Creating champions for
change
Let's work together to
make sure
all children in Tulsa County
enter school healthy and ready to succeed!
JumpStart is Tulsa's early childhood community engagement campaign.
It's an initiative of the
Tulsa County Partnership for
Early Childhood Success --
part of Smart Start Oklahoma,
our state's partnership for school readiness.
For years, committed
Tulsans have provided leadership and helped guide progress for early childhood
success, locally and at the
state level. JumpStart and the Tulsa County Partnership are the next step. Join us!
Please visit this website often to
learn more about:
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ADVOCACY
Read these policy materials from OCCRRA
(Oklahoma Child Care Resource and Referral Association):
federal legislative agenda,
state legislative agenda,
state recommendations
FEATURED NEWS & RESOURCES
New
State Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers and Twos
Now online
U.S. Secretary of Education Supports Early Care and Learning
Secretary Arne Duncan's position
JumpStart
focus: Quality Early Care and Learning
JumpStart position and recommendations
2011 Community Profile Report - early childhood indicators for Tulsa County
PowerPoint
Tulsa
County's Young Children - 2010 Facts at a Glance
Factsheet
Some recommended
video links
A new Ted Talk video on
how babies think
The importance of Pre-K
and Oklahoma's successes, as well as some challenges for ongoing academic
success, are described in this
TV news story.
The importance of quality
early care and learning environments for our children is often overlooked.
The videos prepared by the National Association of Child Care Resource and
Referral highlight the importance of health, safety, quality curriculum, and
a well prepared workforce to provide the best for our children.
View the
videos
Childhood Development: Early Learning, the Brain and
Society
Brain expert Dr. Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute
for Learning and Brain Sciences at the University of Washington, talks about
the innate learning ability of infants and children. Internationally
recognized for her research on early language and brain development, Dr.
Kuhl focuses on language and social interaction in the learning process.
Introduced by Bill Gates.
One Window of Opportunity The
importance of early learning and Head Start, from the national Head Start
Association.
Recommended
monthly e-newsletter for parents
Check out ZERO TO THREE's newest resource for parents—From Baby to Big
Kid—a monthly e-newsletter on how children learn and grow each month
from birth to 3 years. From Baby to Big Kid translates the
science of early childhood to make it meaningful and relevant to parents. It
helps parents understand how development unfolds, what makes their own child
tick, and offers strategies that parents can tailor to the needs of their
unique family and individual child. To subscribe, go to:
www.zerotothree.org/baby2bigkid
Podcast: Understanding the “Reaching for the Stars” Quality Rating System
Listen
Melinda Belcher
of the Child Care Resource Center describes the Star Quality Rating System, and
the meaning of the Star levels. Parents are recommended to use the rating
system, along with an on-site observation of the child care center or home to
determine if this location is best for their needs. For more information
call (918) 834-CARE.
A recommended
website:
Healthy Child Care America
www.healthychildcare.org
Provides early education and child
care information to health care professionals, child care professionals, and
families. New: database with a wealth of resources related
to early education and child care, searchable by topic, type of resource, AAP materials, and/or
materials for families.
Latest
links
Strengthen Families Report
Fact Sheet: Oklahoma’s Race to the Top Early Learning
Challenge (RTT-ELC) Grant
Tulsan George Kaiser helps launch Race to the Top in
early learning
Map of ECP Centers in the Tulsa area, 2010-2011
CAP Early Childhood Program application information
for the 2011-2012 school year
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Photos from Dr. T.
Berry Brazelton's visit to Tulsa
Looking back: past Leadership
Forums and other early childhood events
"Tulsa is really a standard-bearer for the state. Other
communities out there are looking to Tulsa to see what is happening here."
- former Oklahoma First Lady Kim Henry
CONTACT
JumpStart Tulsa, the Tulsa Community Partnership for Early Childhood Success!
c/o the
Community Service Council
16 East 16th Street, Suite 202 -
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
918 - 585-5551 phone -
918 - 585-3285 fax
JumpStart is a program of the Community Service
Council, a United Way agency
Email Lesley Gudgel for more information
about JumpStart and the Tulsa Partnership
Email
Sharon Clark with website
suggestions and questions
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