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Early Childhood Alleghenies

Designed to support the early childhood community in the Southern Alleghenies region of Pennsylvania.

09/14/2026

🍩☕ Want to raise money for your child care program without adding a ton of work to your plate?

Last year, EC Alleghenies fundraisers generated almost $20,000 in earnings for child care centers throughout our network!

This fall, we're bringing you TWO delicious options: Parlor Doughnuts and Boston's Best/Wicked Awesome Coffee!
And we make fundraising easy. EC Alleghenies helps coordinate the materials, orders, packing, and deliveries so your program can focus on reaching its fundraising goals.

📅 Sign up by September 18
🚚 Deliveries will take place the week of November 16

Whether you're raising money for classroom materials, program improvements, special activities, or another goal, we'd love to help!

Interested in participating? Contact Stephanie Paratore:
📧 [email protected]
📞 814-262-0732 x238

09/12/2026

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s Homewood Education Center joined Early Childhood Alleghenies this month! 🎉 Welcome to the network! We look forward to working together to support children and families in Homewood and beyond.
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09/10/2026

September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month—an opportunity to build greater understanding of how FASD can affect the children we teach and care for. 💙

That's why we're bringing back our Helping Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Succeed professional development session!

Children with FASD may experience challenges with learning, behavior, memory, attention, emotional regulation, and more. Understanding the why behind those challenges can help educators respond with strategies that better meet children's needs and set them up for success.

Join instructor Marlene Singer, RN, to learn more about FASD and practical ways you can support children in your classroom or program.

📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 6 - 8 p.m.
💻 Virtual
💰 NO COST
🎓 PQAS hours available

🔗 Register at this link: https://tinyurl.com/3sxpjdj7

09/08/2026

How do you know if the children in your care are meeting important developmental milestones? 🌱

Join our Screen2Succeed Manager, Dr. Nicki Sliko, for an Introduction to the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) and learn how developmental screening can help you better understand and support the children in your program.
During this in-person training, you'll learn how to use the ASQ to identify children's strengths, track developmental milestones, and recognize areas where a child may benefit from additional support or early intervention.

📅 Tuesday, September 15
⏰ 5–8 p.m.
📍 The Learning Lamp, 2025 Bedford St., Johnstown
🎓 3 PQAS hours available

Ready to register? Contact Dr. Nicki Sliko at:
📞 814-262-0732 x297
📧 [email protected]

09/05/2026

The Goddard School - North Huntingdon joined Early Childhood Alleghenies this month! 🎉 Welcome to the network! We look forward to working together to support children and families in the North Huntingdon area.

09/03/2026

🍂✏️ NEW SCHOOL YEAR = NEW OST FUN!

Our Fall 2026 Best Day Ever! lesson plans are here with brand-new themes AND refreshed favorites to make planning for after school and school days off a whole lot easier! 🎉

This year’s release includes:
🎒 10 After School lesson plans – 5 new + 5 updated favorites
🎨 10 Kids’ Day Out lesson plans – 6 new + 4 updated favorites

Each plan is packed with ready-to-use activities, complete schedules, materials lists, activity pages, and plenty of hands-on fun—all written by certified teachers and tested with real students.

✨ And Pennsylvania providers can access them at NO COST!

Spend less time planning and more time making every day the Best Day Ever!

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4afsbwhs

08/31/2026

🚨 TODAY is the deadline to register!

If you've been considering our NO COST Trauma-Aware Early Childhood Education Series, now is the time to sign up.
This three-part series is designed to give early childhood professionals practical knowledge they can carry back into their classrooms—from better understanding how trauma affects children's development and behavior to strengthening trauma-informed responses and supporting their own wellness along the way.

💙 3 connected courses
💬 3 virtual debriefs to reflect and apply what you've learned
📍 Choose Johnstown or Somerset for each course
🎓 PQAS hours available
💰 NO COST

Participants who attend all three courses and their corresponding debriefs will receive a completion certificate.

👉 Swipe through the flyers to see the full schedule AND what you'll explore in each course.

⏰ Registration closes TODAY, August 31!

🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/4eerv7uu

08/28/2026

Tiny Town Early Learning Center-Greensburg joined Early Childhood Alleghenies this month! 🎉 Welcome to the network! We look forward to working together to support children and families in the Greensburg area.

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08/26/2026

🍎 A new month means a new calendar of ideas for early childhood programs!

PA Promise for Children has released its September Activities to Support Early Learning Staff & Families calendar, with helpful ideas and resources you can use all month long.

September's calendar includes:
🎒 Back-to-school and classroom activities
💙 Tips for supporting children's self-regulation and responding to trauma
🤝 Family engagement ideas
🌱 Resources for educator self-care
🚨 National Preparedness Month reminders
…and plenty more!

Save the calendar for inspiration throughout the month, or download a printable copy to share with your staff.

🔗 Download the September calendar: https://papromiseforchildren.com/september-calendar-of-activities/

08/24/2026

Three courses. Three opportunities to strengthen the way you support children.

Our Trauma-Aware Early Childhood Education Series goes beyond a single training to explore trauma-informed care from several important perspectives:
1️⃣ Build a foundation in Trauma-Informed Early Childhood Education Basics
2️⃣ Explore how trauma can affect Child Development
3️⃣ Consider the importance of Self Care & Wellness for the adults doing this work

Each course includes an in-person session followed by a virtual debrief, giving you time to learn, reflect, and put what you've learned into practice.

📍 Choose Johnstown or Somerset for each course
💰 NO COST
🎓 PQAS hours available

🏅 Complete all 3 courses + corresponding debriefs to receive a completion certificate

⏰ There's just ONE WEEK left to register! We must have our final participant list by August 31.

🔗 Register today: https://tinyurl.com/4eerv7uu

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Johnstown, PA
15904

Telephone

+18142620732

Website

https://www.ecalleghenies.org/

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