Childhood Data Collaboration (ECDC), a consortium with several other national organizations, to support states in developing coordinated, longitudinal early care and education data systems. They are currently finalizing a white paper that will describe the "10 Essential...
Statewide Job Board
Posted July 9, 2010 at 08:00 AM by Mike McDowell
Did you know that The Nevada Registry hosts a statewide Job Board for Early Care and Education (ECE)? The job board is a service provided to the entire ECE community in Nevada and allows employers to advertise available positions FREE OF CHARGE! It also makes it easy for job-seekers to find open positions in early childhood-related programs. Visit...
Southern Nevada Subsidy Update
Posted July 2, 2010 at 08:00 AM by Mike McDowell
(Update provided by the Office of Early Care and Education)
As of July 1, 2010 the Child Care Subsidy program is now administered by the Las Vegas Urban League and Child Care Resource & Referral Services are being provided by the Children's Cabinet.
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