AAAEYC
Akron Area Association for the Education of Young Children   

Express your voice, engage in a professional community and influence the future of early childhood

The Akron Area Association for the Education of Young Children is the recognized authority in Early Childhood Education in Summit, Portage and Medina counties, helping to ensure quality programs for young children, birth to age eight. In existence for over 50 years, the AAAEYC has steadily grown to its current membership of over 250.

Our Vision:  

AAAEYC strives to lead and consolidate the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children.

Our Mission:

AAAEYC's mission is to serve and act on behalf of the needs, rights and well-being of all young children and their families in Summit, Portage and Medina counties of Ohio with a special emphasis on developmental and educational services and resources; and to foster the growth and development of the membership in their work with and on behalf of young children.

One of our favorites...Jim Gill, performing for our families FREE on February 6, 2010

Check here for more info

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UPCOMING TRAININGS

 REQUIRED  Health and Safety trainings will be offered again starting in February. New line-up just released. Check here for dates!

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   ARE YOU A ODJFS LICENSED PROGRAM?

if so

   Please be aware the child care survey is still available on our BCCD website for any ODJFS licensed programs.  Please take a few minutes to complete the information as it will have an impact on future child care communications and payments.  Thank you to everyone who has already submitted the information!

Survey:

http://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/docs/licensingsurvey.pdf

Please share with others - this is critical information for the Bureau of Child Care and Development.

Terrie Hare

Bureau Chief

Child Care & Development

OCF/ODJFS

Terrie.Hare@jfs.ohio.gov

614/752-0580 phone

614/728-6803 fax

50 W. Town Street

6th Floor, Suite 400

Columbus, OH  43215-4142

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Check out this new website Build Ohio and see what the Governor's new Early Childhood Cabinet is doing as they work to develop a comprehensive, well integrated early childhood system.

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My favorite web site is www.childcareland.com.  I go to this site and click Free Printables and there is a list with no end that can be printed in black and white or color.  This site will also send you emails daily so you can pull off daily printables.  There is also videos on this web site that the owner of the web site will show you how to do an activity.

contributed by Kathi Williams

Here is a really exciting new web site find. Not only are there lots of finger plays listed but they have a theme index AND have YouTube videos of librarians doing many of them. Some were even recorded during story times with children. Many thanks to King County Library System for sharing this wonderful resource.

Do you have a favorite web site or really super idea to share? Send it in and see it posted here for all your colleagues to share