Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute

05/09/2023

Just letting you know - JECELI webinars are happening this week! If you want to see what they are about and register, go to

Early childhood educators and professionals are invited to explore the new JECELI Leadership Guide.

04/11/2023

Hello, all. This is an announcement that I will lead three webinars in May on our JECELI work! Offered by JTS, these webinars will use the JECELI Leadership Guide written during the last year and based on all that we learned about growing leadership capacities at all levels. Check out the dates, times, and focused topics at https://www.jtsa.edu/event/jeceli-leadership-guide-series/ . Questions? Post them here or send me an email at [email protected]. I hope to see you there!

Early childhood educators and professionals are invited to explore the new JECELI Leadership Guide.

12/22/2022

So proud of JECELI alumna Zahava Berman for her advocacy for the field - kol hakavod Zahava!

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-06-an-early-childhood-director-fears-the-worst-for-the-field-and-wonders-if-anyone-will-save-it?fbclid=IwAR05e7vDoOb_b9FbQHnK4dy3PGaSQmPmEUudYO3G8m2XJWvS0Cs7TD5wJsU&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Ongoing staffing shortages in the field of early childhood education have amounted to a five-alarm fire. In surveys, news stories, anecdotes and just ...

10/09/2022

Ready…Steady…Go! Happy Sukkot to all who celebrate and all who join in!
Looking forward to being in touch in the coming year.

12/14/2020

Don't miss this significant article by Ilana Dvorin Friedman!

With a desire for both continuity and creativity amidst the current backdrop of uncertainty, Jewish early childhood educators and leaders have encountered extraordinary “silver linings” in their work with children and families. As many default approaches are infeasible, an organic environment fo...

12/09/2020

PLEASE! Contact your people in Congress.
https://childcarerelief.org/tell-congress-dont-short-change-child-care/

11/06/2020

We are so excited about this new initiative!

The Paradigm Project

10/14/2020

Looking for information on the effects of trauma on learning? Recommended by Michael Sherman ([email protected]), a wonderful speaker:
https://www.neurosequential.com/covid-19-resources. NN COVID-19 Stress, Distress & Trauma Series
The short YouTube videos in this series with Dr. Bruce Perry are provided to view and share. We all need to keep learning so we can care for ourselves as well as those in our school community!

The videos in this series with Dr. Bruce Perry are provided to view and share.  We have closed captioned each video. To change captions from English to another language, select "settings" (cog at bottom right), select “Subtitles/CC” then select “Auto-translate” and finally select the...

09/24/2020

We always are asked about the science behind our practice - here's a great opportunity to learn more about that -
The Science of Early Child Development on October 18
Presented by Pat Levitt, PhD

In the Science of Early Child Development, Dr. Levitt will provide a research-based framework of the ingredients contributing to healthy brain and child development, and the factors that promote resilience.

09/18/2020

Shanah Tovah! Make this year YOURS.

09/06/2020

Much appreciation to PJ Library for their wealth of resources for families at https://youtu.be/m8L06F1Ba04
After the short video, there are many links to explore. We are indeed working on a DIY set of High Holidays!

For this unusual new year, PJ Library is offering you and your family ways to connect with the High Holidays at home. View the full interactive digital guide...