Purple Crayon Professional Development

09/09/2021

Keeping it real.

In this incredibly powerful episode, Kris sits down with Shelley Smith, culture curator, author, speaker, and consultant. Shelley has a passion for making the lives of others easier and less stressful and has created a world of incredible tools that serve as absolute game-changers. She talks about w...

08/16/2021

"Staff departures were a major problem in child care long before the pandemic."

What was your turnover rate before the pandemic?

For six years, Ernestina Fuentes had been building out her early childhood program, hiring trained staff, developing a model tailored to children with ...

07/28/2021

What is ethnography anyway?

MIT Sloan Professor of Organization Studies John Van Maanen discusses the golden age of ethnography.John Van Maanen faculty profile: http://mitsloan.mit.edu/...

07/27/2021

Your voice matters!

Join us for our July Advocacy Event: Your Voice Matters! on Wednesday, July 28th from 7:00-8:30 PM via Zoom! Help us advocate for early childhood education – teachers, staff, and children!

07/26/2021

07/24/2021

We appreciate everyone who joined us for the joint webinar on how the American Rescue Plan can increase compensation for early childhood educators hosted by NAEYC and the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, in partnership with the Alliance for Early Success. In case you missed the conversation (or want to revisit the content), you can watch the webinar recording, access the presentation slide deck, and review more information and resources here: https://bit.ly/3xvkUvw

07/24/2021

What kind of culture are you cultivating at your center?

Creating a strong organizational culture at your center can help you increase engagement, improve recruitment and reduce staff turnover. Here's how to do it: https://procare.solutions/3eE8YQE

07/20/2021

"Meanwhile, center directors need strategies they can implement now to retain high-quality educators."

What factors, other than compensation, contribute to teacher turnover in Early Childhood Education?

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northeast/Blog/Post/33"

Before my first child was even born, my wife and I visited nearly every childcare center within a five-mile radius. The choices were overwhelming. Centers had different philosophies, schedules, and spaces—and we didn’t have the first idea how to choose between them, or even what to ask of the di...

07/18/2021

The Virginia Department of Education is now responsible for the oversight of early childhood care and education programs in the Commonwealth. This is such an exciting transition! 🥳

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