Sign up for this free, in-person training to learn about the invisible force called attachment.
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Category: Events
Attend Dual Language Learners | March 8 | 6PM
Sign up for this free, virtual event to learn how to support children learning two languages, even if you only speak one.
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Making Connections Annual Conference Registration is Open
Making Connections Annual Conference | Monday, October 10, 2022 Make your connection with inspiration, education, and the opportunity to meet and share ideas with peers at Making Connections. Join the early childhood and school-age community from all over the Capital Region for a one-of-a-kind day filled with powerful, educational workshops focused on understanding children. Among…
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Food For Thought Focus Group Opportunity – Share your thoughts on Nutrition Education
Brightside Up will be developing a new nutrition and wellness program and we would love your input! By sharing, you can help steer the direction and scope of this new endeavor as we strive to make it work for providers like you. Please join us for a Food for Thought Focus Group where you can…
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2022 Dianne Meckler Scholarship Opportunity
APPLICATION DEADLINE JUNE 10, 2022 | $1000 SCHOLARSHIP The opportunity to apply for this year’s Dianne Meckler Scholarship is now open! The Dianne Meckler Scholarship was created and named after Brightside Up’s (then we were the Child Care Council) first executive director to celebrate her leadership. Each year, one scholarship is awarded to a professional…
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NYS Office of Children and Family Services Child Care and Development Fund Plan
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) will hold three virtual public hearings on New York State’s proposed three-year plan to receive assistance under the Social Security Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, also known as the Child Care and Development Fund. The state’s…
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Press Conference Highlights the Increased Demands on Child Care Providers and the NYS Budget for Child Care Aid
#transformNYchildcare
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Virtual Advocacy Days to #SAVENYCHILDCARE
THANK YOU to all of the dedicated advocates who joined Brightside Up for two full days of Zoom calls to help educate and inform our leaders in Albany of the critical need to support child care! On Tuesday, February 9 & 16, over 500 New York parents, early care educators, child care providers, and activists…
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Funded Infant-Toddler CDA to Begin in Spring Term 2021 at SUNY SCCC
Attend a FREE information session on Tuesday, December 22, 6:30 – 8:30 pm via ZOOM. Email: Beth St. Dennis: [email protected] to register.
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